Thursday, September 1, 2011

Set 404

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2335. 8" long, sent in by a visitor who is looking to find the exact purpose of this device, when it's open and plugged in the red light is on:

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When the door is closed and locked, the white light is powered:



































2336. 34" tall, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:






A larger model of the same tool, 66" tall:





























2337. 7" long:



































2338. 32" long:

























2339. 48" tall, another unidentified device:




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2340. 66" tall:

























Answers:



2335. A photographer's contact printer, used for making photographic images from either film negatives or positives.

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2336. These are both ice chippers:



































2337. A steak tenderizer, patent number 863,717:



































2338. This was marked "primitive wood pack frame", though it is shaped similar to the bed warmer seen here:

























2339. No answer yet for this device:




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2340. A fish trap:























































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8 comments:

  1. 2335 A contact printer used in photo work.

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  2. 2338 : bed warmer http://www.besancon.fr/gallery_images/site_1/257/263/489/39527/photo_10.jpg

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  3. 2335.Agree with contact printer.

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  4. Correct answers so far:

    2340. fish trap
    2335. contact printer
    2337. meat tenderizer


    >2338: bed warmer

    It was marked as being something else but it does resemble the item at your link.

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  5. 2335 Contact (photographic)printer
    2336 ice block cutter
    2337 meat tenderizer (cube steak cutter)

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  6. Really i appreciate the time and effort you have made to express the ability.This issue this i found was successful to the matter that we has been exploring for a long time

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