Scott Atwater Bumper Jack?

[dan-in-tn]

Burt, you mean before everything was made out of CPS! Cheap Plastic *?#%* Stuff or any of your other suitable nouns.

Dan in TN

[mini-motors]

There used to be these things called "records" that we would listen to music with.

[dave-bernard]

And McDonalds sold it’s first millionth hamburger @ 10 cents

[dsaulsbury]

If you google "US patent 2259789", one of the results is "Oct. 21′, 1941;"
Click on it, pick open in the dialog box and the pdf file should open in your browser or the default pdf reader.

Here is the direct link:

https://www.google.com/url?q=http://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US2259789.pdf&sa=U&ved=0CAQQFjAAahUKEwjx2cfw-uTHAhWEcD4KHeGJB_M&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNHzbrGAk4tfbrrVhlb3AODTgHgVJw

Don

[skeg]

Scott-Atwater Manufacturing was the mother company who oversaw outboard production and also Scott-Atwater Foundry which was a separate entity. Cliff Scott oversaw the foundry for quite some time. The foundry produced many products such as Irons, ash trays, Manhole covers, and very large floor jacks that were used for heavy equipment. During the war effort The Scott-Atwater facilities were converted to produce Parts for Bombers and rifles and wide array of many items.

From the ad posted I was able to make out patent number 2259789 which shows that this item was invented by Cliff Atkins of Marquette company in Minneapolis Minnesota. It was applied for in 1940 and granted in 1941. There other patent numbers listed but were not legible in the ad. It is quite possible that this was made for the war effort and also sold commercially. Determining the other patent numbers could lead to more clues.

[skeg]

Search Google for Scott-Atwater Jack and click images. You will see floor Jacks, Bottle Jacks, and Bumper Jacks etc.
Skeg

[Tubs]

quote Dave Bernard:

And McDonalds sold it’s first millionth hamburger @ 10 cents

Actually they were 15 cents.
Friday night was grocery shopping night and we always stopped at McDonalds.
About $20.00 got 4 or 5 sacks full of groceries. Then dad would let me drive
the 53 Cadillac home. I was 14.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

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