Unknown Item

[Donskihp]

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

[sy goldberg]

CALL STECZ,HE COULD USE THIS TOOL ! IT"S A BALL SCRATCHER.

[2TR]

Did your Father live on a horse farm?

[offshoreneil]

Don,
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

[Blue Oval]

Good job, must be you got it because you live in (Historical) Firestone Park!

[Donskihp]

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

[Wahoo 214]

Ask Imco George, it looks like his missing Buzzi Brush

[Slandrew]

Fire place

[Ratickle]

Don,
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

Here is a link to new style......

http://www.qualcraft.com/pdf/ladderjack1.pdf

[Donskihp]

Yep, I actually have a set of the newer alluminum Ladder Jacks.

[Wet1]

Fire place

Buck Model 91?

[mdkeywest]

I 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 .

[McGary911]

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