2395. 6" long, mostly likely a crimper for either tin, paper, or wire:
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2608. Possibly a window shutter catch:
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2629. 5' x 2' x 2', sent in by a visitor who would like to find the purpose of this box, the wood along the sides and the wheels are not original:
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Several people have suggested that this box was for holding a large paper or textile roll:
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2632. Someone who has seen this tool years ago said that the rectangular part at the end was two pieces that spread open when the handle was pulled.
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2639.
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2653. 8" long, I'm told this is for fixing fasteners onto shoes:
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2696. Sent in by someone who found a number of these in central Pennsylvania, local industries have included foundries, brick making, railroad, coal-fired power plant, and coal mining. Dimensions are 3-1/2" sq. x 6-1/4" h. The sheet metal case is lined with asbestos which is blackened with soot. There are traces of ash in the bottom.
2702.
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It is 3" long when closed:
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2715. Haven't been able to prove it but most people think this is for marking a line on a plank of wood, another possibility is that it's for cutting leather belts.
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2724. The most common guess is that it's for reloading ammo:
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2754. I'm mostly interested in the two small pieces in the foreground, the one on the left looks like it could fit into the holes of the other piece. Closest that I could find to them is the small ring torch on this page. The plaque at the museum said this was a 'German Bleeder Set', the two glass items are blood-letting cups and the three large brass devices are multi-bladed mechanical scarificators.
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2756. 8" long:
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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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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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2811. This is probably a fish scaler, other guesses for it include:
-a jar wrench
-a corn sheller
-coin holder
-for stripping material
-a curry comb
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2828.
The owner's description:
The part at the top is an eyepiece.
It says Pat. Pending on the bottom, no Patent Number.
There is a motor inside that runs.
The knob on the side locks the cartridge to the body of the machine.
The thee disks have a hole in the center, very small and difficult to see, they all have marks on them, two lines, three lines etc.
The center cartridge contacts the motor wheel inside the housing and spins a disk. The spindles also have marks on them.
It does not have a light source.
Received from a widow of a river boat captain
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2838. This is a Moro sword handle from the Philippines:
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2846. 25" long:
2847. 12" tall:
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2856. Around 7" long, this is probably a puller of some type, not sure of the specific use:
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2864. Approximately .6" (15mm) in diameter, is not magnetic, is rather heavy for its size, and is close to lead in weight to size ratio.
2870. Made of solid brass:
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2878.
2885. 14" to 17" long:
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ReplyDeleteI'm sure that this is a paintbrush cleaner; it would be used when a brush has become "heeled"(when it has thick dry paint at the bottom of the bristles).
2838 - moro sword handle. The parallel row of holes would have had hair originally, the hole in the cross peice is where the tang of the sword would have entered.
ReplyDeleteexamples:
http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/mykamp.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~federicomalibago/ivorykamp.html
http://museum.unl.edu/weapons/morosworddetail.html
Thanks! The owner was happy to finally get an answer for it.
Delete2629 looks remarkably like the shipping crate used to transport an Embossing roll. The roll was used to emboss a matte finish on Triacetate film. But the kicker is the dimensions are wrong it is smaller than the one we used. Maybe a smaller embossing roll shipping crate?
ReplyDelete2702 looks like a drawer pull
ReplyDelete2756 I still think is a stamping template for dice
2833 - I think may be something that has to do with water, it looks similar to an aold fashioned garden hose sprayer.
2702 - A fold-down coat hook used in cramped spaces like railroad berths.
ReplyDelete2702 - A very similar device is used to hold open access hatches on camp trailers or motor homes, but with a spring added to keep the device closed when not in use.
I'm told by my daughter that 2395 is a tin crimper, used to make decorative patterns on the edges of tin sheets. I don't know the proper name, but she used one in a school trip and insists that's what it is.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good answer but I haven't been able to prove it.
DeleteIt looks more like a pull-action wire crimper/tensioner for beekeeping. Tin and paper crimpers tend to have a handle to turn, while wire crimpers you pull the tool down the wire.
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