Old Multi-tool? Solve this and win a #2 Crotal bell !

[litefire56]

This was found at an old farm site. It has an anchor stamped on it and may be mfg. by Anchor Tools for maintenance on some type of small equipment. Any ideas?

*update*-- I appreciate all the great ideas on this tool. Whoever can correctly ID it, will get the #2 Crotal bell, which was dug about 2' away from the tool. Or you can receive prize B, half a dozen nudie tokens from my collection.

 

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[lonewolfe]

It's a 4 in 1 multi tool for horse shoe repairs, cleaning the hooves, and working on/repairing equestrian saddlery/hardware. It was carried in the riders saddle bags & mainly used in a pinch if needed while on the trail/during trips, etc. - not so much in a "livery" as they were fully equipped with all the main tools needed for that type of work.

1832 North Co. started making saddlery hardware.

1863 North & Judd manufacturing Company was created.

1878 North & Judd manufacturing Company started marking thier pieces with an anchor.

The story behind the company.

By David N Camp 1889

The North & Judd Manufacturing Company.

On or near the site of the buildings of the North & Judd Manufacturing Company, a manufacturing business has been conducted since 1812. Alvin North, either with his brother, Seth J. North, with his sons, or with others, was actively engaged in manufacturing at this place for more than forty years. For about half that time the business consisted largely of making plated wire, or of articles formed from such wire. In 1832 the business was partially suspended on account of the prevalence of the cholera in this country. When work was fully resumed the manufacture of brass and plated saddlery articles was commenced, and this branch of the work has been continued until the present time. In 1849, Hubert F. North bought the interest of his brother, 0. B. North, and the business was continued by him and his father, Alvin North, until 1855, when the interest of the latter was bought by Lorin F. Judd and J. A. Pickctt, and the firm became H. F. North & Co. In 1863, Mr. Judd bought Mr. Pickett's interest, and the name was changed to North & Judd, and soon after The North & Judd Manufacturing Company was organized as a joint stock corporation. Since that time the business of the company has been largely increased, new articles of manufacture hare been added from time to time, and new machinery introduced. Extensive additions have been made to the original buildings on the east side of Stanley Street, and within a few years new and large brick buildings have been erected on the west side of the street for the foundery. In February, 1888, the large wooden factory was burned. In its place the company erected a larger and more commodious brick building, which was first occupied in the autumn of 1888. After the erection of this building, improved machinery replaced that destroyed by the fire, and the company was in a better position than ever before to prosecute its business.

The officers of the company are L. F. Judd, president; if. N. Judd, secretary ; and Howard C. Noble, treasurer.

The bell should go to kirkwannem as he was the 1st to identify it correctly

 

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[nhbenz]

Well, yes, North & Judd existed... but I don't see how this helps draw any conclusion.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Well, yes, North & Judd existed... but I don't see how this helps draw any conclusion.

Do you have any doubts about the ID?

 

[lonewolfe]

Well, yes, North & Judd existed... but I don't see how this helps draw any conclusion.

many people here have concluded through evidence/searches (inc. 1 professional statement as to its use/function) that the piece is in fact a 4 in 1 tool used as described above -- any other/better ideas or facts to prove otherwise??

It's factually documented that North & Judd made saddlery equipment, equest. tools, spurrs, locks, latches, handcuffs and other law enforcement equipment, and many other products/tools including the 4 in 1 tool above mentioned with THIER makers mark on it -

 

[nhbenz]

Well, yes, North & Judd existed... but I don't see how this helps draw any conclusion.

Do you have any doubts about the ID?

No, I sure don't. Sorry, the last time I was logged in many of the posts were oddly cropped so that I wasn't seeing all that they included. It made much more sense this time.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Well, yes, North & Judd existed... but I don't see how this helps draw any conclusion.

Do you have any doubts about the ID?

No, I sure don't. Sorry, the last time I was logged in many of the posts were oddly cropped so that I wasn't seeing all that they included. It made much more sense this time.

It went back and forth a few times between hoof pick and bicycle but new evidence settled on hoof pick.

 

[lostcauses]

The company manufacturered saddlery, hardware, auto hardware, and belt and razor strop hardware. Their plants were located in New Britain and New Haven, Connecticut.

North & Judd Manufacturing Company was acquired by Gulf and Western Industries in 1967.

What I could find on the company. The thing looks like a box opener, but for what who knows. Reading some stuff the also made saddle shields and so on. Could be a tool for them.

Will have to look some more.

 

[stefen]

Since that's a multi-tool, whats the wrench for...tightening the Crotal bells on a stallion?

 

[diggemall]

Hello ??

Can you hear me now ??

I often feel invisible at my own dinner table, but never before on T-Net !!

Read my last three posts on this one guys. North and Judd is now owned by a company called Buckles International. One of their reps has ID'd this item for us, and that e-mail reply is in an earlier post...........Unfortunately, he wasn't indulgent enough to ID each of the functions it serves, so I guess that's open to speculation.


As RDT is fond of saying: "Sheeeeeeesh"


Diggem'

 

[lostcauses]

I doubt it, but could be wrong. Not the email what it says.
It may even have been sold as such, it is not what it was designed for originally.

I do know a company that was purchased later: the later claimed a plate pattern was made for only the titanic. LOL I had an original catalog and of course the new company was wrong. LOL

It is common for a new company not to have a clue what the old company had. Does account for the why of the ebay listing title though.

Hello ??

Can you hear me now ??

I often feel invisible at my own dinner table, but never before on T-Net !!

Read my last three posts on this one guys. North and Judd is now owned by a company called Buckles International. One of their reps has ID'd this item for us, and that e-mail reply is in an earlier post...........Unfortunately, he wasn't indulgent enough to ID each of the functions it serves, so I guess that's open to speculation.


As RDT is fond of saying: "Sheeeeeeesh"


Diggem'