Vintage work crew photos

**Jon** · Dec 4, 2018, 10:02 PM

More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaling_(ships)

**Jon** · Dec 5, 2018, 09:33 AM

You can tell a thread is great when you want to hold off on posting new content, so that the discussion can develop around the last photo, but you also find a new photo that you can't resist posting. In this case, I chose the latter.

Willys-Morrow Co. Belt Test of Curtiss OX-5 motors. Elmira, NY. 1918. (I believe Morrow Manufacturing was a company acquired by Willys-Overland, and renamed to Willys-Morrow.)

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**Jon** · Dec 6, 2018, 08:11 PM

Bottle washers at E.C. Dahls Brewery. Trondheim, Norway. 1916.

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**Jon** · Dec 9, 2018, 07:18 AM

Shell manufacturing at Midvale Steel and Ordnance Co. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1918.

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**Jon** · Dec 12, 2018, 06:03 PM

Coating the boiler with asbestos at the locomotive assembly plant, St. Nazaire, France. Feb 14, 1918.

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**PJs** · Dec 13, 2018, 12:11 PM

Great pic of all those destined for asbestosis, regardless of slacker/posers.

Curious what the tool is this guy is holding? Anyone know and it's use?

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**marksbug** · Dec 13, 2018, 01:37 PM

looks like either a tucker...his favorite golf club or his favorite hoe......just in tyme for christmass, hoe hoe hoe!!! it could be a supdog but I doubt it.

**hemmjo** · Dec 14, 2018, 02:53 AM

Originally Posted by PJs

Great pic of all those destined for asbestosis, regardless of slacker/posers.

Curious what the tool is this guy is holding? Anyone know and it's use?

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I wonder if it is a part of the locomotive, rather than a tool. Perhaps something similar to the "braces" at the front?

And then... what about those work clothes. What color were they at the beginning of shift? They appear to be dark under the white layer. Do you suppose they wore them home so their wife could wash them?

When I come home with clothes like that, typically mud or grease, my wife makes me use the pressure washer on them before they come into the laundry room. At least I do get to take them off first

**PJs** · Dec 14, 2018, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by hemmjo

I wonder if it is a part of the locomotive, rather than a tool. Perhaps something similar to the "braces" at the front?

And then... what about those work clothes. What color were they at the beginning of shift? They appear to be dark under the white layer. Do you suppose they wore them home so their wife could wash them?

When I come home with clothes like that, typically mud or grease, my wife makes me use the pressure washer on them before they come into the laundry room. At least I do get to take them off first

I thought that perhaps it was a part also but its shape lends itself to a tool to me and the marking/indent/protrusion on this end appears that it might match something. Perhaps some type of double ended pry bar because of the far end looking like a wedge of some type. It's the golf club end that is specialized I think.

Likely they did wear them home unfortunately. Funny about pressure washing while in them. Hate to admit it that I did that once after being in a crawl space full of water, adobe and whatever else was down there not intended for being in human contact...never again for crawl spaces or shooting oneself with High Pressure hot water.

Should'a just tossed the clothes and had a streak & dunk in the pond. Doh!

When I get a few I'll try to enhance the picture a bit...perhaps some other things will appear.