Yes, the patent is titled "Hand Potato Planter"
What is it? Set 522
Dec 05, 2013
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Yeah, the FDNY started to use them some time after I moved from NYC in
1951. I believe that instead of shutting off the hydrants, they attached the sprayer caps. I don't know if they still do that since nearly everyone has AC and the PD and FD would rather have less people and kids on the streets.Apparently they still use the caps.
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Thanks Google.
This one is designed to do five, or four sided controlling stems. The notch in the center across from the turning shaft allows for five sided. The two flats allow for four sided. I'll send photos, if you wish.
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is designed to do five, or four sided
[of the one I have, which is similar design]
Yep that's one of the older ones. We have one for the antique hydrants (none of which actually work) in town. That was supposed to change two years ago but the town screwed up and lost the grant.
Thanks for the offer of taking some photos, but I've seen similar tools on the web and don't think more pictures are necessary at this time. And I found a good page with photos of the tool being used, so I got that going for me...
That's a sad state of affairs, when the hydrants don't work. Detroit has some problems, and many other areas, also. Who'd have thought the formerly great USA would be having fire hydrant failures?
Forty years ago, who would have thought that a city couldn't survive without federal welfare.
They were supposed to start on a new water system 2 years ago and have it in place now. All new mains, more coverage, extra hydrants and a 60K gal. reserve tank. BUT???????????
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3044 looks very much like a scaffold foot to me.
No clue about any of the others, though.
A picture
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And or google for images
VTG WILLARD BATTERIES
Who would have thought that our limited gov't would be so over reaching? Checks and balances don't appear to be functioning, today.
All of Obama's checks bounced.
Naah, he's just added about 10 trillion to his overdraft protection, payable by our kids and grand kids.
As long as Obama's cronies get their checks, who cares about balanced anything?
Thanks to everyone who identified the fire hydrant wrench! The items have all been answered correctly this week, the updated post can be seen here:
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Rob
You do realize that's a wet pipe hydrant, which is much different than what's used in colder parts of the country? We (I'm in NY) use dry barrel hydrants.
Love that web page, I'd love to own some fire hose, adapters, and so on.
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