Set 512

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2983. Approximately 3-1/2" long:



















2984. 43" long:

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2985. Around 6" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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2986.

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2987. 5/8" long, this is a part from something that most people would recognize:






























2988. 24" diameter:

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2983. Part of a meter for checking the moisture content of wood, a modern version can be seen here:



















2984. A hay knife, used to cut hay from a haystack, patent number 202,487:

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2985. These are pieces from an old mechanical cash register:

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2986. A cigar box opener, the notch is for use as a nail puller:

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2987. This is a tripper for an Intermatic Timer:






























2988. This is an antique pulley wheel for use with wide belts:

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Update:

2981. This is a launched grapnel hook for firing into mine fields and dragging back to detonate trip wire mines, patent number 5,448,937:

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Set 511

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2977. 3" long:
























2978. 11" long:


































2979. 23-1/2" long:

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2980. The larger piece is 6" long, this unidentified item was found along the East bank of the Mississippi River on the Southern edge of Fridley, MN.





























2981. Sent in by a visitor who would like to find the purpose of this device, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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2982. Approximately 12" square:

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2977. This is a large brass paper clip:
























2978. An anti-kickback pawl for a Dewalt radial saw, it mounts on the saw as seen on page 9, figure 27 in this pdf document:


































2979. A rice thrasher, or thresher, this tool was used in the fields of Korea and its neighboring countries to thresh a rice paddy. The rice was picked in bunches from the wet land in which it was grown and taken aside to this tool. It was placed into the tool’s teeth and pulled forward. The grains were separated and stayed behind while the stocks were pulled through and then disposed. The movement was repeated a few times until no grain was left on the stocks.

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2980. No answer yet for this one:





























2981. This is a launched grapnel hook for firing into mine fields and dragging back to detonate trip wire mines, patent number 5,448,937:

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2982. Also no answer yet for this device:

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Next week I'll be posting on Wednesday instead of the usual Thursday.








Are you interested in Old Tools and Tool Collecting? Want to learn more about tools, and meet some great people who have the same interests? Please take a minute to check out the Mid-West Tool Collectors Web Site at this link: www.mwtca.org.























To submit photos, send them to the address in my profile, please include dimensions, any text on the item, and where it was found.













Last week's set is seen below, click here to view the entire post.

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More discussion and comments on these photos can be found at the newsgroup rec.puzzles.