2131. Approximately 60" long, take a look at Neatorama for guesses on this one and a chance to win a T-shirt:
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2132. The idea here is to describe the advantage of the first saw handle over the second:
2133. 6" diameter, this was submitted by a visitor who is looking to find its exact purpose:
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2134. 1-1/8" tall, 1" diameter, sent in by a visitor who would like to identify this item, there is a small amount of wax in the container:
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2135. 36" long:
The two parts on the end can pivot upwards:
2136. About 7" long, these unidentified pieces of hardware were sent in by a visitor, they were found in some cabinets that were purchased at an auction in Oklahoma. They were auctioning a 1940s machine shop that was donated to the Delaware tribe of Indians by the US Bureau of Mines.
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2131. A log holder, the pointed part was stuck into the ground and the teeth would hold the log so that it could be cut with a saw:
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2132. This saw handle can be used as a set square to mark a 90 degree or 45 degree line on a board:
2133. A steam heater for a laboratory, a flask would be placed on the appropriate sized hole.
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2134. Haven't been able to confirm any of these suggestions for this container:
-wax for use when counting money
-If the inscription is "OI" this is an oil stock used by Catholic priests for the anointing of the sick. "OI" is for the the Latin "Olea Infirmans" "oil of the sick".
-for holding the oil used in baptisms
-mustache wax holder
-for holding the oil used in baptisms
-mustache wax holder
-sealing wax container
-for waxing thread
-wax for use when tying knots in rigging and nets
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2135. A compost turner, it's especially well suited for bins with small top openings where it's difficult to manipulate a shovel or fork for the necessary turning and aerating.
2136. Still looking to verify one of the guesses for these items:
-the interior slugs from hydraulic control valves. Different positions route the fluid to different ports of the housing these fit into.
-templates for copy lathes
-part of a set of controls which select gears by rotating and sliding to proper positions
-a "salting" mechanism for dispensing powder
-a "salting" mechanism for dispensing powder
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2133 is a steam-powered heater for a scientific laboratory. Some solvents are flammable, and open flame is a bad idea, so you would hook up the nipple to a hose attached to a steam source, choose an aperture of the appropriate size for the container you are heating, or if you like, put all the rings in place down to a coin-shaped piece that closed the smallest hole, and use it as a steam-heated hotplate for flat-bottomed flasks. Every so often you would have to dump out the water that collects inside, and the interior shows flakes of copper rusts.
ReplyDelete2135 looks like a version of the tools you can get to stir up compost. The hinged barbs (mind only has one) allow it to pierce the material and then open up to bring as much from the bottom as possible.
ReplyDelete2132 The handle in the first saw will let you use the straight edge of the blade and the handle as 45 and 90 degree marking tool.
ReplyDelete2135 a 44 gallon drum mixer, allows you to mix through the bungs
ReplyDelete2134 appears to be a waxer cup, you'd slide your middle finger through the ring and wear it on the back of your off hand, periodically grabbing a dab of wax as you tied knots in rigging and nets.
ReplyDelete2136 looks like a "salting" mechanism. A pin would ride along those grooves, tilting the large chamber back and forth precisely to release what was inside it in regular intervals/amounts. My belief on this one is based on seeing a similar cylinder in a device used to measure out gun powder into blasting caps.
2134: If the inscription is "OI" this is an oil stock used by Catholic priests for the anointing of the sick. "OI" is for the the Latin "Olea Infirmans" "oil of the sick". The "wax" may be congealed oil.
ReplyDelete>2133 is a steam-powered heater...
ReplyDeleteThanks, sounds like a good answer.
>2135 looks like a version of the tools you can get to stir up compost
Correct
>2132 The handle in the first saw will let you use the straight edge of the blade and the handle as 45 and 90 degree marking tool.
Yes
>2134 appears to be a waxer cup
>2136 looks like a "salting" mechanism.
Both sound possible but I haven't been able to verify them.
>2134: If the inscription is "OI" this is an oil stock used by Catholic priests for the anointing of the sick. "OI" is for the the Latin "Olea Infirmans" "oil of the sick". The "wax" may be congealed oil.
Interesting guess, if it was for use by a priest then I would expect to see a cross on it, but even without the cross this may still be correct.
2133. Laboratory Steam Heater is absolutely correct. They come from a time before electric hot plates and were the safe alternative to burners and lamps. If the steam were provided from a pressurized boiler, and a good seal were made between the flask and the heater, it worked very well.
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Very cool items, so nice to see these and then know what they are.
ReplyDeleteThank you SO MUCH for answering this...I found a more "modern" one on this website http://www.labs-glassware.com/prd_gall.php?page=13&cat_pass=TC191199293372 ..and they called it a "Water Bath"...we really appreciate all your answers.
ReplyDeletejps is correct this is an ecumenical piece generically called an 'oil stock with ring' containing oil of the infirm/sick.
ReplyDelete>jps is correct this is an ecumenical piece...
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'll pass this along to the owner of it.