Gday, I collect old odd bod tools ,a number of my old time clients have ,over the years kindly offered me various items and I have restored them and have a large wall that I proudly display them. Yesterday an old chap gave me 4 items 3 of which I was familiar with ,however this small item has me baffled.I placed a key with it to give you a size [@ 100 ml long ] comparison. I am in your hands on this one .Cheers John
Contact Rega pumps and sprayers, they have been made in Australia since 1920. They have Offices in all capital cities, perhaps they can solve your puzzle. Google Rega, I can't cut and paste the link.
Cheers Dini
Dougwe said
07:13 AM Nov 27, 2014
Looks like a key to a trap door of some type John. Maybe even an old safe
Oh! that's carpet behind it if that was going to be your next question mate
Santa said
08:24 AM Nov 27, 2014
Pretty sure its a tool for an old German made Rega wood/coal burning stove.
Cupie said
09:17 AM Nov 27, 2014
Santa wrote:
Pretty sure its a tool for an old German made Rega wood/coal burning stove.
If so, is it used to lift off the various 'lids' on the top of the stove?
I can recall using such devices on our old Crown wood stove in the 1940's.
It looks a bit robust for use with Rega Pumps & certainly not part of any Rega turntables.
elliemike said
10:32 AM Nov 27, 2014
moamajohn wrote:
Gday, I collect old odd bod tools ,a number of my old time clients have ,over the years kindly offered me various items and I have restored them and have a large wall that I proudly display them. Yesterday an old chap gave me 4 items 3 of which I was familiar with ,however this small item has me baffled.I placed a key with it to give you a size [@ 100 ml long ] comparison. I am in your hands on this one .Cheers John
It could be a Face Key like this Face Spanner maybe ?
dorian said
03:54 PM Nov 27, 2014
FWIW, I notice that the jaws are hex shaped, possibly 12mm wide.
I reckon if you can't find any other use for it, you might be able to open a bottle with it.
Cupie said
08:12 PM Nov 27, 2014
elliemike wrote:
moamajohn wrote:
Gday, I collect old odd bod tools ,a number of my old time clients have ,over the years kindly offered me various items and I have restored them and have a large wall that I proudly display them. Yesterday an old chap gave me 4 items 3 of which I was familiar with ,however this small item has me baffled.I placed a key with it to give you a size [@ 100 ml long ] comparison. I am in your hands on this one .Cheers John
It could be a Face Key like this Face Spanner maybe ?
Now that's a familiar looking tool.
Where is it used.
Hang on, I think that a similar one was used to tighten a pushbike crank bearing 'nut'. Or have I got that wrong?
elliemike said
09:32 PM Nov 27, 2014
Cupie wrote:
elliemike wrote:
moamajohn wrote:
Gday, I collect old odd bod tools ,a number of my old time clients have ,over the years kindly offered me various items and I have restored them and have a large wall that I proudly display them. Yesterday an old chap gave me 4 items 3 of which I was familiar with ,however this small item has me baffled.I placed a key with it to give you a size [@ 100 ml long ] comparison. I am in your hands on this one .Cheers John
It could be a Face Key like this Face Spanner maybe ?
Now that's a familiar looking tool.
Where is it used.
Hang on, I think that a similar one was used to tighten a pushbike crank bearing 'nut'. Or have I got that wrong?
Yes used in industry, and various applications. Also various sizes.
Most commonly seen these days with Angle Grinders for undoing the clamping nut.
I had an "Adjustable" Face spanner when I was an apprentice that was dated 1930 sommat, War Dept crows foot Stamp on it. Part of a 4" gun tool set. Lent it to someone and never got it back.
GP said
09:35 PM Nov 27, 2014
That would fit my angle grinder to change the disk :)
Passport2Travel said
01:06 AM Nov 28, 2014
Service tool for the old metal rega knapsaks.
At least thats what I used mine for, it was hanging off the knapsak when I aquired it.
-- Edited by Passport2Travel on Friday 28th of November 2014 01:09:42 AM
-- Edited by Passport2Travel on Friday 28th of November 2014 01:10:18 AM
spida said
03:13 PM Nov 28, 2014
We used something like that to open 44 gal drum lids that were recessed. And the other thing looks like my Gens anti theft wire key lock.
Olley46 said
04:36 PM Nov 28, 2014
The tool that Moamajohn has supplied the photo of is a tool a golfer uses for repairing a divot,it is called a Divot Repairer.
lance C
elliemike said
05:55 PM Nov 28, 2014
I dont think its sharp enough, or the tines long enough for Divot repairs in the Green.
But what Spida suggests about 44 Gal Drum Bung Key maybe a thought ?
Cupie said
06:09 PM Nov 28, 2014
Now I know why this tool looks familiar to me.
It's just like the one that I use regularly to remove discs from my grinder.
Re my previous post where I suggested that it was used to tighten the bearing on a push bike crank .... On further thought, the tool used on the push bike was in fact like a long flat finger that went round the perimeter of a large washer shaped screwed 'nut' and then locked into an indentation. If that makes sense. Bloody memory is not what it used to be.
re. The divot replacer suggestion ... I think that a similar tool was used to screw sprigs (tags) in & out of sports (& golf) shoes.
It seems that various sizes of this sort of tool abound.
Wombat 280 said
09:05 PM Nov 28, 2014
I think it is a gear spanner for ajusting the rear wheel gear hub on an Archer 5 speed hub A lot of years since I've seen one so may be totally off the mark
Gday, I collect old odd bod tools ,a number of my old time clients have ,over the years kindly offered me various items and I have restored them and have a large wall that I proudly display them. Yesterday an old chap gave me 4 items 3 of which I was familiar with ,however this small item has me baffled.I placed a key with it to give you a size [@ 100 ml long ] comparison. I am in your hands on this one .Cheers John
Contact Rega pumps and sprayers, they have been made in Australia since 1920.
They have Offices in all capital cities, perhaps they can solve your puzzle.
Google Rega, I can't cut and paste the link.
Cheers Dini
Looks like a key to a trap door of some type John. Maybe even an old safe
Oh! that's carpet behind it if that was going to be your next question mate
Pretty sure its a tool for an old German made Rega wood/coal burning stove.
If so, is it used to lift off the various 'lids' on the top of the stove?
I can recall using such devices on our old Crown wood stove in the 1940's.
It looks a bit robust for use with Rega Pumps & certainly not part of any Rega turntables.
It could be a Face Key like this Face Spanner maybe ?
I reckon if you can't find any other use for it, you might be able to open a bottle with it.
Now that's a familiar looking tool.
Where is it used.
Hang on, I think that a similar one was used to tighten a pushbike crank bearing 'nut'. Or have I got that wrong?
Yes used in industry, and various applications. Also various sizes.
Most commonly seen these days with Angle Grinders for undoing the clamping nut.
I had an "Adjustable" Face spanner when I was an apprentice that was dated 1930 sommat, War Dept crows foot Stamp on it. Part of a 4" gun tool set. Lent it to someone and never got it back.
Service tool for the old metal rega knapsaks.
At least thats what I used mine for, it was hanging off the knapsak when I aquired it.
-- Edited by Passport2Travel on Friday 28th of November 2014 01:09:42 AM
-- Edited by Passport2Travel on Friday 28th of November 2014 01:10:18 AM
The tool that Moamajohn has supplied the photo of is a tool a golfer uses for repairing a divot,it is called a Divot Repairer.
lance C
I dont think its sharp enough, or the tines long enough for Divot repairs in the Green.
But what Spida suggests about 44 Gal Drum Bung Key maybe a thought ?
Now I know why this tool looks familiar to me.
It's just like the one that I use regularly to remove discs from my grinder.
Re my previous post where I suggested that it was used to tighten the bearing on a push bike crank .... On further thought, the tool used on the push bike was in fact like a long flat finger that went round the perimeter of a large washer shaped screwed 'nut' and then locked into an indentation. If that makes sense. Bloody memory is not what it used to be.
re. The divot replacer suggestion ... I think that a similar tool was used to screw sprigs (tags) in & out of sports (& golf) shoes.
It seems that various sizes of this sort of tool abound.