1441. The cylinders are each about 4" long:
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Several of the patent drawings for this one:
Another version of this device:
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1442. From New York, c. 1840:
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A similar piece of equipment:
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1443. Another photo by Simon
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1444. 10-1/4" long:
1445. 2" long:
Twisting this device brings out the cylinder:
1446. 6-1/4" long:
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1443. Asphalt paver
ReplyDelete1445. Cuts a plug out of something?
1442 Cotton Gin
ReplyDelete1443 Asphalt Street Repaver
1445 Cigar Cutter
1443 - A concrete curb maker.
ReplyDelete1441: Steam Whistle?
ReplyDelete1441. Steam engine indicator card device. Plots Pressure vs. Volume (% piston stroke) to determine how efficiently the engine is running. Can be used to diagnose problems in the engine.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of the other comments on this post.
ReplyDeleteBut 1446 looks like a puller of some sort. Gear puller, spring puller, or like the battery terminal puller shown in a previous post.
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ReplyDelete1441. Steam engine indicator
1443. Concrete paver
1445. Cigar punch
1446. Don't know exactly what this was for, but I agree that it appears to be some type of puller.
My friend linked me to this site last night and now I can't get enough of it. Hahaha. It's simply fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI knew the paver though... I worked road construction as a summer job this year. Haha.
1444 seems like it's designed to hook onto something in order to turn it or pry it. The length multiplies the torque applied on the handle so at nearly a foot long it tells me whatever it is must be difficult to move.
ReplyDeleteFrom the look of the spring on the tool I assume it has a very high spring constant which would make that part difficult to move in itself, which would also support the idea that whatever to tool is for must be difficult to move.
But I could be completely off track.
1441. Gauge for measuring and recording atmospheric pressure vs. time. The upper cylinder rotates by virtue of a weight hung on the brass hook and string wrapped around it. A sheet of paper is fastened by 2 vertical clips on the upper cylinder. Pen on end of arm goes up and down based on pressure differential within cylinder.
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1443. Concrete curb forming machine
1444. Bottle cap opener
1445. Cigar punch
1446. Device to lift and carry a steel track to lay for a railroad.
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