Set 503

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2929. 14" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win one of their funny T-shirts.

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2930. 22" long:

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2931. Approximately 4' tall, these are empty, have a door on the back, and are numbered one through six:

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2932. 10" long:

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2933. About 3" long:





































2934. Around 18" wide:

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Answers:



2929. A buffing wheel rake, for removing excess buffing compound from a cloth buffing wheel, a photo of one in use can be seen here.

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2930. This is probably a beekeeper's section closer for making sectional honey frames, text on the board says "Greene, NY" and "Works", there is some space before the word "Works", so it might have read Lyon Iron Works, which used to be located in Greene:

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Below are two photos of a similar device with a sectional frame:










































2931. These boxes are used by police K9 trainers to test the dogs' sense of smell:

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2932. A camera flash from the 1860s, it most likely used flash powder consisting of a mechanical mixture of magnesium powder and potassium chlorate:

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2933. This is a percussion cap dispenser or cap primer for a Colt Paterson revolver, patent number 1,304:








































2934. Conveyors made from hook chain, these were used as elevators in harvesters, and also in factories:

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