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 

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Pretty sure its a tool for an old German made Rega wood/coal burning stove.

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 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.

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moamajohn wrote:

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 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

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It could be a Face Key   like this Face Spanner maybe ?

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 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?

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 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

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

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.