Set 524

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3055. 5-5/8" tall:

























3056.



































3057. 1-3/8" long:





























3058. 8" long:



























3059. Sent in by a visitor who would like to find the purpose of this tool:























3060. 20" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.
























Answers:



3055. This is a telephone magneto, it was used to signal the operator or another party when you wanted to make a call.



starting as a means of signaling the operator that you wanted to make a call.



















3056. A Craftsman sharpening jig for bench grinders:























3057. A collet from a Koh-I-Noor pencil, patent number 2,801,613:



































3058. A corn sheller and general purpose scraper, patent number 790,228:



























3059. No answer yet for this device:























3060. This is an apple parer, corer, and slicer, patent number 122,553:

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