Photos by Jake Schreiber. It’s been a while since we’ve run an installment in the “From the Toolbox” series, but we recently received a pair of photos from reader Jake Schreiber that, quite frankly, ...
The anodized aluminum caps in question. It’s been a while since our last From the Toolbox segment, and this one comes to us from reader Dave Wood. Dave is asking for help identifying something that’s...
Photo by Randy Rundle. As with the previous installment, this tool (or more correctly, die set) comes to us from reader Randy Rundle. Though the scale is not provided, the largest die (on the right) ...
This week’s mystery tool selection comes to us from reader Randy Rundle, who sent in a trio of vintage tool photos that we’ll be featuring in the coming weeks. First up is this strange-looking set of...
This week’s stumper is a pair of specialty pliers designed for a specific purpose. It performs a function that is seldom necessary today. Initially looking like 6-1/2 inch snap ring pliers, this tool...
This time around, we’ve dug up another gem from our own Sibley shop. Powered by four D-cell batteries, this hand-held inspection tool was used by savvy garage owners to demonstrate to customers that ...
Before there was a Hemmings Motor News at 222 Main Street in Bennington, Vermont, there was a Sibley Machine Shop. Today, the Sibley Shop houses Hemmings own automotive museum, which also contains a ...
Here’s another from the back of my special tool drawer. It’s one I used to use occasionally, although I don’t have a need for it at the moment. That’s not because I sold the car, by the way, but beca...
This week’s tool was commonplace at full service gas stations during the 1950s to the mid-1970s. It was a sales tool used by the attendants to sell additional products in the days when you would get ...
A few days ago, Kurt kicked off From the Toolbox, a series in which we show you images of a tool designed to do a particular job on a vehicle, and challenge you to identify the vehicle and the job. T...
When it comes to obscure and in-depth knowledge of automobiles and motorcycles, it’s tough to top the editorial staff at Hemmings Motor News. Most of us spend off hours wrenching on the vehicles in o...