The Ford Barn

Tudortomnz · 03-16-2015, 10:03 PM

Some of my toolkit items have remains of a dull black paint & what looks like a grey undercoat.
The clamp pictured was part of the puncture repair outfit commonly known as ''vulcanising'', at least in this part of the world & the patch was ignited [heat cured] with the clamp holding until completed. They were a very effective way of fixing roadside punctures, which on gravel roads, was part of the motoring experience, unlike today.

The grease gun pictured is a late one, probably V8 to 1934 ; the Model A ones commonly had a cork plunger, but the thin metal ,rubber edged disc came in later.

03-16-2015, 10:03 PM	#7
Tudortomnz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,242	Re: Tool color Some of my toolkit items have remains of a dull black paint & what looks like a grey undercoat. The clamp pictured was part of the puncture repair outfit commonly known as ''vulcanising'', at least in this part of the world & the patch was ignited [heat cured] with the clamp holding until completed. They were a very effective way of fixing roadside punctures, which on gravel roads, was part of the motoring experience, unlike today. The grease gun pictured is a late one, probably V8 to 1934 ; the Model A ones commonly had a cork plunger, but the thin metal ,rubber edged disc came in later.