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277106 Kirk Eppler 2023‑03‑13 Re: [Sender Not Verified] Re: [Sender Verification Fail] Re: Mystery Bell System "Mallet"
Argh, apologies

That was only a wrench section I sent.  If you delete the URL string back
to this level, you will see the whole tool archive.

https://www.telecomarchive.com/docs/bsp-archive/074/


The 000-000 document is the list of tools, then go back and look down for
the appropriate section.

https://www.telecomarchive.com/docs/bsp-archive/074/074-000-000_I6.pdf

Nothing Maul or Mold on the list, and the hammers doesn't have that tool

https://www.telecomarchive.com/docs/bsp-archive/074/074-223-105_I1.pdf

KE

On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 11:54 AM Kirk Eppler via groups.io  wrote:

> Real question that might answer Chris' thought.
>
> Does it show signs of being used to bang on something, like one would a
> maul would, or if they used it as a mold, or ground tamp, the appropriate
> marks from usage?
>
> And on a separate but related note, I shared elsewhere a list of Bell
> system tools.  These are from various generations, so may not be old enough
> to have a LV tamper or maul or mold, but if someone has some time, you can
> kill an hour or three here.
>
> https://www.telecomarchive.com/docs/bsp-archive/074/074-269-123_I1.pdf
>
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 10:38 AM Chris Wolf  wrote:
>
> > This won't help a lot, but I would suggest that the price tag could be
> > confusing "mold" for "maul", which seems like a much more appropriate
> > word for it. How much does that thing weigh?
> >
> > -
> > On 3/12/2023 10:46 AM, Paul Belanger wrote:
> >
> > > Came up with a new mystery tool at an antique mall yesterday. My first
> > thought was that it is a commander, but that is unlikely due to the shape
> > of the head. This monster is 36” high with a 10” head that’s 6” in
> > diameter. The head is a massive piece of lignum vitae cone shaped at the
> > end. The  handle is marked “Bell System” and “6” (I assume for the
> diameter
> > of the head). The price tag referred to it being a “mold” (possibly for
> > making a mold?). See photo below (hopefully!). Any insights appreciated
> as
> > Google yielded nothing close.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA 
>
>


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Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA 
277107 the_tinker <tinker@z...> 2023‑03‑13 Re: [Sender Not Verified] Re: [Sender Verification Fail] Re: Mystery Bell System "Mallet"
This is amazing. My maternal grandfather was an Ohio Bell Pioneer.
Lineman, C.O. super and general jack-of-all telephone trade. I have most
of his "Bell System" marked tools.

We should start a contest - Say first one to find the hatchet with the
square hole wrench in the blade wins a rousing attaboy.

-JP

On 3/13/23 17:15, Kirk Eppler via groups.io wrote:
> Argh, apologies
>
> That was only a wrench section I sent.  If you delete the URL string back
> to this level, you will see the whole tool archive.
>
> https://www.telecomarchive.com/docs/bsp-archive/074/
>
>
> The 000-000 document is the list of tools, then go back and look down for
> the appropriate section.
>
> https://www.telecomarchive.com/docs/bsp-archive/074/074-000-000_I6.pdf
>
> Nothing Maul or Mold on the list, and the hammers doesn't have that tool
>
> https://www.telecomarchive.com/docs/bsp-archive/074/074-223-105_I1.pdf
>
> KE
>
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 11:54 AM Kirk Eppler via groups.io  gene.com@g...> wrote:
>
>> Real question that might answer Chris' thought.
>>
>> Does it show signs of being used to bang on something, like one would a
>> maul would, or if they used it as a mold, or ground tamp, the appropriate
>> marks from usage?
>>
>> And on a separate but related note, I shared elsewhere a list of Bell
>> system tools.  These are from various generations, so may not be old enough
>> to have a LV tamper or maul or mold, but if someone has some time, you can
>> kill an hour or three here.
>>
>> https://www.telecomarchive.com/docs/bsp-archive/074/074-269-123_I1.pdf
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 10:38 AM Chris Wolf  wrote:
>>
>>> This won't help a lot, but I would suggest that the price tag could be
>>> confusing "mold" for "maul", which seems like a much more appropriate
>>> word for it. How much does that thing weigh?
>>>
>>> -
>>> On 3/12/2023 10:46 AM, Paul Belanger wrote:
>>>
>>>> Came up with a new mystery tool at an antique mall yesterday. My first
>>> thought was that it is a commander, but that is unlikely due to the shape
>>> of the head. This monster is 36” high with a 10” head that’s 6” in
>>> diameter. The head is a massive piece of lignum vitae cone shaped at the
>>> end. The  handle is marked “Bell System” and “6” (I assume for the
>> diameter
>>> of the head). The price tag referred to it being a “mold” (possibly for
>>> making a mold?). See photo below (hopefully!). Any insights appreciated
>> as
>>> Google yielded nothing close.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA 
>>
>>
>

--
John Pesut
Boardman, Ohio

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