Any Idea What These Are?

[Barx]

I found these 'tools' in my house when I first moved in over 12 years ago. Never brought myself to throw them away as curiosity as to what they are has always gotten the better of me. I've always assumed they are something to do with plumbing, do in reality I have no idea...

Not sure if you can tell from the pictures but one handle has the initials JPM formed in it.

 

[Marvo]

The one on the left looks like a flogging spanner (also know as a slogging spanner), the other two I'm not sure about.

 

[Barx]

Looks plausible...

 

[OnOff]

I think they are all bed spanners.

 

[Barx]

Yes yes yes, Google imaged bed spanner and up they come. I also had what seems to be called a cranking spanner. So the question that begs..... what's a bed spanner?

 

[OnOff]

For bolting together cast iron bed frames.......................JPM are a tool maker btw.

 

[kerching]

Well you know when you need to fix the bed?

Well you use a bed spanner!

Back in the day they were used for assembling the steel sides onto,the head and foot board. ( F good steel, I made an engine hoist out of some bed steel). Also used for tensioning the spring underbed lattice affair type thing.

Twas the victorian version of Viagra!.....up the tension and receive a better return for your drunken efforts!

Justbsaying

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

I have a load of those, my grandfather was a cabinet maker who specialised in bedroom furniture. He did a lot of inlaid veneers and i have also have his old glue pot which i remember him telling me about the old horse bones  used .

 

[steptoe]

....up the tension and receive a better return for your drunken efforts!

msl:

 

[Evans Electric]

I found these 'tools' in my house when I first moved in over 12 years ago. Never brought myself to throw them away as curiosity as to what they are has always gotten the better of me. I've always assumed they are something to do with plumbing, do in reality I have no idea...

Not sure if you can tell from the pictures but one handle has the initials JPM formed in it.

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Half of Stepps's toolkit .   :innocent

 

[steptoe]

Half of Stepps's toolkit .   :innocent

mmmm

I'll have you know I have at least 17 tools at the last count,

not including the 3 chisels and 5 vicegrips,

my, dont a block hammer and chisel do a lot of jobs,?  

 

[Evans Electric]

Certainly good for tightening up SWA locknuts.