The Tool marked Var is a seat tube clamp that allows you to clamp the frame on an external tube instead of the seat tube. The second tool is a mystery-it looks like some kind of extracting or removal tool, like a crown race remover.
Robert St.Cyr
Sacramento, California USA
> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:35:35 -0400
> From: hayesbikes@gmail.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] tool identification
>
> Does anyone know what the tools shown in the two auctions posted below are?
> What each does? Are they complete tools as shown?
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> http://ebay.com/
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> http://ebay.com/
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> The first is marked VAR and second appears to look like a VAR tool.
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> Thank you.
>
> Tom Hayes
> Chagrin Falls, Ohio USA