Set 195

1073. 3" long:













1074. 8-1/2" tall, patented in 1872:













1075. 3-1/4" OD, 1-1/4" ID, 7/8" thick, submitted by a visitor who is looking to find the exact purpose of this lock:













1076. 2" tall, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this one:









A different model of the same piece of hardware:
















1077. 9"-11" long:













1078. 23" long:
























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Set 194

The first three this week are unidentified tools that were sent in by visitors.


1067. 5" long, text on it reads:"8-2/0", "M&T" and "RM=00":



















1068. 12-1/2" long:













1069. This one was found in a second hand shop in Omaha, Nebraska; here is the owner's description of it:

It is made of wood, 47-1/2" long, top 11" is 7-1/2" around and the rest is 5-1/2" around. There is a wooden plug (that has a 7/8" hole in it) that goes into a 1-1/4" hole that goes thru to the bottom where there appears to be a marble. The bottom has a 1/4" criss cross 1/4" deep. Inside there is a 1/2" wooden dowel 44" long. Also 4" from the top there is a 1-3/8" hole on one side.

1070. 50" long:





A similar tool except that the jaws are angled:













1071. 3-1/2" long as seen in this first photo:



















1072. 6-3/4" long, for more guesses on this device take a look at Neatorama.















































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Set 193

1061. 4" long, another photo from Simon:













1062. 2-3/4" long:













1063. 10' tall:



















1064. 3/16" diameter, with a U.S. quarter:













1065. 7" long, made of lead, wood, and leather, submitted by a visitor:

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1066. 8-1/4" long, invented in 1862, for more guesses on this device take a look at Neatorama.

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Set 192

1055. 6-7/8" long, the pointer on the top is made of a thin piece of steel and will easily spring back and forth:








The knob on the back loosens the front and allows it to be rotated:

Turning the part on the far left moves the indicator in the center and adjusts the tension on the pointer.


The lower piece can also be rotated and then locked into place with the knob on the right:

The black part at the very bottom appears to be made of bakelite.












1056. 4" long:













1057. 6" diameter:
















1058. 24" long:
















1059. 40" tall:

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1060. The brass base is 3-1/4" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this device.










































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