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1495. These are all approximately 3" to 4" tall:







From Dan Gaier's collection


















1496. Submitted by a visitor:






















1497. 18" long:




























1498. 8" long, another one sent in by a visitor, who is looking to find the purpose of this device, the long steel pieces are threaded on the ends:

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1499. 3-1/2" long:




















1500. 12-3/4" long, circa 1915, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses.
































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