2365. 4" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:
2366. About 11" long:
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The handle can pivot 180 degrees:
2367. 34" diameter:
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2368. 7" long:
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2369. Sent in by a visitor who was looking to identify this device:
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2370. Around 9" long:
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Answers:
2365. A Zenith Space Commander 600 TV remote control:
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This is an ultrasonic remote that doesn't need batteries, when the buttons are pushed spring-loaded hammers strike the metal tubes which create a tone that instructs the TV to adjust the channel, volume, or hue.
It can be seen in action in this video:
2366. A glazier's hammer for driving small nails and glazier's points into window and picture frames:
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One of the striking surfaces is indicated by the arrow below:
2367. A cast iron locomotive wheel from 1888, made by the Griffin Wheel and Foundry Company:
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2368. A telephone CGL 49112 tool designed for crimping pins/tips to cloth wires for repair of receiver and headphone cords in the field.
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2369. A friction driven siren from the early 1900s, they were made obsolete with the adoption of electrical systems in motor vehicles.
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2370. Hedge clipping shears, the center metal pieces all have sharp edges, patent number 1,458,407:
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2368. seem to be akind of cap crimping device
ReplyDelete2367. could be a wheel of a railway vehicle
2365 i am sure about this item, but i dont't want spoil game for the ones playing neatorama
Berhard
2365. Zenith Space Commander 600 ultrasonic TV remote control. Pressing a button snapped a hammer against a metal rod that would vibrate at a high pitch, triggering an action such as changing the channel.
ReplyDelete2366. Iron for waxing skis.
2367. Wheel from Chicago "El" or subway train.
2370. Hedge-trimming shears.
2365 - early TV remote control - the type that used tuning forks
ReplyDelete2367 - railraod wheel
2367: Note that for most railroad equipment, the bearings supporting the car are attached to the OUTSIDE of the wheel rather than the inside as in this case. So this is either for a transit car (trolley, El, subway etc.), the leading wheel for an old steam locomotive, or some other equipment that runs on rails, like an overhead crane.
ReplyDelete2369. Could be the sound generating part of a belt driven siren, perhaps an air raid or tornado siren.
ReplyDeleteAmusingly, with TVs that used 2365, you could change the channel by jingling your keys.
ReplyDeleteI think 2368 could be for crimping blasting caps onto a fuse wire, but it is just guessing...
ReplyDeleteBerhard
I thought 2370 looked like a fast way to lose fingers, and then someone went and sharpened the thing! Sheesh.
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