Thursday, January 30, 2014

Set 530

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3091. 10" long:

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3092. 7" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.





























3093. 16" long:

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3094. 8" long:

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3095. 6-1/2" tall:

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3096. 3" and 4" long, sent in by a visitor who would like to find the purpose of these pieces of hardware, the tubes are all connected on the inside:

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Answers:




3091. This is a veneer hammer:

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3092. A dock worker's tool for moving burlap wrapped bales:





























3093. A vulcanizing clamp for repairing old automobile tube tires:

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3094. An orange peeler:

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3095. A Chicago Watch Clock Station for use by security guards when making their rounds, it held a key inside that was used on the guard's clock:























3096. No answer yet for these:

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4 comments:

  1. 3091 is a Veneer Hammer for laying veneer on a flat surface, like a table top.

    3093 (my guess) is a clamp for putting patches on old-style tires, where the patch was put on the inside of the tire.

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  2. 3094 Orange peeler.
    3096 Maple sap line connectors?

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  3. 3093 Clamp part of a car tire vulcanizer used to repair damage to tread areas.

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  4. 3096 tree sap spigots

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