there’s a city tool works outside LA that does metal fab work.    i think they
mainly support the aerospace industry, or at least used to when there was one in
LA.     i’m guessing something shop made for a purpose and they stamped it
themselves.

> On Sep 4, 2015, at 6:55 PM, scott grandstaff  wrote:
> 
> Well yard sale today! One of my favorite pickers came to town
> with a load of junk.
>  I creamed it early :)
> I found this tool among other things I needed oh-so-badly. heeheh.
> 
>   Wish the Millrat was here to make fun of me.
> Its probably something from one of the kinds of mills he worked in,
> instead of the kind I know.  All mills is not the same mills.
> 
>   Its elegantly forged, the inlaid hard steel cutting bits at each end are
very apparent. It is deeply stamped but with a crude stamp. It really looks like
City Tool Works, Cal to me
>  The Cal is very clear. The rest well....... not so much
> 
> Anyone have ideas? guesses? Could be for wood, could be for barnacles or
grinding stones for all I know. Never saw the pattern.
> 
> http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/oldtools/mysteryt
ool1.jpg">http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/oldtools/mysteryto
ol1.jpg
> 
> yours Scott
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