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Tuesday, November 09, 2004

184. 5 1/4" long



185.



186. The top part of this tool can pivot all the way down to either handle. 13 1/2" long





187. 4 3/4" long



188. 7 3/4" long





Answers

posted by Rob H. at 8:16 AM

6 Comments:

  • 185. wire stripper

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11/10/2004 6:58 AM  

  • >187. fishing weight, deep sea

    Yes, it's a fishing sinker but I haven't yet been able to verify exactly what it's used for.

    >185. wire stripper

    Correct, any idea why the padding is necessary between the cutter and the stripper?

    By Blogger Rob H., at 11/10/2004 4:14 PM  

  • 184 Tobacco pipe reamer

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11/10/2004 5:04 PM  

  • >184 Tobacco pipe reamer

    Correct

    >185. Don't know either, I find these in phone trucks we buy & refurbish so I'm thinking phone wire is their purpose.

    I found some info on the wire cutter here:

    http://www.justtoolkits.com/42150.html


    >187. The length of this sinker would indicate heavy line. Ocean fishing??

    Probably, though I'm still looking into this one.

    By Blogger Rob H., at 11/11/2004 4:29 PM  

  • on #187 can you thread a wire through the middle end to end? BLACKSMITHS SOMETIMES USED A TOOL LIKE THIS TO REMOVE KINKS from wire by sliding it the length of the wire. and this looks to be hand forged

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12/25/2004 11:52 PM  

  • Going way back to 187 -- it's a trolling weight that can be added to the line without having to re-tie the line. I have a box of them my grandfather used for salmon trolling.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1/07/2005 1:40 AM  

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