A tool is any hand=held instrument or simple piece of equipment used to do a particular kind of work. Shown below are items from the CSS Museum and new items if purchased today. Scope, Range – Manufactured by Saturn Telescope, Berkeley CA., this instrument is used to observe target hits on a weapons range. Shaves, spoke …
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Wrench, Monkey
A “monkey wrench” is a hand-forged adjustable wrench from the early 1900s. The monkey wrench is a type of adjustable wrench, a 19th century American refinement of 18th-century English horse-drawn coach wrenches. It was widely used in the 19th and early 20th century. It is still occasionally used in maintenance and repair when convenient. The term monkey wrench is sometimes …
Irons, Soldering, Copper Tip
Soldering and brazing are thought to have originated very early in the history of metalworking, probably before 4000 BC. Sumerian swords from c. 3000 BC were assembled using hard soldering. Soldering was historically used in making jewelry, cookware and cooking tools, assembling stained glass, and other uses. Soldering is the process by which two pieces of …
Hammer, Nails, Pliers
A tool is any hand-held instrument or simple piece of equipment used to do a particular kind of work. Shown below are items from the CSS Museum and new items if purchased today. Hammer, ball – A ball-peen, also known as a machinist’s hammer, is a type of peening (part of the head of a hammer, or round ball) …
Drill, File, Gauge
A tool is any hand-held instrument or simple piece of equipment used to do a particular kind of work. Shown below are items from the CSS Museum and new items if purchased today. Drill, hand (breast) – This portable breast drill was placed against the chest or shoulder to increase the pressure and force the drill …
Calipers, Chisel, Drift Tool
A tool is any hand-held instrument or simple piece of equipment used to do a particular kind of work. Shown are items from the CSS Museum, used by RCEME Craftsmen, and some new items if purchased today. Calipers –Calipers are used to take precise measurements of the inside, outside, depth measurements of objects. Calipers are used in …
Blowtorch
Blowtorches are typically a single, hand-held unit, with their draught (current of air) supplied by a natural draught of air and the liquid fuel pressurized initially by a hand plunger pump, then by regenerative heating (heat exchanger) once the torch is in operating state. The blowtorch (blowlamp) is of ancient origin and was used as a tool …
Titles, Shoulder, Canadian Army Service Corps
The Canadian Army Service Corps was established by General Order # 141 in the Non-Permanent Active Militia on 1 November 1901 and in the Permanent Active Militia in 1903. The Canadian Permanent Army Service Corps was redesignated The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps on 3 Nov 1919. The CASC was modelled directly off the British Army Service Corps to provide all transportation …
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Gauge, Go/No-go
A go/no-go gauge refers to an inspection tool used to check a workpiece against its allowed tolerances via a go/no-go test. Its name is derived from two tests: the check involves the workpiece having to pass one test (go) and fail the other (no-go). A go/no-go gauge is an integral part of the quality process that is used in the manufacturing industry to ensure interchangeability …
Tools, Horse, Grooming and Cleaning
Horses were widely used before and during the First World War by Cavalry, Artillery and Service Corps personnel before mechanization. Approximately 25,000 horses and mules were used overseas by Canada in the 1WW. Keeping a horse’s hooves cleaned was an important part of keeping a horse healthy. If a horse’s shoes were filled with twigs, …