Thursday, December 6, 2012

Set 470

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2731. Around 30" diameter:

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There were a few of these metal pieces along the top:


























2732. 5" long, the business end is similar to a Phillips screwdriver:

























2733. 5" O.D.:

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7" O.D.:

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2734. The large holes are about 36" diameter, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:

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2735. 10" O.D.:

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2736. 7" long, sent in by a visitor who was looking to find the purpose of this tool:

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Answers:


2731. This is a corn drying rack, corn was stuck onto the small metal parts and left to be air dried, the kernels were then removed from the cob to be used as seed for the following year, patent number 1,638,651:

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2732. These are keys that are used to tighten printer's quoins(pronounced "coins", metal wedges that employ friction to hold the type and furniture in the chase):

























2733. These are pipe joint runners. When connecting two sections of pipe the conventional practice was to insert the small end of one into the bell end of an adjoining section and after oakum was caulked in the joint, molten lead was added to keep the oakum in place and form an effective metal seal. These items were used as a barrier to retain the molten metal until it solidified, they also provided a spout or runner through which the molten metal could be poured in the bell, patent number 2,501,484.





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2734. This is the housing for a Verdin four faced street clock:

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2735. This is a dog collar to protect them against wolves when guarding a flock, it may have also been used to protect dogs when hunting wild animals:

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2736. A cobbler's lasting tool, it was used to draw and hold leather over a last (a solid form around which a shoe is molded) when making boots and shoes, patent number 25,995:



A similar tool was posted here last year:




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8 comments:

  1. 2732. Quoin keys, to twist a screw that expands an expandable wedge that wedges type into place so it doesn't shift during the printing process.

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  2. 2734 Body for a large outdoor clock.

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  3. 2732. Agree with first answer, but also used to tighten earlier version of quoin pair that slid against themselves with no screw in the middle. Quoins hold handset type tight in frame (furniture) for printing.

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  4. 2733 - Clamp on casing protectors for oil well drilling?
    ~Frau

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  5. 2736 reminds me of a shoemaker's tool that was once in this blog...
    2733 could be for sealing leaks in pipes on a boat?
    B.

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  6. 2731 Part of a Tesla coil.

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  7. I think 2735 is a spiked collar for guard dogs, to keep other dogs or wolves from biting their necks / throats.

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  8. Let a group of people to enter the arena each other rubbing fireball and sword to kill amputation is always an interesting element where.

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