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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Another similar device:
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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3003 are livestock feeders similar to these
ReplyDeletehttp://www.foxbros.ie/equipment/cattle-equipment/circular-feeders.html
3006 looks like a mortising chisel to me.
ReplyDelete3004 - looks like a hanger of some sort, similar to hay carriage rail holders for the rafters of a barn. The various nail holes would be for position to the next hanger.
ReplyDelete3002 looks like a pice of climbing gear meant to keep tension on a rope while ascending.
ReplyDelete3005 - looks like a book press for the spine of a book. ~Frau
I like the information that you submit into this blog
ReplyDeleteI think 3002 is a lead vise similar to this one: http://www.delphiglass.com/lead-came-supplies/came-saws-tools/lead-vise
ReplyDeleteThanks for your sharing
ReplyDelete3002: This looks like a vertical plate clamp. Possibly light duty, maybe for plywood and not steel?
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ReplyDeleteUnfortunately 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.
Seeing one of those toggles again brought back some rather odious memories of working in 40C+ heat, surrounded by rancid sheep fat, for minimum wage. I've never eaten sheep since, some 20 years later.
This site has quite a few pics - the pegboards, a bin full of the toggles, etc:
http://horween.com/101/technique-toggling-and-drying/
Thanks! I'll pass your answer along to the owner of the tool.
Deletemy first visit to your blog, Greetings
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