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Rusty Railroad History - Double Bearing Rail Anticreeper Vintage Rail Tool

$ 4.74

Availability: 31 in stock
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: Shows rust. Steel is solid. See all pictures.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Expiration Date: No
  • Model: Double Bearing Rail Anticreeper

    Description

    Double Bearing Rail Anticreeper
    Patent number 2161484 marked on tool difficult to see.  See pictures.
    Marked J on tool
    difficult to see.  See pictures.
    Marked 8-8 on tool
    difficult to see.  See pictures.
    Per the Patent application in 1938, this invention comprises a bar bent at one end into hook form to provide a jaw for gripping one base flange of a rail and having a straight body for extending beneath the rail.  Patent awarded 1939.
    Vintage Rail tool.
    Tool shows rust.
    Size : about 7 3/4" long and 4.5" wide  ((at longest and widest points)
    Weighs:  over 2 pounds 9 ounces
    Estate Find
    Please see all pictures.