Lostwrench1

I think they are too heavy to be automotive.

Jiggler Keys.

Bingo!, Kurtruk. You got it!

From my box of stuff in the basement, this hints of Ford, but, truck? Auto? It measures around 3 x 4 inches. What I find interesting is its thickness, more than an inch. Any ideas on this one? Thanks.

Well, after much effort, my best matches found are the emblems on hand held coal miners' lamps. Emblems on some of those lamps well match the size and shape of the one shown, but, not the words.

I haven't given up.

Ahaa, I also see that the photo was taken in 1947 so it can't be a 1949.

1949.

Wow, I agree. Good call.

I'll go with its being a spreader. Note on the second one, one of the arms of the rotating piece is broken off, probably from that end's being hit with a hammer to have the tapered edges get a bite into something like the area between a cylinder head and block. Or, the arms themselves being hit for extra force to break a seal. A bolt through the two holes with two nuts between the blades, rotated, would give additional spreading force.

Yes, Connecticut.

I found the photo elsewhere on the internet. It had the caption "Dover".

The large building is the town hall of Marblehead, Massachusetts. The boys are standing in front of the police station. The building still stands today and is in great shape.

That cookie looks delicious.

Not a perfect match but the closest I could find is a 1946 Studebaker.