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paddy1998
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Name that tool!

Post by paddy1998 » Tue Jul 16, 2019 3:02 pm

Since I have some time on my hands I decided to clean out the storage space under the back seat. In addition to the screw jack, spare parts, and tool kit that I knew were there I found this device and just can't make heads or tails of it.

It looks to be some kind of promotional item although I can't make out the name of the company.

My foot, clad in fashionable Croc, is there for scale.
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Re: Name that tool!

Post by Scott_Conger » Tue Jul 16, 2019 3:11 pm

It's for opening the oil petcock on the transmission/engine and lowering the dust level on your dirt road... :lol:

the older you get, the more valueable this thing will become.
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Re: Name that tool!

Post by HaroldRJr » Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:43 pm

To add a bit to what Scott said, the tool is marked "TROP-ARTIC LUBRICANTS", which is an old brand name for a line of Phillips 66 motor oil. Multi-viscosity motor oils were a pretty "big deal" when they were a new concept back in "mid-century" times,....hence the "cutsie" name! Not trying to sound like a "know-it-all", however, it's more a matter of being OLD!!! :roll: I'll bet that tool was a "give-away" if you had a Phillips 66 "service station" do the customary,...."lube, oil & filter" service. FWIW,....harold


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Re: Name that tool!

Post by HaroldRJr » Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:51 pm

.....well,.....in thinking about it, the name "TROP-ARTIC" appearing on a Model T Ford tool,....that would have been considerably BEFORE multi-viscosity motor oil! However, "TROP-ARTIC" is a Phillips 66 brand name. I guess maybe that name was meant to convince people to use Phillips 66 motor oil for both summer & winter! (???)


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Re: Name that tool!

Post by Wayne Sheldon » Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:33 pm

How about "Fred"?


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Re: Name that tool!

Post by Dallas Landers » Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:42 pm

:lol: :lol:
I name alot of my tools. When they slip or break, I use their special names.


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Re: Name that tool!

Post by D Stroud » Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:04 pm

Looks like it had a small "peg" on the side that is broken off, made to poke into the outlet on the petcock to make sure it wasn't plugged.

Dallas, I'd bet your tools have some of the same names as mine. :lol: Dave
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Re: Name that tool!

Post by paddy1998 » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:05 pm

Well, since I replaced the lower petcock with a dipstick tube and the upper petcock with larger handle replacement, I guess I'll clean this up and hang it on the wall. :idea:

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