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<p>[QUOTE="UncleChuckTX, post: 4429625, member: 154"]Actually, it's 42.5", and weighs somewhere between 25 - 50 pounds. I didn't think to measure the inside opening, but it's probably around 6 or 7". Pictured below in the back of a minivan (for scale).</p><p><br /></p><p>One side is marked with a molded "20", and the other has a mystery mark. I looked on both sides of the head for an impressed maker / company mark, but it's so scuffed and dirty I didn't see anything. The yellow stuff in the middle is masking tape and residue. The piece of paper it was holding on disintegrated in my hands, unfortunately.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can only find one similar on a pinterest link that loops to nowhere. I know next to nothing about tools and am mainly hoping someone can point me in the right direction with keywords, etc. I saw one page that said these types of oversized tools were used for bridge construction, railroads, etc. - "structural tools". ???</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]379169[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]379170[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]379171[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="UncleChuckTX, post: 4429625, member: 154"]Actually, it's 42.5", and weighs somewhere between 25 - 50 pounds. I didn't think to measure the inside opening, but it's probably around 6 or 7". Pictured below in the back of a minivan (for scale). One side is marked with a molded "20", and the other has a mystery mark. I looked on both sides of the head for an impressed maker / company mark, but it's so scuffed and dirty I didn't see anything. The yellow stuff in the middle is masking tape and residue. The piece of paper it was holding on disintegrated in my hands, unfortunately. I can only find one similar on a pinterest link that loops to nowhere. I know next to nothing about tools and am mainly hoping someone can point me in the right direction with keywords, etc. I saw one page that said these types of oversized tools were used for bridge construction, railroads, etc. - "structural tools". ??? Thanks! [ATTACH=full]379169[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]379170[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]379171[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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