Set 325

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1861. 32" long:




























1862. Approximately 36" diameter, in the 1820s a new use was found for this wagon wheel rim which they hung in the town square, the idea here is to determine the new purpose for it:



























1863. About 8' long:
























1864. 9" tall, from the 1500s:




























1865. Almost 7' tall:




























1866. Around 8" long, from the 1850s, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this device:

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1861. This device was used to tie corn shocks:




























1862. The wagon wheel rim was hung in the town square to be used as a fire alarm, it was rung by hand with a piece of metal back in the day when every man in the town was a volunteer fireman.



























1863. A harrow, after land was plowed the harrow was pulled over the soil to break up large clumps of dirt.
























1864. A rushlight, a small torch made by soaking the dried pith of a rush plant in fat:




























1865. A gum tree smokehouse used for curing meat with smoke, this tree section was cut around 1870 and was originally roofed with clapboards.



Another use for a large tree was to make a barn out of it:

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1866. A trap for animals, it has two barrels for firing projectiles and two barbs on the end for holding the animal fast, patent number 17,279:

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It was on display with some knife pistols:

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A couple more knife pistols:

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Set 324

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1855. Around 7" long:

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1856. 60" tall:

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1857. 42" long, submitted by a visitor who is looking to find the purpose of these solid brass rods:

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1858. 6-1/2" tall:

























1859. 5" long, another unidentified piece of hardware:

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1860. 12" diameter:

























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1855. A Linstock that was utilized by the gun captain to ignite a cannon, it used a smoldering match rope that was soaked in potassium nitrate. It's missing its long wood handle.

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1856. A Chandler & Price treadle operated press with which one man could print over 1000 pages per hour, c.1910.

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1857. Propeller shafts for small boats:

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1858. A fire grenade, it was thrown onto a fire, when the glass broke it released chemicals that would extinguish the flames.

























1859. Haven't been able to verify any of the guesses on this piece of hardware:

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1860. An anti tank mine:


















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1849. The sphere is about 2-1/2" diameter, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this one and a chance to win a T-shirt:

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1850. This 12' long chain was sent in by a visitor who is looking to find its exact purpose:

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1851. 3-1/2" diameter, this unidentified item was also submitted by a visitor:


























1852. Approximately 54" long:

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It was patented in the 1890s
























1853. Around 7" long:

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1854. About 30" long, from the late 1700s:

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1849. A fog nozzle for a fireman's hose, it was a predecessor to today's nozzle where a twist of the tip can change the water pattern from straight stream to various fog patterns. Years ago the fog nozzle was favored but currently the straight stream is preferred.

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Another similar nozzle:

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1850. Haven't been able to verify any of the guesses for this one, the most popular suggestions are:
- gun cleaning chain
- fish stringer

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1851. A device used for darning stockings:


























1852. A corn harvester, it was pulled between rows of corn by a horse, and the two blades on the sides would cut the stalks. Text on it reads "Dain's Safety Corn Cutter, Dain Mfg. Co., Carrollton, Mo."

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Patent number 572,967
























1853. A Wade Fiber Phonograph Needle Cutter No. 2, patent number 1,212,292:

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1854. A wooden saddle used on pack animals to transport materials to the western territory during the late 1700s.

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