3085. 18" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.
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3086. 8" long:
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3087. These photos were sent in by someone looking for information on this device, specifically the upper part that holds the saw:
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3088. 7" long, 13/16" wide:
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3089. Approximately 10" diameter:
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3090. 13" long, sent in by a visitor who would like to find the purpose of this hammer:
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Answers:
3085. This is a Crandall hammer, it's a stone dressing tool made from several sharpened spikes which are held together with a frame and wedge. It was used to roughen the face of cut stone so that mortar would adhere to it.
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3086. A capping device used to seal the closures of ampoules containing serums, patent number 2,643,805:
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3087. This is a miter box, patent number 847,557:
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3088. No answer yet for this tool:
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3089. A military landmine:
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3090. Also no answer so far for this hammer, it looks like somebody just replaced an old wooden handle with a metal one:
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3087 is A mitre box the upper arm is to guide the saw at a specified angle.
ReplyDelete3089 is a landmine.
3086 seems like a cap crimper...
ReplyDelete3089 looks very land-minish, presumable a tipwire and prssure prong fuse...
3085 is a hammer used in stone working...
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3086 looks like a tool for inserting primer caps into shotgun shells.
ReplyDelete3069 is definitely a mine, but surprisingly hard to ID specifically. Especially since (per Anon@7:38) it plainly has a tripwire trigger and a light anti-personnel-style fuse, but is as large as an anti-tank mine.
ReplyDelete3088: Just a guess: for cutting out consistent size servings from a soft product like butter or cheese?
ReplyDelete3099: I was wonder whether the ring is part of the arming mechanism rather than a tripwire trigger. It could be some sort of tilt-rod mine missing most of said tilt-rod.
3090 is a tire spoon for mounting and dismounting tires
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