The first snatch block I bought on ebay was made by Western, Lockport NY. It was such a well-made tool. I just had to pull the main axle, a 1/2 inch bolt, and grease it up, and it worked great.
I liked the way the letters WESTERN BLOCK CO LOCKPORT NY were formed into the sides of the pulley housing.
That got good to me so I bought 3 more Western snatch blocks.
Western is long gone from Lockport, I bet these beautiful old tools are 100 years old.
