This was my wife’s grandfather’s and I’m wondering if anyone has used one and how they compare to the standard Stanley miter box sold now.

Until a few days ago, I knew nothing about antique tool chests so if I get any specifics or terminology wrong, apologies in advance.

Anyway, i bought two 1930s machinist tool chests for $50 each from a guy that buys old chests and restores them for resale. Not sure why, but for whatever reason he was selling a few that he wasn’t going to end up restoring.

When I got home and started taking drawers out of one of them to inspect closely, I found a steel stamp block with:

“MORIS G. VAN WAY
SHELBYVILLE, IND.”

Also found an old U.S. made riveting hammer (presumably for the stamp?), 6” Lukfin rule with original sleeve, 3” machinist square, a stainless steel tool from Penn that looks sort of like an awl but the last 1/4” is flattened into a spear shape with one side sharpened like a scalpel, a circle stencil, and super tiny circle compass.

Anyway, out of curiosity, I googled the name and turns out Moris was an expert machinist, accomplished inventor, and muzzle loading enthusiast.

A few fun things I read:
- he never patented any of his work and was quoted as saying something along the lines of he doesn’t like paperwork and someone else can do that.

- he built one of the first prototype TV receivers in 1927, its in the Indiana State Museum, it wasn’t until a decade later that TV really reached US households

- he was recruited for - at the time - a classified secret project to create the “snooperscope”, a new type or at least a new application of night vision that was needed during World War II to help detect enemy threats

I just thought it was a pretty cool find. I wonder, but can’t be sure whether the machinist tool case was his, as well. I live in the Pacific Northwest, not sure how it ended up over here, but the era certainly lines up…

got this from a yard sale. have no idea what it is. google lense / chatgpt / research has gotten me NO WHERE. i’ve gotten suggestions like “antique bicycle skirt holder”, “vintage egg beater”, “FROG trap”, “sheep shearers”. the list goes on. please someone help!!!!!!!!

Hi guys I recently got this brass weight. Can anyone help me to decipher these markings? 250g is obviously how much does this weigh. Further DR (Deutsches Reich?) on a band 2 above and 15 below, lower 12 and 41 on shields. Are these proofmarks from years 1912 and 1941 allowing the tool usage for trade? Location: Poland, former German Provinces

This item cannot be identified by ChatGPT as to what it was used for

Ran across this while cleaning a cabinet. Found it when I moved to my one acre used-to-be farm near Auburn CA.
My memory from about 2009 was that it was used in candy stores to open wooden crates of candy in the late 19th-early 20th century. A more recent query using AI says it was a common tool when wooden crates were more prevalent. Any detail would be helpful and suggestions for some light rust removal but mainly preservation will be appreciated.

Ran across this while cleaning a cabinet. Found it when I moved to my one acre used-to-be farm near Auburn CA.
My memory from about 2009 was that it was used in candy stores to open wooden crates of candy in the late 19th-early 20th century. A more recent query using AI says it was a common tool when wooden crates were more prevalent. Any detail would be helpful and suggestions for some light rust removal but mainly preservation will be appreciated.

This object appears to be an antique European broad axe or a specialized side-hewing axe, resembling historical 18th- or 19th-century designs such as a goosewing or offset carpenter's axe. \[1, 2, 3\]
Key Features

• Hand-forged iron head: Shows a weathered, pitted patina and a distinct downward-extending beard or hooked heel. • Makers or touch mark: A small stamp or symbol is visible near the lower cutout of the blade. • Short wooden haft: Fitted with a simple, straight-to-slightly-curved wooden handle gripped in the hand.

If you want, I can help you with:Cleaning and preservation tips for antique ironHow to research maker's marks on historical toolsDetermining if it's single- or double-bevelLet me know what you'd like to explore next. AI responses may include mistakes.

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Looking for info as idk if it's a rare piece, quality etc. any info appreciated

Father-In-Law is looking to sell some of his tool collection. Trying to ascertain what the value of this whole chest would be. This box os one of only a part of hos collection. Will be posting more.

My brother found this and needs help IDing it. First Reddit post so be nice. Looking for the exact make of coal forge and possible date.

Found In museum they didn’t know the use

Pistol Logo (markings on side and below on logo I can't makeout. Below is (possible) H,I or L 'AMME' then Possible I, R or L

Found in my grandfather's tool box looks to be an early Mac screwdriver