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3025. Approximately 12" long:

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3026. 4" long:

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3027. Around 6-1/2" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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3028. 7" long:

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3029. 6" tall:

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3030. About 16" long:





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Answers:



3025. This is a braille slate for use with a stylus by blind persons to write text that they can read without assistance:

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3026. A cut-away view of an automatic lawn sprinkler:

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3027. This tool is for cutting off the top of the shell of a soft boiled egg:

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3028. This is a flooring clamp, patent number 201,709:

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3029. This is a Shapleigh Hardware vibrator that was probably part of the ignition system for an old Model T Ford:

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3030. A crossbow winder or cranequin, the two hooks pull back the bow string when the handle is turned:





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