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2107. Approximately 5' x 2':
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2108. 19" tall, also describe the purpose of the small inner container:
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2109. 30" tall:
2110. The base is around 12" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this device and a chance to win a T-shirt:
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2111. 9-1/2" long:
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2112. 7" long, sent in by a visitor who is looking to identify this tool:
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Answers:
2107. A receiver hitch rack for carrying cargo on the back of a vehicle:
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2108. An Austrian wine decanter, the inner container is for holding ice:
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2109. A golfer's bag shag, it stores practice balls and is also used to pick up the balls by pushing the tube down on them which forces them up and back into the bag:
2110. A conical spring winder for making bed springs:
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2111. Autocraft auto body fender beading pliers:
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2112. Haven't been able to verify the exact purpose for this tool, it's probably some type of tension gauge:
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
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2109 is for picking up golf balls
ReplyDelete2107. is a lluggage rack which slides into a reciever hitch on the back of a vehicle.
ReplyDelete2111. are they an pair of pliers for straightening the drip rail on old cars?
ReplyDelete2108. In a laboratory environment, it would be called a Cold Finger. The device is a drink dispenser and ice would be put inside the inner tube.
ReplyDelete- Edward
Darn - I agree with all of the first 4 - though I'm not completely sure of 2111 being drip-rails-specific.
ReplyDelete2107-luggage rack for reciever hitch
ReplyDelete2109-golf ball retriever...i had one years ago
2112-bandsaw tension meter. the bandsaw blade is clamped in the end with the thumbscrew, the handle is pulled until the blade deflects a predetermined distance, usually 1/16" and the scale indicates in pounds how much force it took to deflect the blade.