Set 436

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2527. 8" tall, not including the wire:





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2528. Around 3" long:









































2529. 15" long:

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2530. About 16" tall:
































2531. 4-1/4" x 1-1/2", sent in by someone looking to find the exact purpose of this device:









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2532. 6-1/2" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:

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Answers:


2527. An Auto Motor Heater, used on cold nights years ago to keep a car's engine warm so it would start easier in the morning:





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2528. A saw set for the hand chain saw that was posted here last week, it was used to slightly bend the blades so that it would make a wider cut. This particular saw set had a flat side and an angled side, the point of it would be positioned between the section pivots and would be the indicator for the proper angle.



The leather case holds the chain saw, two handles, a file, and a saw set:












































2529. A stand for holding a large ham:

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2530. A Bergeon Multitest Watch Winder and Tester, it can hold up to 36 automatic winding watches:
































2531. Probably a scale, haven't been able to verify if it had a specific purpose:









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2532. "A Surveyor's Cross is a simple instrument for making alignments at right angles to each other. It has no movable parts. Its primary feature is vertical slits, hairs, or strings positioned opposite and at right angles to each other—inches or feet apart, depending on the form of the instrument. By lining them up, lines can be projected on the ground for a considerable distance."

The larger openings have a wire running across them that can be seen when looking through one of the narrow slots:






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