Set 176
1019. 2-3/16" long:
The outer two are imprinted with a 4 on the large end and a 3 on the other, while the middle one is marked with a 1 (small end) and a 2.
The ends can be unscrewed and/or pulled out of the cylinders, five pieces total for each.
All of the threads have two slots and all three cylinders have a different inside dimension. I've shown these to a lot of people, so far no one has been able to identify them.
1020. 6" diameter, made around 1800:
1021. 12" long, patented in 1876:
From Ron White's collection
1022. 16-1/2" long:
From Jim Brown's collection
1023. 1-1/4" diameter, thanks to Bill for submitting this one, more guesses at Neatorama:
Patented in 1899
1024. 15" long, text on this device reads "The Leeds and Northrup Co., Scientific Instruments, Philadelphia":
Answers
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The outer two are imprinted with a 4 on the large end and a 3 on the other, while the middle one is marked with a 1 (small end) and a 2.
The ends can be unscrewed and/or pulled out of the cylinders, five pieces total for each.
All of the threads have two slots and all three cylinders have a different inside dimension. I've shown these to a lot of people, so far no one has been able to identify them.
1020. 6" diameter, made around 1800:
1021. 12" long, patented in 1876:
From Ron White's collection
1022. 16-1/2" long:
From Jim Brown's collection
1023. 1-1/4" diameter, thanks to Bill for submitting this one, more guesses at Neatorama:
Patented in 1899
1024. 15" long, text on this device reads "The Leeds and Northrup Co., Scientific Instruments, Philadelphia":
Answers
Last week's set is seen below, click here to view the entire post:
More discussion and comments on these photos can be found at the newsgroup rec.puzzles.
Labels: Gunpowder, Science, Woodworking
4 Comments:
1021 - is a saw sharpener
1024 - seems to be a reference reistance
By
Ray, at 6/28/2007 5:26 AM
1024 - make that "resistance"
By
Ray, at 6/28/2007 5:30 AM
1020- is a sundial which fires the cannon at a set time(usually noon)
By
Anonymous, at 6/28/2007 9:47 AM
>1021 - is a saw sharpener
>1024 - seems to be a reference resistance
>1020- is a sundial which fires the cannon at a set time(usually noon)
These are all correct.
By
Rob H., at 6/29/2007 3:59 PM
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