rodent.22 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Posted August 21, 2011 I collect old locks, etc and my wife picked this item up in Danville, Va. It would fit in a cigarette pack, aluminum with brass screws and top knob. Marked WABCO WONDER with the number 8 stamped on the brass knob on top. Squeeze the ears together and the teeth open up enough on both sides to permit a blade to be installed on either or both sides....
imschur Posted August 21, 2011 Report Posted August 21, 2011 Well I figured out WABCO "Westinghouse Air Brake Company" and "Westinghouse Automatic Brake Company"
rodent.22 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Posted August 21, 2011 it appears to be a scraper or trimmer of some sort.... :confused:
imschur Posted August 21, 2011 Report Posted August 21, 2011 I found WABCO had a lot of patents for clamping devices. Problem was I could only see tiny thumbnail images as the site wasnt working correctly
asmurff Posted August 22, 2011 Report Posted August 22, 2011 Cool mystery. Hey doesn't Popular Mechanics have a mystery tool page?
Microgunner Posted August 25, 2011 Report Posted August 25, 2011 Why that's a "hangover to catch meddlers" as my father used to call any unidentifiable object.
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