Set 434

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2515. 6-1/2" long:

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2516. 13" long:

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2517. 10-1/2" long:








































2518. 7" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:





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2519. 9" long:

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2520. 16" long:

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2515. A Harley Davidson motorcycle fender ornament:

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2516. Not sure about this tool, possibly for expanding/extracting a barrel bung, or for splitting a piece of wood:

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2517. A hand cannon that is missing its handle, it was an early form of firearm:








































2518. A miner's plummet, the lighted wick was sighted with a transit by surveyors when doing layout work in dark mineshafts:





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2519. A slide hammer or slap hammer, probably for use by a tinsmith or sheet metal worker, or it could have been used for making a hole in rock. In use, the hammer head was held in one hand with the other end of the tool placed against the work piece, the sliding ball was then used to drive the tool to create a hole in the rock or piece of metal.

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2520. A vintage animal trap, an animal that made it past the hooks to get the bait would have been prevented from leaving by the hooks:

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Set 433

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2509. 8" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this tool and a chance to win a T-shirt:

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2510. Around 5" diameter:







































2511. Sent in by a visitor:



The arrow points to a toothed blade:



































2512. 23-1/2" long, submitted by a visitor who is looking for the purpose of this device:

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2513. About 7" long:

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2514. Another unidentified item:

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2509. A pliers style ice cube crusher:

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2510. A Magnetic Pickup Tool for use with nails or other hardware, pulling the handle releases the objects:








































2511. An apparatus that was used for repairing commutators, patent number 2,170,389:











































2512. Probably a crossbow lever that is missing its hook, similar to the one on this page:

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2513. These are wedge drivers for use when rewinding electric motors. Fiber or wooden wedges are used to hold the windings in the slots. The wedges are inserted into the box portion of the tool, and the insert is tapped with a hammer to drive the wedge. It keeps the wedges from bending or breaking.

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2514. Still looking for an answer for this item:

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The part on the left is made of wood:








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Set 432

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2503. 8-1/2" long:

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2504. 51" long, someone found this cart in an auto repair shop and sent in the photos, looking to find if it's for a particular purpose:

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2505. 6" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this device and a chance to win a T-shirt:



































2506. 5' long, sent in by a visitor, this unidentified item was photographed in a museum:



































2507. 4" long, made of metal:






























2508. 12" long:

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2503. A Leytool Micro Divider Setter, it was for use by a machinist when scribing lines in metal during layout.






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2504. Haven't been able to verify a particular purpose for this cart but people have reported them being used for holding old engine testing machines and also for holding rolls of masking paper.

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Text on it reads "Chesley Industrial Inc, Michigan".

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2505. A Pro Pitch Gauge, made by The Classic Company, for measuring the angles in the holes of bowling balls:



































2506. A section of Marsden Matting, also called PSP Landing Mat, it was used primarily for the rapid construction of temporary runways and landing strips.



































2507. A cigar box lid holder for use in a store display, patent number 1,295,119:






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2508. A Scutch Hammer and Scutch Combs, used for:
-cutting rock, marble, or concrete
-trimming stones
-shaping, and chasing out channels.

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