"Stealth Pilot" wrote in message
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On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:21:48 -0700, "Bill Noble"
wrote:


"Flash" wrote in message
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"Bill Noble" wrote in message
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I originally posted this in the metal working newsgroup, some folks
there
thought the part might be recobnized by somone here - so, it's worth a
try - any clues?

thanks:



I think this is probably quite old, but so far I have no idea what it
is
(or
was part of) - there is another like it that has been sharpened to use
as
a
boring bar - clearly that was not its original purpose. the one
pictured
in
the drop box appears to be original - but orignal what, is the
question.

here are the links to the drop box:
http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/P-W-1.JPG
http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/P-W-2.JPG
http://metalworking.com/Dropbox/P-W-1.txt

Anyone got any clues about this item?

The text file from the drop box is reproduced below:

Mystery Pratt & Whitney tool - the cylindrical shank is exactly .500
inches,
it says on the

shank, the following:

NO. 32
HS.-36
E-12



hey bill, send pratt and wittney an email and ask them.

well, that's a good idea - though it is pretty old - I'll try that as we
continue to speculate - also ordered a catalog of the tools from the 30s to
see if I can find it in there