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3061. 8" long:






















3062. 10-1/2" long:

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3063.


























3064. 9" long:

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3065. 6" long:

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3066. 7-7/8" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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Answers:



3061. This is a knife sharpener, patent number 538,404:






















3062. A Moto Meter radiator cap and temperature gauge, patent number 1,275,654:

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The head of the eagle functions as a latch for opening the top:

























3063. This is a directional arrow for aiding the navigation of airmail pilots back in the 1920s.


























3064. A combination tool that was designed to be a nail puller, axle wrench, pliers, pipe wrench, and gas burner wrench, patent number 114,759.

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3065. A Ronson Penciliter, which combines a pencil with a lighter, patent number D151,771:

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3066. This is a cork borer sharpener. "A cork borer, often used in a chemistry or biology laboratory, is a metal tool for cutting a hole in a cork or rubber stopper to insert glass tubing."

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