Set 487

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2833. Sent in by someone looking to find the purpose of this brass device:

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2834. Approximately 7" long:





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2835. Around 24" long:

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2836.

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2837. 30" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win one of their funny T-shirts:

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2838. 10-1/2" long:

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Answers:



2833. No answer yet for this tool:

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2834. This is probably a mason's float for working with concrete or for working with plaster:





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2835. This is most likely an old kerosene stove, similar to the one seen here:

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2836. A soldering iron holder:

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2837. This is a mechanical pry tool that was used to free people who were trapped in cars before the jaws of life were invented:

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2838. Still looking for an answer for this one:

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