Set 389

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2245. 19" long:

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2246. 16" long, sent in by a visitor who is looking to find the purpose for this item:

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2247. 9" long:

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This is a clue for the purpose the the tool seen above.































2248. 32" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this device and a chance to win a T-shirt:


































2249. 7" long:

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2250. 29" long:

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Answers:



2245. An Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC),

...an aluminum box with a triple seal manufactured by the Nuclear Division of Union Carbide. It was used on Apollo lunar landing missions to preserve a lunar-like vacuum around the samples and protect them from the shock environment of the return flight to earth. An aluminum mesh liner helped absorb impacts.

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2246. No answer yet for this one, looks like it could be used to pull a heavy load by attaching a rope to the center part:

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2247. A spreader used to tighten the twist when making rope, it's slid along the length of the stands during the twisting action to force the formation of a tight and constant spiral.

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This is a rope winder, its design would have allowed it to be used while placed on a fence or a wagon sideboard.































2248. These are lunar tongs for use by an astronaut for picking up moon rocks:






























2249. A fisherman's hook remover:

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2250. A 201-Z Gas Gun for dispersing riots, it can fire:
-No. 112 Spedeheat Grenade
-No. 206 Spedeheat Projectiles
-No. 203 Short Rang Cartridges
-No. 230 Flite-Rite Projectiles

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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.

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