Scott Atwater Bumper Jack?

[Buccaneer]

What would be the intended purpose of this Scott Atwater jack?
Pretty sure it’s not to lift cars!
Funny thing is, I used to have one similar, and maybe still do somewhere,
(that was my grandfather’s stuff)
and this one is for sale a short distance away.
Make me wonder what else Scott was dabbling in.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SCOTT-A … 1804994023?

Prepare to be boarded!

[wedgie]

They made the toys for Cracker Jack, so why not Bumper jacks 😆 ?

[mini-motors]

Before the advent of shock absorbing bumpers(early 70s), bumper jacks were the usual method of jacking up a car on the side of the road. But they were usually mechanical.

[raglover]

I seem to remember reading that Scott Atwater made jacks and other tools before the outboards. Maybe I read it in the old outboard book

[wedgie]

quote Raglover:

I seem to remember reading that Scott Atwater made jacks and other tools before the outboards. Maybe I read it in the old outboard book

I’ve seen a Scott atwater jack on Ebay.

[frankr]

The instructions on the label clearly mentions raising the car and placing wheel blocks before you do. Well maybe not "clearly" but read the missing words in the holes.

Yeah, I remember bumper jacks, and those thin stamped bumpers they hooked under. But can’t say I ever saw a fancy hydraulic one. Must have been for Cadillacs and Packards.

[reivertom]

I feel old when you guys have to explain things like "bumper jacks"……

[Buccaneer]

Some day we’ll be explaining "bumpers" that you could actually use
a jack on to lift the car.

Prepare to be boarded!

[burt]

But do you remember bolt-on and chain secured towing plates…those toobars that you could chain to your real bumper and use the ball hitch to tow just about anything? Man I miss the days before plastic fantastic items and wimmen.

[wiscoboater]

^^^^^^ I remember those! You could rent them at Uhaul^^^

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