Please assist with the identuty and age of the following tools:-

[Noel John]

These tools have recently being aquired at an auction in the USA. Please see the photos.

 

[niall Y]

How long is a piece of string

A gut feeling is that they look to be late Victorian/ early 20thC.Some of the drop forged items - those with embossed letters in the side - look to be later. though the process was I believe, in use during the late Victorian period.

Some of them look to be early automotive items. I'm sure someone with a lot more 'nowse' than me will come along and identify some of them

 

[brocher]

I think some of those tools look like those used by thatchers on roofs to lay down the straw. And some also look tools which a cooper (barrel-maker) would have. When I was a young lad I did work in a misheard where the cooper made up and repaired the barrels for the herring, so some of these look familiar.

 

[Orraloon]

A mixed bag. Not particularly woodworking either. I see some farm like tools and what look like fids for splicing rope. A bunch of valve spanners or keys that may be railway connected and a lot of stuff that quite frankly I have no idea about.
Regards
John

 

[Qwercus]

The wheel in the first photo could be a Wheelwrights Traveller, used to measure the circumference of the iron tyres. Possibly Coopers used these as well. It's certainly a mixed bag - interesting though.

 

[joshvegas]

First picture bottom right.

That's a hammer that is.

 

[dannyr]

I would think that what defines these is the collector who thought they were be interesting, not one single trade. eg some specific to wagon/wheel making along with a variety of multipurpose cast/wrought hammers - seems completely unlinked?

You'd have to show them a few at a time or get an expert to look at 'em

 

[Tom K]

An interesting collection I see a hammer and several whydyabuyits.

 

[Tris]

Second pic appears to have a side axe, barking iron and a few types of draw knife. Chains with hooks look like log lifters, or may be used with a pole in a similar way to a cant hook