What Are They?

Based on technical drawings from 1909. Each one is 2 in. dia and 4-1/2 in. long.

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riveting tools.

Are they retained by the shallow groove?

I’m absolutely riveted, but what tools are they!!?

Before welding

After welding.

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@Box, is that your ship? The one you’ ve been working so hard on?

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Metal maracas \m/ .

Shep is correct. They are for doming the heads of iron rivets as you might see on a steam engine boiler or in old ironwork structures.

These were made in Australia by A. Goninan & Co Ltd.

Rivets

I think the shank was retained with a clamp but I haven’t come across the drawings for the machine yet. I found a close up showing a similar rivet snap in use.

A little adhesive tape and she’ll float.