Set 386

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2227. Approximately 48" long:


























2228. 6-1/4" long, sent in by a visitor who is looking to find the purpose for this item:

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Text on it reads:
BREVE DIN Von S.G.D.G.
H. FROMONT
EN FRANCE & A L'ETRANGER

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2229. About 15" tall:

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2230. 3" long:


























2231. 3/4" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this one and a chance to win a t-shirt:




























2232. Around 30" long:

































Answers:


2227. A barley stumper or barley hummeller, it was "used to remove the awns or beards from barley after it had been threshed by flail or the early threshing machines. The tool was brought down in a stamping motion upon the barley, laid thinly on a wooden floor or heaped against a wall until all the awns had been broken off. It was then collected up with a wooden shovel and tossed up into a draft of air or put through a Winnowing machine to separate the several awns from the barley."


























2228. Possibly a cover for an inkwell that was sunk into a desk, other suggestions include an ash tray cover, and part of a peephole for a door.

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2229. A drill press with a suction base for making holes in mirrors or glass. These are also used to drill glass aquariums for the installation of bulkhead fittings.

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2230. Wood graining combs, for making faux wood grain patterns:


























2231. A pet ID holder in the shape of a mythical St. Bernard brandy flask, a piece of paper with the owner's information was placed inside of the holder which was then attached to the dog's collar. Someone discovered this 8" underground when metal detecting in Texas.




























2232. This tool was used to tighten sacks of wool, see number 568 on this page.






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Set 385

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2221. 4-3/4" long:


























2222. 6-1/4" tall:


























2223. 3" inside diameter:



























2224. Around 14" tall, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this device and a chance to win a t-shirt:


























2225. Approximately 8" long, an unidentified piece of hardware:

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2226. 6" long:

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Answers:


2221. A Soundwagon or Vinyl Killer record player, as seen in this video:





























2222. A black powder keg, used as a powder flask with old rifles and pistols:


























2223. An oil can holder, it was mounted on an old horse-drawn hay loader, grain binder, or other farm implement.



























2224. A National Cash Register Stamping Phone, these were used by sales clerks to get printed credit authorization, more information on it can be found on this site.



A close-up of the dial that is located on the right side of the box on the face of this device:





























2225. A ratchet damper handle, it controls the amount of draft in a chimney flue, allowing the user to strike the right balance between ventilation and heat loss.

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2226. A Koppo Stick, this is a self defense weapon that can be used to strike an attacker:

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I own a lot of different tool books but the one that I use first as a reference is the Dictionary of American Hand Tools: A Pictorial Synopsis (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
It has over 4,500 images and is a great book for learning about about a wide variety of tools. This book gets my highest recommendation.

I've decided to become an Amazon affiliate to help pay for the costs of finding and purchasing items to post here. Please consider purchasing books through my links if you are interested in them, there is no additional cost for the buyer and a small percentage will be paid to my account.













To submit photos, send them to the address in my profile.















Last week's set is seen below, click here to view the entire post.








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Set 384

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2215. 2-1/2" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:


























2216. Between 2" and 3" long:


























2217. 4" long, another unidentified item:

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2218. The hammer is normal size, the others are around 3' to 4' long:





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2219. Approximately 8" tall:

























2220. About 2-3/4" long:




































Answers:



2215. A seed corn dryer, it was stuck into an ear of corn and then hung up to dry so the corn could be used for the next year's seed.


























2216. These are all year tags for old license plates, mounting slots for these tags can be seen in the plate on this page.


























2217. Haven't been able to verify any of the guesses for this one:

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2218. A hammer cap gun along with some cap bomb canes, they're all noise makers that use cap gun caps.





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2219. A counterweight for a barn door:

























2220. A Victrola phonograph bamboo needle cutter, used to sharpen the point of a needle, patent number 1,248,554.













I own a lot of different tool books but the one that I use first as a reference is the Dictionary of American Hand Tools: A Pictorial Synopsis (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
It has over 4,500 images and is a great book for learning about about a wide variety of tools. This book gets my highest recommendation.

I've decided to become an Amazon affiliate to help pay for the costs of finding and purchasing items to post here. Please consider purchasing books through my links if you are interested in them, there is no additional cost for the buyer and a small percentage will be paid to my account.






To submit photos, send them to the address in my profile.















Last week's set is seen below, click here to view the entire post.








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