The Traditional Tools Group Inc.

An interesting mechanical contraption was sitting on a shelf in a coastal shed, it had been sitting there for many years; the relic was a crimping machine, caked with rust, spider webs and the usual cock-roach eggs. See figure 1. At first glance this small hand operated device appeared beyond restoring however, after a critical glance I could see that it had no obvious damage, appeared complete, consequently my resolve not to take any more rusty stuff back to my shed went out the window.