How about some old tools?

Some of mine ... and please post yours!

Blowlamp:

Saw tooth setter:

Another:

Rangefinder:

Slide rule - It's so long since I used this that I have forgotten how!

How many of the available functions did you ever use? I have one like it, but as far as I can recall, I only ever used it to multiply, divide, extract square roots, evaluate trig and log functions... It basically replaced the book of tables that we used in high school.

David

Although I had access to computers from the late 1960s onwards, they were not so convenient to use back then and for more minor calculations I used a slide rule or mechanical calculators. I acquired my first personal electronic calculator in 1975 for £32, which I still use to this day. The keys are large and well-spaced and it is much nicer to use than the more modern versions or a calculator app on a phone, etc.

Great idea!

Calculators were already very common when I was born, so I guess I don't have a lot when it comes to unusual old tools... However I love shooting some some:

Miss Calculators? by simple.joy, on Flickr

A tool through and through... by simple.joy[, on Flickr

Rust: Eats you alive! by simple.joy, on Flickr

Built to last by simple.joy, on Flickr

Manipulating light with imperfect tools... by simple.joy, on Flickr

Trying to bokeh hole in my idea? by simple.joy, on Flickr

Rust suspect busted! by simple.joy, on Flickr

A long, long time ago... by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

An early point and shoot

Found this very old mattock half buried in the grass / soil as I was walking my dog.

There must be some buried treasure nearby. 😁

Haha I wish...

Pencils

I have a weakness for old propelling pencils. This is part of my collection. I still use an old Yard o lead to take notes at site meetings.

Good one - I still use a Pentel clicker pencil with 0.3 mm leads ...

I saw this in a shop window today: a German QWERTZ keyboard, of course! The red keys look as if they are tabs to place the different sections of a letter.

The shop itself looked pretty derelict, so I dont think the typewriter was for sale.

David

As a kid I was always fascinated by older mechanical typewriters. As an old fellow, I am still fascinated as a kid!!! 😄 Nice find

I've been collecting Chinese Fountain pens. They make some really really nice pens. Some homages to popular big name brands, lots of their own design. I use them at work when measuring up & sketching designs for fabricated components prior to modelling in AutoCAD. They work really really well in that environment, they don't seem to mind a bit of dirt, dust & oil, & just keep on working. Easy to refill, I like them a lot.

For fine tuning...

Very nice!

I like the "scrimshaw" dragon ...