2473. 10" long, it's hollow, open on the right end, and the outside is symmetrical front to back and top to bottom:
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2474. About 7" long:
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2475. 8-1/2" long:
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2476. 8" diameter, someone would like to find out the purpose of this wooden item, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:
The six outer pieces can all be removed:
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2477. 10-1/4" long, sent in by a visitor who is looking for the exact purpose of this tool:
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The jaws open from 3/4" to 3-3/4" and when the handle is compressed the jaws close 1/2", it was made by Pittsburgh Tools and distributed by Harbor Freight Salvage Co.
2478. The base is 7" diameter, this device has three different functions:
The tube from the cup goes in towards the wick and then turns upward:
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Answers:
2473. A champagne bottle opener, as seen in the video below:
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2474. This item is for locking a spare tire onto a vehicle, patent number 1,800,943:
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2475. Don't yet know if this combination tool was made for a particular purpose, it could be used as a wrench, bottle opener, nail puller, and file.
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2476. Haven't been able to verify any of the answers for this one, I agree with those who have suggested it looks like a form for a medicine ball.
The six outer pieces can all be removed:
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2477. This tool is a Brad Setter
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2478. This device is a humidifier, a brooder heater, and an egg candler. The cup is for holding water. The small tube allows the water to circulate near the burner and get warm, which would then humidify the area, without moisture added the emerging chicks could stick to the shells. The round piece in the chimney is a mica window that could be used as an egg candler for detecting embryonic development or for separating shell eggs.
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2473 looks like it could be a mouthpiece for a musical instrument, possibly.
ReplyDeleteCould the three uses for 2478 be lighting, heating, and cooking? I can't explain the darker-colored second tank, though.
2477 is a brad driver for securing the glass/artwork package into picture frames. The driver squeezes the brads into the wooden moulding, rather than hammering them in, as to avoid opening the miters
ReplyDelete2473 Looks like the cover for a bathtub faucet.
ReplyDelete2476 Cannonball mold core.
2478 WAG-The upper tank is for heavy fuel like whale blubber, which needs to heated enough to flow.
ReplyDelete2473 i think i saw sich a thing before but i can not rememver where, could be a corksrew or a piece of a water installation..
ReplyDelete2475 is a multi-spanner that also hides a knive under the removable leather sheath..
2478. is a petrol lamp, but i have no idea for wich three purposes.. (heat/flame test/spectal light source?)
2476 seems to be missing a part at the end of the shaft, a very mysterious tool.. but certainly not a negative form as the removed section may only be removed in the direction of the shaft...
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Anon at 8:42--but the dowel doesn't look original. Does the hole go all the way through the item? It could be that the dowel has been put into a hole that is countersunk for a stopper knot and the core IS pulled out from the other side.
ReplyDeleteIt still wouldn't be so because the core is smaller than the other peices.. If the idea were to remove the entire system through a small hole it couldn't be done. Also: I thought when making a negative mold the first step was a -wax- casting so it would melt.
ReplyDeleteUnless these cannonballs were to be hollow, in which case this mold has never been used.
2476:Well the corner pieces do limit minimum opening size.
ReplyDelete2473 -- a fid
ReplyDelete2477 tool for setting glaziers points
2473 chanpagne cork loosener / catcher...
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2477 - Earlier posting is correct in that it was designed for driving brads in picture frame backs but I too have used it many times to easily drive the ear type glazier's points.
ReplyDelete2475 looks to me like an early spark plug gapper, with the tool at the end to bend the prongs, but the different size spaces makes me think it is also a multi-purpose tool, for a pocket took kit. -JackGZero
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