2 tools to study..

[bandit571]

Today, added a new blade to my Hacksaw....old one was dull, cutting all-thread didn't help...
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Note:   That wing nut and that regular nut is a one piece thing....
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Scales are a bit loose..."bolts" have those slots on both ends....
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Although Montgomery Wards NEVER MADE a tool....logo says.."WARDS MASTER QUALITY"

Wondering who made this hacksaw....

Second tool....
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This is the square in use for the current project....Note the heart shaped opening?    Anyone ever seen one like this?  Head is missing the level, not a real biggie..

Ruler is probability a replacement...

[toolmiser]

Looks like the square is probably missing a "scribe" also. I think you can get by without that also.

[bandit571]

Oh, I do have the scribe...just will not stay in the head....sits on a nearby shelf, in case I really need it....

[iclark]

Anyone have a Stanley catalog from the SweetHeart era? Just a WAG.

[EdL]

Pretty sure I have that same hacksaw around the farm...somewhere. The yellow handles look familiar and grandpa was a big Monkey Wards fan.
They had a small store 15 miles away. It was oriented towards farmers, sold tools, tractor tires etc. Even had a farm tire service truck.

Ed

[bandit571]

So..apparently, the OEM ruler was only 9" long...instead of the current 12"?  
As for the "missing " Scribe..
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It is still around, just won't stay put, is all...

[DCarr10760]

So..apparently, the OEM ruler was only 9" long...instead of the current 12"?  
As for the "missing " Scribe..

It is still around, just won't stay put, is all...

Back as a young man I worked in a machine shop here in CT.  One of the shop tools was a Lufkin 9-inch combination square.  It looked just like that.  The "Japanning" on the head was sort of a dark olive green color, rather than black.  As I recall it did have a heart-shaped opening like yours and maybe a diamond pattern cast in there. I had a six and a twelve inch Starrett combination square (still do) so I didn't use it much, but it was handy sometimes, mostly when I wanted to set three separate dimensions for laying out a bunch of parts.

Lufkin made more than just tape measures, I have a 4-inch machinist's square that's the equal to any of the Starrett's or B&S.

DC

[Timberwolf]

Back as a young man I worked in a machine shop here in CT.  One of the shop tools was a Lufkin 9-inch combination square.  It looked just like that.  The "Japanning" on the head was sort of a dark olive green color, rather than black.  As I recall it did have a heart-shaped opening like yours and maybe a diamond pattern cast in there. I had a six and a twelve inch Starrett combination square (still do) so I didn't use it much, but it was handy sometimes, mostly when I wanted to set three separate dimensions for laying out a bunch of parts.

Lufkin made more than just tape measures, I have a 4-inch machinist's square that's the equal to any of the Starrett's or B&S.

DC

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Lufkin made more than just tape measures

Yes they did...the first one inch micrometer I ever owned was a Lufkin...I think I still have it somewhere...

[Timberwolf]

So..apparently, the OEM ruler was only 9" long...instead of the current 12"?  
As for the "missing " Scribe..

It is still around, just won't stay put, is all...

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It is still around, just won't stay put, is all...

Lay the scribe across the open jaws of your vise and give the shank a tap with a small hammer..bend it very slightly and it should stay put when inserted into the head.

[Tony Z]

Here in NW Pa, Wards was preferred over Sears by organized trades, because Sears was non-union and Wards (in the era) was union.