Set 542

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3163. Take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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3164. 9-1/4" long:

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3165. 4" long:




























3166. Sent in by a visitor who would like to find the purpose of this tool, 6-1/4" long, 9-1/2" long when extended:

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3167. Another unidentified device that was submitted by a visitor:

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3168. 16" long:

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3163. This is a gunner's quadrant or artillery inclinometer, Italian text on it says “avanti” (forward), “distanza” (distance), “bersaglio” (target), and “sull’arma" (on the weapon).

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3164. A wire rope vibration isolator for large machinery, these are made in many sizes and configurations.

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3165. This is a device for communicating with a blind and deaf person:


























3166. No answer yet for this tool:

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3167. This is a piston groove cleaner, seen in use in figure 6 on this page:

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3168. A Presto log cutter, for cutting the pressed fireplace logs that can be bought in stores:

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Set 541

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3157. 7-1/2" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.























3158. 4-1/2" long:

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3159. 7-3/4" long, this tool has an uncommon attribute:

























3160. 8" long:


























3161. 4" long:





















3162. 12" long:



It's hollow from the base of the wedge at least up to the hole seen in the third photo:






14" long, used in a similar manner as the previous tool, hollow from the bottom up to the small hole in the side:






















Answers:



3157. This is an ice pick, it is similar to the tool in patent number 314,723.























3158. This front and rear sight tool was designed to remove, install, and adjust the rear sight of an HK USP, and HK P2000.






















3159. There are four nested screwdrivers in the handle of this GAM Mfg. Co. hammer:




























3160. A derailleur for a bike:


























3161. This is a lamp extractor for use on the small light bulbs in old control panels:



























3162. A powder wedge, it was filled with gunpowder or pyrodex and used to split logs too large for a sawmill to handle. The hole in the side was for the fuse, and a chain with a spike on the end was attached to the ring, with the spike driven into the side of the log so that it didn't fly too far from the explosion.



Similar to the wedge except that a hole must be drilled for it, the purpose of the flag was to make it easier to find after detonation, these could also be used on tree stumps.



A couple of months ago this unidentified tool was posted here, turns out that it's a powder wedge from Australia:













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3151. 9-1/2" long:























3152. 11" diameter:






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3153. 11.5" long:

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3154. 4-3/4" long:


























3155. Someone sent in this photo, they are looking to find the exact purpose for this drill press:





















3156. 20" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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3151. A meat tenderizer, patent number 613,572:


























3152. A Warner Elevator operator switch:






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3153. A Crescent Lite Firelighter, for lighting oil burning furnaces, patent number 2,448,622:

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3154. A wine bottle cork remover:


























3155. This drill press is probably for use by watch and clock makers, a similar one can be seen on this page:





















3156. This is a wire fence stretcher, patent number 541,240:

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