Set 517

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3013. 48" tall:

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3014. Sent in by a visitor who is looking to identify this tool:

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3015.

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3016.

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3017. 13-1/4" long, the two prongs rotate back and forth as the handle is pushed and pulled, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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3018. 7" diameter:

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Answers:



3013. This is a barley cleaner, if a farmer wanted to save some barley for seed he could use this device to remove the chaff and light grains:

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3014. Based on the way this tool is attached to the handle, it's probably a brush hook, though it could have been used for other purposes at a farm such as cutting corn stalks:

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3015. Matech OGU83 sights for military rifles:

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3016. A lensometer, also called a lensmeter or focimeter, it was used by optometrists and opticians to verify the correct prescription in a pair of eyeglasses, to properly orient and mark uncut lenses, and to confirm the correct mounting of lenses in spectacle frames.

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3017. This is a J. M. Fox Iron Works valve grinder, used to ensure that automotive valves are properly seated:

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3018. According to this site, this is a submarine diving gauge, though a lot of people have suggested that it is actually a demonstration model of an attitude indicator that was used for training aircraft pilots:

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Set 516

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3007. 5" wide, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.






















3008. 6" long:































3009. 10" tall:



























3010. 2" long:






























3011. Sent in by a visitor who would like to find the purpose for this handle:







































3012. The one on the left is 6-1/4" long:




















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3007. This is a bread slicer, using a knife and this device you can make a 1/2" thick slice of bread into two 1/4" thick slices.






















3008. This is the handle for a star drill bit, to remove the drill bit from this handle the smaller part is driven into the side which will force the bit out.



Some star drills that were posted here a couple of months ago, they are used with a hammer to drill through stone or concrete:

























3009. This is an old cage for a mechanic's trouble light:























3010. This item is a key for removing scales from a Bruning-Wallace (Charles Bruning Co) drafting machine.



The pin engages a slot in the cleat that fits into the protractor head of the drafting machine through a hole on the mount.



Turning the key drives the cleat out of the dovetail. The other end of the key can be used as a screwdriver for adjusting the alignment of the scale to the machine or removing the cleat.






















3011. No answer yet for this one:

























3012. The three on the left are woodworker's pinch dogs, they are used to clamp pieces of wood together while gluing. The item on the right can be used to hold a workpiece steady while planing or carving, one side of the small end is driven into the workpiece and the other end is driven into the workbench.








Update:

3004. This was attached to the rafters of a barn to hold the rail for a hay carrier which was used to move large amounts of hay:














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Set 515

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3001. 6" tall:






















3002. 3-1/2" long, sent in by a visitor:


























3003. Around 7' tall, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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3004. 8" outside diameter, submitted by a visitor who would like to find the purpose of this piece of hardware:

























3005. Around 7" long:

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3006. 8" long:

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Answers:


3001. This tin cylinder from upstate New York contains numerous wires and was worn on the belt, they were used in a vineyard to tie the vines to direct growth and avoid too much growth in certain areas.




















3002. In the comments for this post someone supplied the answer for this device: "Unfortunately I recognize these from my brief time as a tanner - they're toggles used in stretching skins on a drying frame as part of the tanning process. Giant panels with a metal version of pegboard were hinged in the middle; folded down as a table, the toggles were pushed onto the edge of the soaking wet skins, then pulled back into the holes in the metal pegboard - two blokes working from opposite ends could stake out a skin for drying so that it was drum tight and not going to wrinkle.
This site has quite a few pics - the pegboards, a bin full of the toggles, etc."


























3003. These are feeders for livestock, when in use they are filled with hay:

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3004. This was attached to the rafters of a barn to hold the rail for a hay trolley:

























3005. Also no answer yet for these devices:

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3006. A mortise chisel:

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