Set 478

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2779.

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2780. 14" long:

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2781. 1-1/4" tall:





























2782. Approximately 24" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win one of their funny T-shirts:

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2783. Sent in by a visitor of this site:



































2784. Someone is looking to find the purpose of this tool:

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2779. A cattle guard, or cattle grid, it is an "obstacle used to prevent livestock from passing along a road or railway which penetrates the fencing surrounding an enclosed piece of land. The gaps between them are wide enough for animals' legs to fall through, but sufficiently narrow not to impede a wheeled vehicle or human foot. This provides an effective barrier to animals without impeding wheeled vehicles, as the animals are reluctant to walk on the grates."

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2780. A Norlund spear or gig, "...for birds, fish, or animals", patent number 689,743:

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2781. Someone had sent this in looking to find out what it is, it's a superegg, a geometrical solid of revolution obtained by rotating an elongated super-ellipse with exponent greater than 2 around its longest axis.





























2782. A saw toothed fireplace trammel for hanging pots over a fireplace from various heights, the hook on the left would have held the pot handle, looks like it's missing its ring on the other end from which it would have been hung above a fire. The exact working of the mechanism for adjusting the length is not clear in the photo but it almost certainly works in the same manner as the trammel in the second photo on this page. A similar trammel with the mechanism in the unlocked position has been posted here.

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2783. Most people call this a chain connector, for use in repairing a broken chain, but this site says it's a figure eight sister hook for cable pulling.



































2784. Not 100% sure yet about this device, several people have said it looks like a reloading tool, the most similar ones that I have seen can be found here:

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Set 477

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2773. Approximately 20" diameter, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win one of their funny T-shirts:

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2774. 50" tall:

























2775. 48" long:































2776. 6" long, sent in by a visitor who would like to identify this item, it was filled with sand, possibly a lions head next to the ax:

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2777. Around 2-1/4" diameter:



































2778. Send in by someone who would like to find the exact purpose of this wrench:

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2773. This is a lantern shield, it was in use during the Italian Renaissance (15th and 16th century Italy). Its defining feature is a small circular shield with a hook on the back from which to hang a lantern, its light shining through the hole was intended to blind the opponent at night or in duels fought at dawn.

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2774. A case for transporting golf clubs:

























2775. A wrench for shutting off a water main:































2776. This is a traditional Roman symbol called a Fasces, it symbolized the power and authority of magistrates, and suggested strength through unity; a single rod is easily broken, while the bundle is very difficult to break. It was used as a symbol of the Roman Republic in many circumstances, including being carried in processions, much the way a flag might be carried today. It can also be found on the tail side of a Mercury dime.

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2777. A Beuscher pipe cleaner, patent number 3,387,614:







































2778. An automotive Thorsen 302 distributor wrench, both ends are 5/8":

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Set 476

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2767. 12" long:

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2768. 34" diameter, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win one of their funny T-shirts:

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2769. 14" long:

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2770. 6" long:

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2771. 4" diameter:

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2772. 7" tall:














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2767. Utica No. 16 Battery Terminal Lifters, U.D.F.& T.C., Utica, N.Y.:

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2768. This is a millstone that was made in Iowa:

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Another millstone was also on display, this one is made from red granite and was cut from a drift boulder in the 1880s:





















2769. A pistol shooting rest:

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2770. This is most likely a device to check the shooting position of a handgun shooter (showing slightest movements of the gun hand/arm). Brevet is the French word for patent.

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2771. A bee feeding cup:

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2772. A powder keg style canteen that was carried by a Confederate soldier during the Civil War:









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2766. A Body Post Marker, these are used to mark an RC car body shell for accurate alignment.

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