672. Cowboy line rider tool, it was kept on the saddle horn and along with the hammer, it has a pick and wire twisting tool for fence mending. It reads "Atomic, Glaskin Mfg, Pat Pending".
673. Fire truck control panel. Though commonly known as a fire truck, this vehicle is actually a quint, the names refers to the five functions it provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders.
I was driving past the fire station last week, and pulled over for a few shots when I saw a fireman testing out the ladder on this great looking truck.
Probably either a 60 or 75 foot ladder.
This is the panel on the other side.
674. Meat tenderizer
675. Home made mouse trap, said to be "surprisingly sensitive".
676. Reliable egg scale
677. Cork squeezer
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673. Fire truck control panel. Though commonly known as a fire truck, this vehicle is actually a quint, the names refers to the five functions it provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders.
I was driving past the fire station last week, and pulled over for a few shots when I saw a fireman testing out the ladder on this great looking truck.
Probably either a 60 or 75 foot ladder.
This is the panel on the other side.
674. Meat tenderizer
675. Home made mouse trap, said to be "surprisingly sensitive".
676. Reliable egg scale
677. Cork squeezer
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Last week's set is seen below, click here to view the full post:
posted by Rob H. at
3:01 PM
3 Comments:
Hello!
The Glaskin Atomic Fence Tool does not go over the saddle horn - it wouldn't fit unless someone rode a cutting horse saddle with its narrow horn. No cowboy would have used that type of saddle for ranch work. The circular opening would have been to put a stick or maybe a hammer handle through in order to use the tool like a tourniquet to tighten wire.
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Anonymous, at 10:13 AM
The Glaskin Atomic Fence Tool, in my opinion is not even a real hammer used by anyone. I am quite certain it is a fake created to sell on E bay and its doing quite well. its obviously made of cast iron or it wouldn't be so well marked. if anyone here is familiar with cast iron or pig iron its brittle and would have chipped and broken. It would have to have been made of steel and a true claw hammer would have worked so much better. I bet who ever made these fakes laughed all the way to the bank. BTW nice they are all nice and rusty too cast rusts easily and quickly and makes faking antiques real easy.
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Anonymous, at 7:38 PM
Atomic / Glaskin Mfg / Pat Pending fencing tool reproduction. From the real thing that was patented in 1949 by Coloradoan Bob Glaskin. Often incorrectly described as made to hang on a saddle's horn, but there is no saddle with a horn that small. These were recast in the 1980s in an effort to fool unwary buyers. ($20-40).
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