Reenacting (when done right) often leads to good things....such as meeting important historic people, becoming an associate of museums, becoming involved in living history projects, teaching and interpretive events and the occasional film job, not only behind the scenes stuff but actually also being ON film. Film stuff sounds like fun, but really isn't much fun at all. I got some screen time with the History Channel and never saw a moment of all the hours of footage but I have plenty of friends who DID make it onto the big screen. Such are the vagaries of film. My image also appears in at least one Japanese reenactor magazine.
Meh.
I would have to say the involvement with veterans and museums is actually the most rewarding bit because you sometimes get to be up close and personal with some VERY rare and very weird stuff (like Nimitz's personal sidearm that he kept in the pocket of his trousers). Seeing it, one might even assume it was a Saturday night special (which it is). Even the not-so-rare stuff is still fun to be around.
In this photo, I am kitted out with a flame thrower, having just walked the whole length of a parade in the heat of the Texas sun, and I'm riding back to the assembly area...tired, but deliriously happy. That flame thrower belongs to the Admiral Nimitz Museum. Yes, it is operational and really works very well and YES, we all went through a live-fire training course for handling it. From that device, I took measurements and built my own working 1:1 scale replica which, unfortunately, was eventually sold. Certain obligations come first...
Like kids... ya gotta feed 'em. It's like a rule or something...
Cheers,
TJ
Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
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You mean to tell me that at some time in the last (Surely the previous LAST century) you were clean shaven and not pudgy? 
Yea, when I was doing the stunt driving thing I was on camera quite a few times. No credit and nobody would know it was me. If I was imitating the actor as the driver there was a lot of makup involved. Otherwise the actor was usually in the passenger seat and I had pretty strict orders not to kill the actors. Although most of those guys loved it. Had one incident where one of the other cars in the scene lost control and hit us and we ended up flopping over at the very end of a long slide down an embankment. Oh man you should have heard the directors and producers screaming about hurting the actor. He was in the car laughing so hard he had trouble breathing. He got out and tore into those guys telling them he had not had so much fun in years and to leave the stunt men alone or he would refuse to work. Back in the 70's stunt people got very little respect and even less pay and a lot of the actors started standing up for us.
Yea, when I was doing the stunt driving thing I was on camera quite a few times. No credit and nobody would know it was me. If I was imitating the actor as the driver there was a lot of makup involved. Otherwise the actor was usually in the passenger seat and I had pretty strict orders not to kill the actors. Although most of those guys loved it. Had one incident where one of the other cars in the scene lost control and hit us and we ended up flopping over at the very end of a long slide down an embankment. Oh man you should have heard the directors and producers screaming about hurting the actor. He was in the car laughing so hard he had trouble breathing. He got out and tore into those guys telling them he had not had so much fun in years and to leave the stunt men alone or he would refuse to work. Back in the 70's stunt people got very little respect and even less pay and a lot of the actors started standing up for us.
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
Well, now that you make mention of giving rides and not hurting anybody...
The Nimitz Museum had a Sherman tank for a very long time. For museums of modest means, such things are usually on 'permanent' loan from the military. The Nimitz's Sherman tank was one of those. I have had many experiences involving that tank; some more worthy of mention than others. It was the tank I learned to 'drive' tanks in and my involvement with the tank grew exponentially when one day (as one of the FNGs) I earned my bones by rescuing it.... by repairing it when everyone else's attempts had failed. An immobilized 69,000 pounds of steel at the bottom of a hill is nothing to sneeze at.
Like most museums, getting a tank was the easy part. Developing a cadre of people with the mechanical aptitude to keep it running and acquiring the support equipment is the hard part. In any case, I had my moment in the sun and so, I got to join the crew. I was certainly not the ONLY guy involved in keeping it in shape, however. Many guys were generous with their time and skills (and tools) and various expertise.
But the standout memory of my time with that tank took place in Ft. Hood. The Army was having a gathering of eagles and the Nimitz Sherman got transported up to the site by The Guard. Our crew joined it there and we were kitted out in absolutely correct WWII tank crewmen uniforms. We and the Sherman were first to arrive in the lineup and were soon joined by a 1st generation M1 Abrams which pulled up on our port side.
Tank crews love to see how the other half lives and soon everyone was stepping across to the tank alongside; we, to the Abrams and they, to the Sherman. Muffled voices could be heard coming up from the Sherman remarking how spacious and comfortable it was, whereas from the Abrams, we complained mightily of the intimacy of everything. "Intimacy" is a nice way of saying that things in an Abrams are a bit tight. You don't sit in an Abrams. You WEAR IT. There is NO wasted space in an Abrams, fellas.
Eventually, it became showtime and we all fell in for a review by General Somebodyorother. Salutes all around, he looked us up and then down, shook a few hands, passed a few challenge coins and all the usual. I was under the impression that he just might have believed we were actual military men. Minor details about a few cowboys probably doesn't go all the way to the top, even when they show up in an ancient tank. But, we weren't there to hoodwink anyone. We were on a mission. Eventually the General moved on and everybody hopped in their tanks and we all passed in review. All of this was good fun, but frankly, not really my cup of tea.
What WAS my cup of tea (actually WHO, not WHAT) joined us AFTER all the falderal. All the tanks returned to their places in line and an old man approached us with his family (several generations of family, in fact). This was Mr. Kersey. We knew he was coming. He didn't know WE would be there. Mr. Kersey went right up to the tank and patted it like a much-loved animal and he very animatedly exclaimed to all his family that THIS was the kind of machine he served in, in WWII. He was plenty excited to see a Sherman on the move and even more excited to be up next to it afterwards. Gasoline powered tanks have a certain odor that really rounds out the experience of being up close and personal with these big machines. Especially one that has just been run. His focus on the tank was so deep that he didn't see the name and pennant silhouette painted on the side of the tank.
Our tank was painted to represent The Battlin Basic, the first Sherman to enter the infamous Japanese internment camp, located at Universidad de Santo Tomas in Manila. This particular point in history was ALSO a group effort among men with Shermans but, The Battlin Basic was the first liberator in...and 'first in' is an achievement that goes to only one tank.
...and Mr. Kersey was its loader.
His daughter calmed him down and helped him step back away from the tank in order to observe our honors to him and his tank and to the rest of his crew mates. Well, let me tell you...it was a very emotional moment. There wasn't a dry eye in the place. The Abrams crew was very impressed. They had been upstaged entirely and they were wiping away a few tears as well. Once I regained my composure, I asked the museum director if we might, somehow, give the man a ride. He had certainly earned it. That discussion then became that of how-the-HELL-are-we-going-to-get-him-up-there-without-killing-him?
Mr. Kersey went to war at the ripe old age of 25...and it was now the late 90's. He was not a young man...then, and especially not now! So, while some folks were trying to round up a boarding ladder, I asked him if he was game enough for a ride. Well, folks, I might just as well have rang the bell and opened the gates at the Kentucky Derby. Mr. Kersey bolted. He dropped his advanced years on the ground and scrambled up onto the tank (no small feat on a Sherman) with three points of contact... all the way up to the commander's hatch, just like he had done it yesterday. I had seen this miracle before.
NEVER underestimate an old veteran.
So began my most important moments (short though they may have been) spent with the Sherman tank. I gave Mr. Kersey his first ride in 'his tank' in many, MANY long years. He and I were alone together and off for a little jaunt and all he could say was, "Riding in the commander's position is a damned sight better than riding in the loader's position." I was sure he was up there reliving some old memories so I kept my mouth shut.
Thank you Mr. Kersey, for your service to our country. I salute you.
Cheers,
TJ
The Nimitz Museum had a Sherman tank for a very long time. For museums of modest means, such things are usually on 'permanent' loan from the military. The Nimitz's Sherman tank was one of those. I have had many experiences involving that tank; some more worthy of mention than others. It was the tank I learned to 'drive' tanks in and my involvement with the tank grew exponentially when one day (as one of the FNGs) I earned my bones by rescuing it.... by repairing it when everyone else's attempts had failed. An immobilized 69,000 pounds of steel at the bottom of a hill is nothing to sneeze at.
Like most museums, getting a tank was the easy part. Developing a cadre of people with the mechanical aptitude to keep it running and acquiring the support equipment is the hard part. In any case, I had my moment in the sun and so, I got to join the crew. I was certainly not the ONLY guy involved in keeping it in shape, however. Many guys were generous with their time and skills (and tools) and various expertise.
But the standout memory of my time with that tank took place in Ft. Hood. The Army was having a gathering of eagles and the Nimitz Sherman got transported up to the site by The Guard. Our crew joined it there and we were kitted out in absolutely correct WWII tank crewmen uniforms. We and the Sherman were first to arrive in the lineup and were soon joined by a 1st generation M1 Abrams which pulled up on our port side.
Tank crews love to see how the other half lives and soon everyone was stepping across to the tank alongside; we, to the Abrams and they, to the Sherman. Muffled voices could be heard coming up from the Sherman remarking how spacious and comfortable it was, whereas from the Abrams, we complained mightily of the intimacy of everything. "Intimacy" is a nice way of saying that things in an Abrams are a bit tight. You don't sit in an Abrams. You WEAR IT. There is NO wasted space in an Abrams, fellas.
Eventually, it became showtime and we all fell in for a review by General Somebodyorother. Salutes all around, he looked us up and then down, shook a few hands, passed a few challenge coins and all the usual. I was under the impression that he just might have believed we were actual military men. Minor details about a few cowboys probably doesn't go all the way to the top, even when they show up in an ancient tank. But, we weren't there to hoodwink anyone. We were on a mission. Eventually the General moved on and everybody hopped in their tanks and we all passed in review. All of this was good fun, but frankly, not really my cup of tea.
What WAS my cup of tea (actually WHO, not WHAT) joined us AFTER all the falderal. All the tanks returned to their places in line and an old man approached us with his family (several generations of family, in fact). This was Mr. Kersey. We knew he was coming. He didn't know WE would be there. Mr. Kersey went right up to the tank and patted it like a much-loved animal and he very animatedly exclaimed to all his family that THIS was the kind of machine he served in, in WWII. He was plenty excited to see a Sherman on the move and even more excited to be up next to it afterwards. Gasoline powered tanks have a certain odor that really rounds out the experience of being up close and personal with these big machines. Especially one that has just been run. His focus on the tank was so deep that he didn't see the name and pennant silhouette painted on the side of the tank.
Our tank was painted to represent The Battlin Basic, the first Sherman to enter the infamous Japanese internment camp, located at Universidad de Santo Tomas in Manila. This particular point in history was ALSO a group effort among men with Shermans but, The Battlin Basic was the first liberator in...and 'first in' is an achievement that goes to only one tank.
...and Mr. Kersey was its loader.
His daughter calmed him down and helped him step back away from the tank in order to observe our honors to him and his tank and to the rest of his crew mates. Well, let me tell you...it was a very emotional moment. There wasn't a dry eye in the place. The Abrams crew was very impressed. They had been upstaged entirely and they were wiping away a few tears as well. Once I regained my composure, I asked the museum director if we might, somehow, give the man a ride. He had certainly earned it. That discussion then became that of how-the-HELL-are-we-going-to-get-him-up-there-without-killing-him?
Mr. Kersey went to war at the ripe old age of 25...and it was now the late 90's. He was not a young man...then, and especially not now! So, while some folks were trying to round up a boarding ladder, I asked him if he was game enough for a ride. Well, folks, I might just as well have rang the bell and opened the gates at the Kentucky Derby. Mr. Kersey bolted. He dropped his advanced years on the ground and scrambled up onto the tank (no small feat on a Sherman) with three points of contact... all the way up to the commander's hatch, just like he had done it yesterday. I had seen this miracle before.
NEVER underestimate an old veteran.
So began my most important moments (short though they may have been) spent with the Sherman tank. I gave Mr. Kersey his first ride in 'his tank' in many, MANY long years. He and I were alone together and off for a little jaunt and all he could say was, "Riding in the commander's position is a damned sight better than riding in the loader's position." I was sure he was up there reliving some old memories so I kept my mouth shut.
Thank you Mr. Kersey, for your service to our country. I salute you.
Cheers,
TJ
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Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
My father was a tank commander in WW2. 1st Infantry Division, 745th Tank Battallion. "Our Tracks Lead to Victory". His tank was a M4 Sherman fitted with a 105. Such tanks were known as an "assault gun".
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"On the day when crime puts on the apparel of innocence, through a curious reversal peculiar to our age, it is innocence that is called on to justify itself." Albert Camus
"On the day when crime puts on the apparel of innocence, through a curious reversal peculiar to our age, it is innocence that is called on to justify itself." Albert Camus
Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
I would say if someone has claustrophobia he would have no business being in a WW2 tank, from looks of the picture, ample room is not there.
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1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416
Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
I can tell you from personal experience that 8 people in an M48 is a really tight squeeze but when that is the only way out without getting filled with holes you live with it!
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
Since there's very little to report, here's a little more Show & Tell.
Produced by Executive Line, a company that makes promotional tools for industry (and guys like me who were never any good at estimating gauge) here's a handy-dandy little tool for taking all the guesswork out of things. Front side has actual measurements. Opposite side has the gauge size indicators. Naturally, the round holes are for wire sizes and the gaps leading to the round holes are for determining the gauge of metal. Brilliant!
And this little Roper Whitney product (Model No.5, Junior) is going to require a little lubrication and a light tidy-up and it will be better than it is at the moment. It actually works fine as-is, but it looks awful and a little light oil will ensure continued usefulness. It's used for making perfect and precisely uniform little holes in light sheet metal, over and over and over....for rivets and stuff like that. It really makes the work easy.
These are surprisingly inexpensive, by the way. I may even invest in the slightly larger model with a deeper throat at some point.
I experimented with it on a soup can that is going out into my carport to hold all my little odds and ends for the air hose. I wanted it to hang on a hook so punching a hole with my 'new' tool seemed like just the thing to do. I got along without one for a very long time because drilling those holes was the next best option. Frankly, doing that wasted a lot of my time and money, so I'm very pleased to have it.
Cheers,
TJ
Produced by Executive Line, a company that makes promotional tools for industry (and guys like me who were never any good at estimating gauge) here's a handy-dandy little tool for taking all the guesswork out of things. Front side has actual measurements. Opposite side has the gauge size indicators. Naturally, the round holes are for wire sizes and the gaps leading to the round holes are for determining the gauge of metal. Brilliant!
And this little Roper Whitney product (Model No.5, Junior) is going to require a little lubrication and a light tidy-up and it will be better than it is at the moment. It actually works fine as-is, but it looks awful and a little light oil will ensure continued usefulness. It's used for making perfect and precisely uniform little holes in light sheet metal, over and over and over....for rivets and stuff like that. It really makes the work easy.
These are surprisingly inexpensive, by the way. I may even invest in the slightly larger model with a deeper throat at some point.
I experimented with it on a soup can that is going out into my carport to hold all my little odds and ends for the air hose. I wanted it to hang on a hook so punching a hole with my 'new' tool seemed like just the thing to do. I got along without one for a very long time because drilling those holes was the next best option. Frankly, doing that wasted a lot of my time and money, so I'm very pleased to have it.
Cheers,
TJ
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Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
Cool tools. 
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1963 M151 Willys DoD 10-63 in Baltimore
1989 Alley Cat. "work in Progress"
NRA Life Member
American Legion Post 275 Fl
US Army 6 years 2nd Armored Cavalry Bindlach Germany
Colorado Army Nat. Guard 5 years
Md Air Guard 15 years active duty on C-130's
Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
Hey there, fellas. I'm back. The Good Doctor took advantage of some of the substantial discounts her medical group has to offer and we did our anniversary in FABULOUS LAS VEGAS!
Now THIS is what a hotel lobby should look like!
I was thinking some serious time away from the frenetic pace of my usual grind. Nope! We ran around like there would be no tomorrow but, the real fun (and slower pace) was to be found away from The Strip and (mostly) away the stale odor of cigarettes. Vegas has some really cool stuff to see and do and.... some exceptionally good antiques venues which I wallowed in. Naturally, we also took in one of their wonderful shows.
Just pick one! (They're ALL good).
Doc took some time to get some sun. Because I do not sunbathe, I went exploring. Why do I not sunbathe? Mostly because people with good intentions assume I'm a beached whale and they keep trying to roll me back in the water!
While being lost and finding my way back to the hotel I stumbled upon THIS 'green' place... ( I'll let their website do the talking. )
https://www.battlefieldvegas.com/
Didn't take the time to explore that venue but it's a real eyeful on the OUTSIDE. I would recommend taking a peek via Google Earth. It's on Industrial Drive and located almost directly behind Circus Circus, so... look one block off The Strip.
Another exceptional place was here -
https://www.neonmuseum.org/
I dig the old stuff so THIS place pushed ALL my buttons. We did the right thing and took the night tour. And I might add that on the way to the museum I came across a really cool neon sign that was, in every inch, representative of the continual rise and decline of Las Vegas. It seems that The Peter Pan Motel (1963-2000) had escaped their notice. (You can Google Image that place and see if you don't agree with me on the matter of the sign.) The place now looked as though it just might be slated for demolition. So, when I brought it up and showed them pictures, they were very excited.
Did I just save a little piece of their community's history? Who knows!
Had a great time. Now, ready to get back to work.
Cheers,
TJ
Now THIS is what a hotel lobby should look like!
I was thinking some serious time away from the frenetic pace of my usual grind. Nope! We ran around like there would be no tomorrow but, the real fun (and slower pace) was to be found away from The Strip and (mostly) away the stale odor of cigarettes. Vegas has some really cool stuff to see and do and.... some exceptionally good antiques venues which I wallowed in. Naturally, we also took in one of their wonderful shows.
Just pick one! (They're ALL good).
Doc took some time to get some sun. Because I do not sunbathe, I went exploring. Why do I not sunbathe? Mostly because people with good intentions assume I'm a beached whale and they keep trying to roll me back in the water!
While being lost and finding my way back to the hotel I stumbled upon THIS 'green' place... ( I'll let their website do the talking. )
https://www.battlefieldvegas.com/
Didn't take the time to explore that venue but it's a real eyeful on the OUTSIDE. I would recommend taking a peek via Google Earth. It's on Industrial Drive and located almost directly behind Circus Circus, so... look one block off The Strip.
Another exceptional place was here -
https://www.neonmuseum.org/
I dig the old stuff so THIS place pushed ALL my buttons. We did the right thing and took the night tour. And I might add that on the way to the museum I came across a really cool neon sign that was, in every inch, representative of the continual rise and decline of Las Vegas. It seems that The Peter Pan Motel (1963-2000) had escaped their notice. (You can Google Image that place and see if you don't agree with me on the matter of the sign.) The place now looked as though it just might be slated for demolition. So, when I brought it up and showed them pictures, they were very excited.
Did I just save a little piece of their community's history? Who knows!
Had a great time. Now, ready to get back to work.
Cheers,
TJ
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Those old signs have been there for years and years and years. I remember seeing that place when I was racing out there and that was late 70's! I am sure the signs have changed over time but.................. I am really surprised it is still there with property value what it is out there. Or was, From what I have seen Vegas is on the decline. Sort of like Washington DC, You get one block off the strip it is a bit rough, two blocks is dicy and anything beyond that you better be well armed. I do know there are some really interesting living quarters in the storm tunnels under all those casinos out there. REALLY interesting!
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone
Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
Yeah, the areas off the strip are in decline but also experiencing some revitalization by small businesses that are actually kind of exceptional if you don't get all hung up on glitz. I didn't go all the way up into Las Vegas, City of...so I cannot comment on that area. THIS place, on the other hand...
https://www.goodpie.com/
was worth mentioning. The shops all around it were based largely upon selling pop culture and... if you like pizza and excellent salad (and yeah..even ice cold beer) be sure to stop in.
Not sure what all these folks are going to do when the water runs out, though. Last time I visited, everyone was on a water-saving kick. Now...absolutely no mention of it and their water level is lower than ever. Weird. I don't know if it's just grim resolution or some plan to make as much money as they can, while they can.
Cheers,
TJ
https://www.goodpie.com/
was worth mentioning. The shops all around it were based largely upon selling pop culture and... if you like pizza and excellent salad (and yeah..even ice cold beer) be sure to stop in.
Not sure what all these folks are going to do when the water runs out, though. Last time I visited, everyone was on a water-saving kick. Now...absolutely no mention of it and their water level is lower than ever. Weird. I don't know if it's just grim resolution or some plan to make as much money as they can, while they can.
Cheers,
TJ
Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
That pizza sure looks good, pizza hut has no in dining here, I've had pizza for breakfast many times
mark
1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416
1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416
Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
We bought by-the-slice so we could try a variety of stuff.
The vinaigrette on the salad was tops in my book. Nice balance of all the goodies in the salad too.
Yeah! Despite my rather rotund shape, I DO eat salad. I'm in shape.
Round IS a shape.
The vinaigrette on the salad was tops in my book. Nice balance of all the goodies in the salad too.
Yeah! Despite my rather rotund shape, I DO eat salad. I'm in shape.
Round IS a shape.
Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
Happy Mother's Day.
(and you know who I'm talking about)
Cheers
TJ
Plankowner in The Wooden Spoon Club
(and you know who I'm talking about)
Cheers
TJ
Plankowner in The Wooden Spoon Club
Re: Beverly Hillbillies, Part Deux
WHAT IZZIT?
Brand is NATIONAL. The large sleeves with the conical ends are part number 8130 - Suffixes are 1, 2, 3.
Expansion of the collet is internal, by drawing it against a cone-shaped part at the end of the center shaft. This is achieved by screwing the outer most knurled nut inward or outward. A smaller shaft is included for use with the smaller collets.
This is independent of the larger sleeves (parts number 8130-x) whose relation to the collet (or whatever the collet is meant to hold) is determined by screwing the outermost knurled nut inward to apply pressure, or outward to relieve pressure. A knurled jam nut has a brass set screw as can be seen in the second photo.
Chiefly, I'd like to know what this tool's proper name is and what it was used for.
Cheers,
TJ
Latest input from another source suggests it is a vintage clutch alignment tool. Snap On USA Clutch Aligner A37 (A 37-6) Alignment Tool Set is almost a dead ringer for this.
Brand is NATIONAL. The large sleeves with the conical ends are part number 8130 - Suffixes are 1, 2, 3.
Expansion of the collet is internal, by drawing it against a cone-shaped part at the end of the center shaft. This is achieved by screwing the outer most knurled nut inward or outward. A smaller shaft is included for use with the smaller collets.
This is independent of the larger sleeves (parts number 8130-x) whose relation to the collet (or whatever the collet is meant to hold) is determined by screwing the outermost knurled nut inward to apply pressure, or outward to relieve pressure. A knurled jam nut has a brass set screw as can be seen in the second photo.
Chiefly, I'd like to know what this tool's proper name is and what it was used for.
Cheers,
TJ
Latest input from another source suggests it is a vintage clutch alignment tool. Snap On USA Clutch Aligner A37 (A 37-6) Alignment Tool Set is almost a dead ringer for this.
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