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265700 | Darrell & Kathy <larchmont@s...> | 2018‑04‑11 | Another interesting plane iron logo |
Galoots Following up on Gary May's Governor plane iron logo... I think I mentioned this one before, oh so long ago, but then again, maybe not. The maker of the iron is L. Osbaldiston, Sheffield, "Hydra" brand. And there is a logo which (if I am not mistaken) is a leg kicking a football (soccer ball, Paddy). I don't know if there is enough detail to figure out which team it is, but whoever made this iron was a big football fan. For your viewing pleasure: http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10074/footie_anyone.jpg Upon close inspection with the 10x loupe the bit under the leg & the ball appears to be grass, not a name. I thought at first it might be a team name. -- Darrell LaRue Oakville ON Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User |
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265701 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2018‑04‑11 | Re: Another interesting plane iron logo |
Is that ”Diston” with one “S” there? Ed Minch |
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265702 | gary may | 2018‑04‑11 | Re: Another interesting plane iron logo |
Thanks Darrell---that's very cool indeed. I kinda wish for an *actual* hydra though! Straight out of 'Jason and the Argonauts', one little guy against nine perpetually re-growing teeth-gnashing heads, well, that would be tough to fit on there--- is that a quality iron? Turns out 'Onions' is THE onions, as Skeezix used to say. best; gam in OlyWA/usa How horrible it is to have so many people killed!---And what a blessing one cares for none of them! Jane Austen From: Darrell & Kathy |
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265703 | "yorkshireman@y..." <yorkshireman@y...> | 2018‑04‑11 | Re: Another interesting plane iron logo |
Osbaldiston - what an absolutely splendid Yorkshire name. I was inspired to do a bit of looking, and came across this snippet regarding their premises. Now a listed building, so (I hope) protected in some respects. ARUNDEL STREET Challenge Works Former edge tool manufactory, now workshops. c.1880, with late C20 alterations. Built for Louis Osbaldiston and Co, saw and file manufacturer and merchant. Red brick with ashlar sandstone dressings, gable and ridge stacks and a slate roof covering. PLAN: U-shaped courtyard plan, with frontage range to Arundel Street and rear yard enclosed by parallel rear workshop ranges. EXTERIOR: Asymmetrical 3-bay frontage range to Arundel Street, 3 storeys above a basement, with central vehicle entrance within massive ashlar surround, and shallow-arched head with keyblock and cornice. The opening has tall 8-panel double doors and gives access to a setted covered way, with arch-headed loading doorway with double doors to the right, and single doorway to the left. Flanking the entrance are tall 2 and 3-light ground floor window openings within ashlar stone surrounds, each light with a sash frame. Stone sills form a band at each level, with the windows diminishing in height at each ascending level. Basement lights at footway level repeat the pattern of openings above, but are boarded up. Between the first and second floor windows, a plaque with incised lettering which reads ' CHALLENGE WORKS ‘ Aaah - protected - maybe. At least it’s still there - if you walk down the street using Google, just beyond some new stuff (walking from the SE) you come to a parked wee truck, and behind it is Challenge Works, now converted to student flats. I wonder if any of them are engineering students? Or metallurgy students? An impressive building for its day - they probably had a good business. I also note a few Osbaldistons still around the area, so I’d expect family connections. Richard Wilson a Yorkshireman Galoot now in Northumbria |
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265704 | Kirk Eppler <eppler.kirk@g...> | 2018‑04‑11 | Re: Another interesting plane iron logo |
On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 7:03 PM, Darrell & Kathy |
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