WWI Mess Kit Knife

Carbon steel blade. Aluminum handle. Not made to the highest standards but the doughboys were just going to gripe about the food anyway. Made at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1917.

Adams Chewing Gum

Adams Chewing Gum vending machine. I dug this up in a commercial lot on North Street in Nacogdoches, Texas in 1971. It has not been restored yet.
The instructions on the middle plate tells you to: Insert One Cent. Wait for Coin to Drop. Pull Plunger. The two outer plates have a United Coupons emblem and advises you to: Save The Wrappers FREE GIFTS Your choice of 600 Valuable Prizes. These have pictures of a flashlight, a pair of roller skates, a wristwatch, and a bicycle. I think United coupons was sponsored by the American Dental Association.

Brass Tire Gauge

Titled Scrader
Marked US Property Ordinance Division
All brass except for the stainless steel indicator bar which goes up to 160 psi.
These were often part of the tool packages for miltary jeeps.
Made by A. Schrader's Son
Brooklyn, New York USA

Brass Blow Torch

In 1882, three brothers named Lambert started a pioneering venture - the manufacture and sale of gasoline burning blow torches. Mechanics found the intense portable heat of these torches useful and time saving in the soldering of pipe, discouraging people with large hats or hair styles from sitting in front of you in theatres, halloween pranks, etc. Demand for these tools grew and business flourished.
In 1888, a patented firepot for melting lead was added to the torch line. It's inventor, a Mr. Clayton, was included in the partnership, beginning the long namesake history of Clayton & Lambert.

By 1899, demand for the Company's products had increased beyond its production capacity. A larger manufacturing facility was needed. A plant was soon built in Detroit, then the center of manufacturing for that section of the country. The Company's products were evaluated by users as the finest of their kind in the world.

Patent dates are from 1921

Made in Detroit, Michican USA

Brass Grease Pump

Simple but effective screw moves piston through cylinder forcing grease out of the lubricating tube. Fitting and caps are knurled for a better grip. Low tech in design and manufacture. Try to buy a quality American grease pump today.
This model is called the Maximus. Made by the Beckley Ralston Co. Chicago, Illinois. USA