Some years back when my Dad passed away,and I was cleaning out his house, I came upon this Item. I have asked everyone I know what it is. Nobody has any idea as to what it is. I hate to throw it away with out knowing. Anyone have any ideas on what it is? Don
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11-25-2010 09:46 AM
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11-25-2010 11:47 AMCALL STECZ,HE COULD USE THIS TOOL ! IT"S A BALL SCRATCHER.
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11-25-2010 12:01 PM
Did your Father live on a horse farm?
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11-25-2010 12:34 PMDon,
That is a Ladder Jack. That style was used back in the day when wooden ladders were common. But it appears you only have one, two are required to make a work/walk platform utilizing two ladders.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Offshoreneil
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11-25-2010 12:51 PM
Good job, must be you got it because you live in (Historical) Firestone Park!
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11-25-2010 06:58 PM
Thanks! Actuall my dad was a NASA areo engineer. He was a very handy person, I bet it was his dads who was a contractor,which died in the 50's. Thanks again for the info. Don
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11-25-2010 09:30 PM
Ask Imco George, it looks like his missing Buzzi Brush
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11-26-2010 11:51 AM
Yep, I actually have a set of the newer alluminum Ladder Jacks.
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11-26-2010 09:41 PMI have a set of those I still use on occasion .
I like them because I can set up a 12 foot (ladder ) scaffold myself and walk it up a tread at a time also by myse lf .
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11-27-2010 10:39 AM
This thread reminds me of an old gameshow called The Liar's Club. A panel would take a mystery gadget such as this ladder jack, and 1 person would tell the truth about what it was, and the others would just BS the contestants. Contestants had to guess who was telling the truth. I was a little kid when it was on, but It was pretty cool for a burgeoning gadget guy like myself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liars_club