Favorite Finds

When you tear out walls of old buildings, you never know what you will find.  So far, what tops the list are the pipes that lead to nowhere.  This pipe wrench, invented after the Civil War by Stillson, who went to work for the Walworth Manufacturing Company, was most likely forged in the Boston manufacturing plant between 1892 -1911.  This small "superadjustable" wrench was forged between 1935-1947 by J.H. Williams & Company who got their start in 1882.  The company was acquired by Snap-On in 1993.
I wonder how long the poor guy looked for his tools!