WW2 tools....

[itsalwaysme]

Did you know the name? Or deduced it from the pic? ....

Tbh I could see part of the ‘H’ and ‘AS’..... but couldn’t think of anything else other than CHAS! But thought it couldn’t possibly be CHAS?....I don’t know why I thought that, Chas just doesn’t seem like a name of that era, to me anyway......

Looks like you’ve hit the nail right on the head though

As said short for Charles, we had a Chas. Jones Ltd in Chester incorporated in 1931
CHAS. JONES (CHESTER) LIMITED

Agricultural Seed And, Implement Depot, Grange Road Off Brook Lane, Chester, CH2 2AN

 

[Tom8400]

A podger has a spanner head at one end of the shaft and a tapered spike (called a 'drift pin') at the other.




The drift pin is pushed into bolt holes of scaffolding, or other metal workpieces such as event staging, to line them up so a bolt can be passed through the holes without being forced and damaged.

Exactly what it is, and they really are good for the job they were designed to do. I always used to know what I was looking for when asked to find the podger ( probably saved any pee taking) have one just like the OP although its a bit more used and rusted to see any symbols, have several different variants.

 

[Shovelhands]

Exactly what it is, and they really are good for the job they were designed to do. I always used to know what I was looking for when asked to find the podger ( probably saved any pee taking) have one just like the OP although its a bit more used and rusted to see any symbols, several different variants of it too.

Is the one you have identical? I can’t find a pic of another one the same as mine, most are not cranked the same where the handle meets the head. Others that we have are not as big as this one, one gets used quite regularly.....Dad always likes to tell everyone “I used this when we built the Empire State Building “....... plonker.....we always laugh about it.....he isn’t old enough and he’s never been further than Calais.....so there’s little truth in it!...

 

[Tim G]

 

[laich]

Have this chisel , in my toolbox. The broad arrow doesn't show up so clearly in pics

 

[Shovelhands]

Have this chisel , in my toolbox. The broad arrow doesn't show up so clearly in picsView attachment 635564 View attachment 635574

Brilliant

You know, I’m sure there is one similar around here, if I can find it. I’ve never looked at the markings on things like that, if you’ve always had something, you tend not to think too much of it, but I will pay closer attention in the future

 

[laich]

These were, my dad's wire cutters for fencing.

 

[laich]

This was his fencing kit. not sure how old the rest of the kit is, but he died 39 years ago. Staple picker is made from an old file.

 

[robo]

I picked this up today, a mate was taking it to the tip!....I rescued it

Didn’t think much to it at first, nice big spanner, but most of all, a nice spiked end on it for aligning steel work......

Got it home and showed dad, and we quickly realised it was WW2 era.....and possibly army issue? Dad says that symbol is army?

As you can see, it has the date clearly stamped, but the makers name is obscured a bit, I can make out THOMAS&CO LTD, but there is text in front of the Thomas name, and I can’t make that out, not had any google luck yet, but will keep looking, wondered if anyone else has items like this from the same maker?

It’s 1 & 11/16” across the jaw, and is 28” tip to tip.

I’d love to know what it’s intended use would have been....we’ve been speculating on it, wondering if it was possibly used to assemble Bailey Bridges? How wonderful it would be if it was, my grandfather was in the Royal Engineers and assembled Bailey Bridges, and he could well have used very similar tools.....

If anyone knows anything about this item, then it would be very interesting to know more....

And if anyone has other interesting tools from that era then let’s see em

View attachment 635178Gave it a wire brush up.... View attachment 635180clearly see part of the makers name here, but not the first name?..... View attachment 635184

seem to remember when I was a young un the plate layers on the railway used to carry spanners like this to replace the odd bolt in the fish plates between the rails .... the cranked part was so that the jaw fitted flush to the bolt and the handle could then be pulled on but avoided the bull head of the rail. and the R.E.M..E used to lay rail track in the war.

 

[wr.]

Nice items @laich. Keep them safe.

 

[joe soapy]

We had several "podgers" The pylon erectors were always losing them

 

[robo]

seem to remember when I was a young un plate layers on the railway used to carry spanners like this to replace the odd bolt in the fish plates between the rails ..the cranked part was so that the jaw fitted flush to the bolt head and the handle could then be pulled on but avoided the bullhead of the rail .......and the R.E.M.E used to lay rail track in the war. Sorry Shovelhands seem to my first reply entangled with your post hey ho

 

[Shovelhands]

seem to remember when I was a young un plate layers on the railway used to carry spanners like this to replace the odd bolt in the fish plates between the rails ..the cranked part was so that the jaw fitted flush to the bolt head and the handle could then be pulled on but avoided the bullhead of the rail .......and the R.E.M.E used to lay rail track in the war. Sorry Shovelhands seem to my first reply entangled with your post hey ho

No sweat @robo