What are they?

[Boojie]

These showed up in a recent treasure trove a friend gave me. What are they?
The first appears to be some sort of tool for spreading things apart. The little curved part is a pawl ratchet affair. No makers mark that I could find. It’s made of steel with I think a galvanized finish.

The second appears to be some sort of miniature jack made by Armstrong Bros. Appears to be cast iron.

Knowledgeable input appreciated.



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[chips&more]

Valve spring retainer tool. And a jack screw for set-up use.

 

[Boojie]

Valve spring retainer tool. And a jack screw for set-up use.

Thanks.

The jack screw is for milling set up???


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[Norseman C.B.]

Yup !................

 

[royesses]

Look like flat head valve spring compressors.

Roy

 

[Boojie]

Look like flat head valve spring compressors.

Roy

Well it came from my friend’s 95 year old relative who drove semis and probably owned a number of flat head vehicles. He was some guy - Iwo Jima marine vet. Though he didn’t care to talk about it.


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[cbellanca]

If the screw jack is in the height range of your vice it can be used to support long items that extend beyond the vice for drilling and milling

 

[royesses]

Well it came from my friend’s 95 year old relative who drove semis and probably owned a number of flat head vehicles. He was some guy - Iwo Jima marine vet. Though he didn’t care to talk about it.


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He sounds like one of the great Americans from world war 2. They were a hardy bunch and should be a paradigm for the upcoming generations.

Roy