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2683. This car has an unusual feature...

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...just ahead of the back wheel on the passenger side there is a small door that leads to the trunk, the idea here is to describe the reason for this door.

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2684. 4" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-whirt:

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2685. 5-1/4" long:































2686. 14" long:

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2687. 11" long, the large part is made of wood, the small part at the top is metal:

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2688. 23" long, sent in by a visitor who is looking to find the purpose of this device:

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Answers:



2683. The small door in this 1927 Nash Cabriolet Convertible was for easy access to a set of golf clubs.




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2684. This is an ink well, the antlers could have been used to hold several pens:



Text on it reads "Patent Perryian Gravitating Ink Stand, Perry & Co. London."

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2685. Someone had submitted this item to find its purpose, it is a buttoner for use by a handicapped person:































2686. This was part of a slicer, used for holding a large piece of meat, patent number 1,167,443:




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2687. A shoe maker's shank last for stretching leather, patent number 119,741:





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2688. A drill bit sharpening tool, it holds the bit at the proper angle while sharpening, patent number 2,401,471:





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