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I've been collecting unusual objects for quite a while, and several years ago I started posting them on this site as puzzles for visitors to figure out what they are. Most of the items are mine but a few belong to others, if you aren't interested in tools there are plenty of other type objects that have also been posted.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Set 238

1338. This device has been sitting on someone's mantle for years but no one knows what it's for, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on it.













1339. 5" long:





















1340. 9" long:

From Stan Seevers' collection
















1341. Another unidentified piece submitted by a visitor, the tray at the bottom can be rotated but the small container can't be removed:



















1342. 4" long:























1343. One more unidentified device sent in by a reader of this site, the part on the right is 3" long:












































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More discussion and comments on these photos can be found at the newsgroup rec.puzzles.

posted by Rob H. at 1:28 AM

6 Comments:

  • 1342. Exhaust pipe expander

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6/26/2008 4:55 AM  

  • 1338. If there's a vacuum inside it could be a triode tube.

    I agree with the pipe expander answer.

    By Blogger Unknown, at 6/26/2008 7:18 AM  

  • 1339: Tool for marking dovetail joints (woodworking).

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6/26/2008 7:33 AM  

  • 1343: sampler of some kind? Since it's brass and we had Naval navigation tools the last two weeks, I'm guessing a bottom sampler.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6/27/2008 12:16 PM  

  • 1341. It look to me like a mount for an old "Newton" type telescope. Not exactly like this original Newton´s telescope (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NewtonsTelescopeReplica.jpg) but close.

    The holes in the tray are for keep the eye pieces.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6/29/2008 1:31 AM  

  • 1342 is a pip expander for fitting. That tool is still used today.
    1338 is used to either measure capacitance or static charge.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7/01/2008 7:22 PM  

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