Set 364

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2095. 9-1/2" long:

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2096. This tool was submitted from Germany by someone who would like to find the exact purpose of it:

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2097. Approximately 2-1/2" tall:























2098. Around 8" diameter:

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2099. 7-1/4" diameter:

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2100. About 12" long:

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Answers:



2095. A Pyro Optical Pyrometer, it's a temperature measurement instrument that works by allowing the operator to compare the intensity of light radiated from a target to the known brightness of an internal calibrated lamp. It is for use in many different industrial applications, including molten metals, forging, refractories, investment casting, and calibration procedures.

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2096. Haven't yet been able to verify exactly what this tool was made to measure:

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2097. A faucet drinking fountain attachment, closing the hole at the bottom causes water to come out of the top:























2098. A Pro-Mark wheel balancer:

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2099. The owner of this device thinks that it could be a laboratory sterilizer:

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2100. A fence making tool with a hammer, hatchet, nail puller and screwdriver:

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An update from a few weeks ago:


2076. An S.I. (safety, ignition) device from a military countermeasure flare. It fits within the casing and is ejected along with the charge, releasing the springs and allowing the ignition through the threaded hole. The burning on the back of the device is from the high temp fuel who's heat signature is designed to attract anti-aircraft missiles.













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2089. 15" long:

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2090. 12-1/2" long:

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2091. The container is around 20" long:

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2092. About 4" long:





















2093. This unidentified item was found by someone who was using an auger to dig a hole for a street light foundation in West Virginia:
























2094. Approximately 5" long, the disks on the right are magnetized and fit into the larger part, pushing the button on the left helps to remove the disks:

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There is some adhesive on the back of the larger part:



























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2089. It was marked "18th century hand wrought cannon", though it's probably a replica from the mid 1900s:

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This video shows how it was used, you could skip to 2:40 to see it being fired:


















2090. A blind hole locator for use in the automotive or airline industry, if there are two pieces of sheet metal, one atop the other and the bottom one has a hole in it and you want to make a matching hole in the upper piece, this tool could be used to determine the exact location of the hole:

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2091. These are all piano keys:

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2092. A pair of thumb cuffs for use by law enforcement:




















2093. Haven't been able to verify any of the guesses for this item:


















2094. A universal phone holder that is mounted onto a car dashboard, one of the disks is attached to the phone so it can be held by the base:

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A couple of updates from last week:


2085. According to Orsa Link:, this is a plastic couplink for connecting plastic chain:

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2088. Someone sent me the photo below that shows how drag links were connected to another chain via wooden slats:





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2083. 10-1/2" long, from the Philippines, Ca. 1800s:

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2084. 11" long:

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2085. 2-1/2" long, submitted by a visitor who is looking to identify this item, the black and white pieces can be separated:

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2086. 12-1/2" diameter, Ca. 1850s:

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2087. Approximately 5" long:

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2088. Around 5-1/2" long:

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2083. A Dayak blow dart quiver with a belt hook:

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The other item is a tear gas billy club for use by law enforcement, one of which was posted on this site a while ago:

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2084. A socket organizer for holding a set of sockets:

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2085. A plastic couplink for connecting plastic chain:

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2086. A gunshield from India, black powder and a projectile were loaded from the front:

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A view of the other side, the long part at the bottom is the trigger, the four rings probably held two leather straps:



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2087. A piston ring expander:

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2088. A section of chain that was used on farm equipment, the arm with the two holes is a drag link, it would have been connected to another chain via a wooden slat as seen in the photo below:





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This thresher has some similar chain:

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