Set 174

1007. 11" long:






Another version of the same device:

From John Sindelar's collection


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1008. The part on the left is about 18" long:

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1009. 12-1/2" tall, made of silver and brass, from Germany
circa 1652:



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1010. The word on the second line gave away the answer so a couple of its letters were removed, 13" long:



From Jim Brown's collection.











1011. 15" wide, pivoting the handle 180 degrees raises the upper part about 1":












1012. 16" tall, made in Europe around 1700, take a look at Neatorama on Thursday for more guesses on this one:







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Set 172

995. Releasing the lock mechanism and turning the dial will loosen the rope and allow the two pieces of wood to be separated (approximately 6"-8" maximum). Patented in 1877, 12" long:

Take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this device, he's giving away two T-shirts this week, one for the first correct answer and another for most humorous guess.











996. 10-3/4" long:

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997a. 4" long, this tool has three functions:













998. 11" long, the head of this hammer is made of metal:

From Jim Brown's collection.











999. 16-1/2" long, this tool is missing its wood handle:














1000. 18" tall:






































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Set 164

946. Approximately 11" long, this tool is over 160 years old:




















947. 6-1/2" long, more guesses on this one can be seen on Neatorama:


The bottom is hollow.












948. 8-3/4" long:














949. 2" long:












950. 5" wide:












951. 48" long:































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Set 142

811. 5-5/8" tall:















The remaining pictures in this set were shot at the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association meeting last week, thanks to everyone there who allowed me to take these photos of their tools.


812. 5-1/2" long, the two upper pieces can be rotated:













813. 2" diameter











814. Approx. 4" tall:




A similar device, 5" diameter; along with naming these items also describe what profession used them and where:











815. 8" long, from the collection of Jim Moffet:


The two end pieces can pivot relative to one another, most likely used with the pieces at angle of 30 degrees or less.











816. Approx. 10" long, though it was probably used for numerous purposes, name the two particular things that this tool was primarily used with:














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