Thursday, November 18, 2010

Set 363

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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:



























Answers:


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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11 comments:

  1. 2091 Piano key linkage parts.

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  2. 2089- three bareled gun. Notice the touchholes in each barrel.
    2091. I concur, piano keys. I almost guessed tally sticks, but you can see the black and white on the keys.
    2092 Look like thumb cuffs to me as well
    2094 Badge holder? possibly with film for radiation dosimetry?

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  3. 2089: 3-Barrel Pole Cannon

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNXkUA0KFNY

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  4. 2094: Universal Mobile Phone Holder

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  5. 2093 is either an old spin top or a plumb bob

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  6. The video says 15th century hand cannon. They had percussion caps in the 15th century?

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  7. 2093 I'm pretty sure this is a part of a tooth from an asphalt milling machine.

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  8. Item 2076 from Oct is a S.I (safety, ignition) device from a 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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