need some help

RTV glue made this item obsolete.

haven't seen one of those in many many years

i had a much smaller version for bicycle tires

i can remember taking a flat to the local garage
and having them fix it, patch the tire, then patch the tube

no tubeless tires on my car back then

My dad had one, he used it when needed to patch a tube, I think my brother got it when Dad passed away. Brings back memories

IAMICHABOD wrote:
My dad had one of these,he used it to put on hot vulcanized patches on tires,there is a piece missing,it has 4 fingers that push onto the hot patch. I saw him use it many times when I was young.

Triggered some cobwebs in the distant reaches of the brain. Remember seeing tire shops use those back in my teenage years of the 60’s.

D.E.Bishop wrote:
IAMICHABOD AND MEXICOWANDERER, you two must be very close to my age to remember your fathers using tools like that. I loved watching my Dad and brothers fixing flats, mostly on bicycle tubes, with those hot patches. I do remember getting in a little trouble for lighting one of those just for fun. The clamp Dad had wasn't as fancy as the one shown by the OP, none the less, I do remember the four fingers that held the metal cup down.

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Ya at 70 it is nice to see the things that my Dad used back in the day when you could work on everything and fix it all yourself. I too really liked to set fire to those old hot patches,my Dad always let me do that so I could say that I helped.

He was a what is now called disparagingly a " Shade Tree Mechanic" but we always had cars that were always in great running condition and he could fix almost anything,back in his day you had to or you didn't have it.

I learned a lot from him and it has served me well all these years,with Fathers Day coming I thank him for all he taught me.

IAMICHABOD AND MEXICOWANDERER, you two must be very close to my age to remember your fathers using tools like that. I loved watching my Dad and brothers fixing flats, mostly on bicycle tubes, with those hot patches. I do remember getting in a little trouble for lighting one of those just for fun. The clamp Dad had wasn't as fancy as the one shown by the OP, none the less, I do remember the four fingers that held the metal cup down.

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Iamichabod,. That is exactly what it is. I did some additional research and found it. Thanks.!!

Tire vulcanizing clamp

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Antique-cast-iron-vulcanizing-clamp-tire-repair-Primitive-Vintage-/263431177355

IAMICHABOD I think my memory is off and I believe you are correct

My dad had one of these,he used it to put on hot vulcanized patches on tires,there is a piece missing,it has 4 fingers that push onto the hot patch. I saw him use it many times when I was young.