humphreymachine Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Pictured are several items I recently received from a fiend who was scrounging this stuff long before I became interested in smithing. The large 6 x 6 x 36 inch swage block and accompanying hammer came out of a Fitchburg Mass paper mill. With the two indentations it was clearly designed for a task specific purpose. Machinery crank shafts? collars? Etc? It shows evidence of having been machined with an iron planer on all sides so this was clearly a well finished and precise tool when new. It could still come it handy for straightening square bars or flat stock on its sides. The roller was found in a Nelson New Hampshire barn cellar and is marked Kinsley I & M Co Canton Mass 3. It is slightly larger than those more commonly found by this manufacturer. The two six inch moveable rolls are unfortunately missing. The originals I believe are cast iron with steel or wrought iron pins cast into the ends. The calking and bolt heading step vise is marked B B Noyes & Co Greenfield Mass and has jaws(one missing) for forging ¼ 5/16 & 3/8 bolt heads. There is an adjustable stop below the jaws for different length bolts. Anyway --- I love seeing photographs of others shops and finds and thought I’d share these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P. Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 The swage was perhaps for straightening some machine component that got bent a lot. Interesting finds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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