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1651. Approximately 5" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this one:






















1652. 2" long, submitted by visitor who is looking to find information on this piece:

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1653. 14" long:

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1654. 2-3/4" diameter:






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1655. 6-3/4" long, this set of unidentified instruments was found in Yugoslavia and was sent in by a visitor who would like to know how they were used:

The top four are labeled 32, 30, 23 and 19. Each of them has a small rotating geared wheel at the tip. The largest wheel is on the #30 instrument, the #23 is smaller, and the #19 is smaller that the #23. The top one, #32 is somewhere in-between, and is configured differently, looking somewhat like a pen. The tool at the bottom has a point on one end and a small ball on the other.

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1656. Around 2" long:


























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1645. Approximately 8" long:
























1646. 16-1/2" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this one:




















1647. 12" long, the main question here is what trade was the intended market for this hammer?









The patent shows a part on the end that is not seen in the photos:


















1648. Submitted by a visitor who is looking to find more information on this equipment:

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1649. 15" long, another unidentified piece of hardware:

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1650. 6" long:


























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1639. Approximately 11" long:





















1640. Around 12" long:




















1641. 17" long:

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1642. 1-7/8" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this one, and a chance to win a Camaro Wireless Mouse.

















1643. Submitted by a visitor who is looking to find the exact purpose for this device:



It's about 26" long, the bronze part is either cast or brazed to a piece of heavy walled 3/4" pipe. Inside the handle is an old style micro switch and it appears that the wires would have been fed down through the pipe.




















1644. Another unidentified item sent in by a visitor:

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1633. 6" long:

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1634. Approximately 4" long:

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1635. 3-1/8" long, sent in by a visitor:























1636. 6-1/2" long:














1637. The idea here is to determine where this fan would have been typically found, patented in 1911:

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1638. About 24" long:

























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