I wonder how many HAMBERS know what this is. A few off the old timers might. Winner gets to have a cold one on me.
<font color="green"> It's a Mutilator Valve, they use to use it to "free" people up in the days before Ex-Lax. </font>
Looks like an old school screwdriver-style socket handle... or a very crude oil can spout... or a crank handle of some sort... or a...??? am I close..??
Come on guys, its obvious its a wooden leg for a midget pirate dipped in lead so that hed get all the wenches.
We have a winner. Bud or Coors? This is a tool to clean the carbon off The valve seats of a flathead before ya grind em. Anybody got another tool for us to name?
Whatever ya got! I ain't picky! I suppose its my turn. I'll pick it up next week. Same time same channel.
Does anyone remember a syndicated game show in the 70s called "Liar's Club"? Here's a description that I cribbed from someone else's website: "Contestants on this game show were shown an unusual looking object, then each of a panel of four celebrities gave an outlandish but plausible explanation as to its use. The contestant then had to wager all or part of their $100 on which panelist was telling the truth." It was pretty good. I was probably fourteen when I realized that my father would have been a whiz on "Liar's Club". Or, more accurately, that's when I began to understand that most of his explanations for things were "outlandish but plausible." My father could explain anything. He'd sound sincere, well informed, logical and confident. Most of the things he explained, however, were pure fantasy. And, now that I'm a father, I can look forward to doing the same for my son. --Matt
Deuce Rails, my pops was/is the same way. Growing up we always had to look at my mother to see if he was lying.
Gittin' closer, 59BuickWagon !! Clue: The shaft on the left side in the pic (the one with the grease fitting), is spring-loaded so the shaft can slide inward (to the right in the pic). I'll wait for some more guesses and then tell you what it's used for.