Set 382

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2203. 6-1/2" long:
































2204. Approximately 48" long:





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2205. 8" long:

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2206. Around 24" tall, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:





























2207. About 54" tall:


























2208. 19" long:

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2203. A Stellarscope, a star locator that uses microfiche star maps:































2204. An axle gage, with a scale for indicating the deflection of the spindle, patent number 243,670:





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2205. A seeding device for grapefruit, patent number 1,454,311:

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2206. A truth window, an opening in a wall surface that was created to reveal the layers or components within the wall. In the example seen below it shows that the walls are actually made from straw bales. More examples of truth windows can be seen here. Straw is the hollow stems of wheat or other grains, it is typically used for bedding or mulch and is less nutritious than hay which is comprised of nutritional grasses like alfalfa and clover that are then cut, dried, and used as feed for farm animals.



























2207. A fanning mill that was used to clean seeds, it was hand cranked to get the fan up to a decent speed, then the seeds were dumped in the top, fed down across screen shaker tables, allowing the breeze to blow the chaff out, with the cleaned seeds falling out the bottom.



























2208. A pre-Civil War branding iron holder for use by cowboys, made by the Columbus Iron Works Co., Columbus, Georgia:

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Update:
Someone sent me the answer for the item below that was posted here a few months ago.



2127. A plumber's container for holding grease, rosin, and flour, all were necessary for the soldering process of assembling the joints of lead pipe. A similar grease and rosin box can be seen on this page.

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