OK, who can dig up the classic JACK thread from at least 15 or so years ago ? That thread had all the answers
Looks like it belongs to something with a wide strong bumper, like a truck. Certainly nothing built in the last 40 years!
I Can't ID it but am pretty sure that it is an aftermarket jack as SS327 suggested. It looks like it was intended to lift a pickup or maybe even a Jeep by the bumper and was probably on the same line as modern high lift jacks as far as intended use.
Here's another one, with the lug wrench, that was for sale on Ebay some time back. No pertinent info in the listing. Said 30's to 40's, which can be taken with a grain of salt - being it's Ebay....and likely the seller didn't know jack about the jack. But, ya never know.
Lol, I've got two 5 gallon buckets full of jacks from my dad- would love to find that older thread to see if I can identify a few of them
Looks like to me an older version of a “wagon Jack “. Old cars as I recall always came with a screw type Jack. Kind of a mechanical bottle Jack. Damned auto correct. I don’t know a lot, but can’t see lifting a vehicle made “back in the day” that the Jack wouldn’t do some tweaking on the bumper or at least push up the bumper brackets out of place. I’m thinking it came from a farm/implement type of place. Just my limited knowledge opinion
Well, I have to admit, I have been holding back. I did not want to make you all jealous of my book of "Jacks and loose trunk accessory's " but since I found it recently cleaning up the dump I had a look. I bought this many years ago thinking I would become a world renowned jack expert when I grew up, make a fortune buying them at flea markets for a buck and selling them to Jay Leno types for gobs of money...but sometimes we all have to realize some dreams in life are unobtainable. so, near as I can see, the round post seems to be a popular mopar thing. The one listed for a 41 Plymouth has the correct looking base, but a poor picture of the jack head. The one listed as 39 to 42 Chrysler is similar, but the base looks different. Still has a round shaft, and both are cast bodies, not the much more common stamped steel. The book does not really cover everything, perhaps thats why my career failed.
Excellent! Incredible what can be found on here.....who would have ever thunk that The Book of Jack actually exists.......always heard it was the stuff of legends. You have a real treasure there my man.
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