Set 425

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2461. 24" long:

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2462. 10" long as seen below:

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2463. Someone found this in a house they just moved into, it fits into a light socket and then a bulb can be screwed into the open end:






























2464. 12-1/2" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:



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2466. Sent in by a visitor who would like to find out if this rule has a specific purpose:


It's 17" long when open and has 14 cm increments on the inside and 14 inch increments on the outside:

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2461. A tire spreader from the 1940s, used to hold open a tire so it could be inspected and repaired, a tool used for a similar purpose can be seen in patent 1,571,376.

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2462. A nutcracker:

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2463. A smoke detector, the owners were unsure of its purpose until they tested it with smoke and the alarm was triggered:






























2464. A meat cleaver with an attached combination tool:


The uses for the tools are:
1. Hammer
2. Meat tenderizer
3. Ice chipper
4. Bottle opener
5. Can opener
6. Alligator wrench






























2465. This is the smoke stack of the recently capsized Costa Concordia:

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2466. This was probably used to measure a person's shoe size:




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Set 424

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2455. 23" long:

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2456. 4-1/8" diameter:































2457. 24" long with 2-1/4" spikes, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:

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2458. The lower blade is similar to a timber scribe, the exact use of the other tool is unknown:

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2459. Sent in by someone who would like to find the purpose of this device:

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2460. 8" long, another item that was submitted by a visitor who would like to identify it:

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2455. A British WWI officer's trench periscope:

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2456. A paint brush washer:





























2457. A wolf collar for protecting a dog from attack by wolves, used mostly in Europe:

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2458. A hoof knife and hoof pick for use on horses:

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2459. No answer yet for this device, looks like it could be used as a scribe or marker:

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2460. An Automatic Bombing Computer, also called a Low Altitude Bombing Attachment, it's used with a Norden bombsight.

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Set 423

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2449. 18" long:

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2450. This was sent in by a visitor who is looking to identify it:




























2451. 6' long, also explain why the short inside walls are slightly sloped:

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2452. 1-1/4" x 1-1/8":
































2453. 9-1/2" long:

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Another version of the same tool:

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2454. The largest one is about 16" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:

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2449. A steak tenderizer:

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2450. Two different people positively identified this hook for holding a mail bag, similar to the ones in this photo and patent number 236,328:




























2451. According to the owner this is a watering trough for horses and the internal walls are sloped so that the rock won't get cracked by ice:

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2452. A shotgun shell extractor, as seen in the third photo on this page:
































2453. A tool for applying the lids to bushel baskets, patent number 1,938,807:

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Another version of the same tool:

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2454. Text next to this museum display read: "Set of seven steel caulking chisels used on the Great Lakes schooner Mary A. Gregory, c. 1900. Captain John Harry Woltman used these chisels on the schooner to drive caulk between the wooden planks of the ship. Some of the chisels have his initials "J.H.W" inscribed on them."

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