Vintage AMERICAN LA FRANCE FOAMITE CORP UNIVERSAL TOOL - (eBay item 290181316457 end time Nov-20-07 18:30:00 PST)
This strange old cast iron tool is marked, "American La France Foamite Corp" on one side and "La France Universal Elmira N Y" on the other side. A Google search gives me links to fire extinguishers and fire trucks, so maybe this is something to go along with one of those?
The little flat area on a stalk coming out the middle of the tool has a chip missing. The side of the curved end has a small square with something inside that could be 11 or A or U or H. Not much help to me. How about you?
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2 comments:
That Piece of equipment is called a spanner wrench. It is used to tighten couplings on hoses and caps over the outlets of fire engines. It is not used with fire extinguishers.
Hi anonymous,
Thank you so much for the information. Makes perfect sense.
Best,
Karen
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