Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The object is to name the tool or how it was used, there is a link to the answers at the bottom of this page.


1. Approximately 8' diameter:

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2. 5" tall:






Two similar tools:






















3. 47" long, patented August 9, 1892:



















4. 20" long, patented in 1893:

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5. 10" long:

















6. Around 6-1/2" long, this spiked object might look like it's from a horror movie but it was made to serve a particular purpose:

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7. 14" tall:


















8. 30" long:





Pulling the trigger releases the two points near the end, if it's pulled once again they are retracted:















9. 6" long:


















10. 12" tall x 11" diameter:


















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12. 16" long:


















13. Approximately 18" long, this first photo is a salesman's sample and is smaller that the actual product. The two straight pieces can freely rotate.


40" long as seen below, it's a different model but used for the same purpose:


















14. 11-1/2" long, compressing the handles opens the jaws at both ends:















15. 6" long:















16. 25" long:















17. 10" long:















18. 4-3/4" long:















19. 2" tall:








A different model of the same piece of hardware:
















20. 5" long, patented in 1865:





It's spring returned to the position seen in the first two photos.















21. The subject here is the large wooden apparatus, the miscellaneous tools are not necessarily related to it:

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22. 8-1/4" long, invented in 1862:

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23. 59" long:


















24. 26" tall x 15" diameter, a hollowed log, open on both ends with a two piece lid that can be locked in place with a wedge:





There are two small notches at the bottom:















25. 7-1/2" long:
















26. The blade is 9-1/2" long, first patented in the 1870's:

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27. 12" long:


It's hollow from the base of the wedge at least up to the hole seen in the third photo:





14" long, used in a similar manner as the previous tool, hollow from the bottom up to the small hole in the side:







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Answers