Thursday, January 29, 2009

Set 269

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1525. 10" long, patented in 1880:

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1526. 5" long, submitted by a visitor who would like to find the exact purpose of this knife:

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1527. 72" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this machine:

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1528. 7-1/4" long, some unidentified hardware that was sent in by a visitor:

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1529. 3" long:

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1530. About 18" long:

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Set 268

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1519. 12-7/8" tall:
















1520. 1" x 7/8", the other side looks the same:
















1521. 7-3/4" long:















1522. 8-1/2" long:





















1523. 9-1/2" long, from the 1920's, submitted by a visitor:

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1524. 9" long:
























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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Set 267

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1514. 4" long, two white ceramic parts with a metal base:
















1515. 2" long, an unidentified piece of hardware submitted by a visitor:















1516. Approximately 20" long, circa 1860, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this item:

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1517. Around 36" long, patented in 1895:

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1518. 59" long overall:
























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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Set 266

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1507. 9-1/2" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this one:

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1508. Around 7-1/2" long:


























1509. Submitted by a visitor:
























1510. 15-1/2" long:





















1511. Approximately 2-1/2" long:
























1512. 2" long:





























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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Set 265

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Happy New Year!


1501. 55" tall:




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1502. 1-3/8" long:































1503. 7-1/2" long, another unidentified tool:





















1504. 14" long x 6" diameter:


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1505. 2-1/2" diameter:


























1506. 7" long, patented in 1885:

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