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3199. 9" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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With the spring compressed:

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When the spring is extended a small pin sticks out the hole about 3/32":




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3200. 8" long:

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3201. 17" long:

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3202. 2-1/2" long:

























3203. 8-1/2" long:

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3204. 8-3/4" long:

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Answers:



3199. This is probably a tear gas pen gun, a lot of similar devices can be seen here.

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3200. This was marked "grinding wheel dresser":

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3201. This is a Lectro-Start charcoal grill starter:

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3202. A tobacco pipe reamer, for scraping the bowl:

























3203. No answer yet for this item, the most common suggestion is that it was used for making shoes:

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3204. Haven't yet found the exact purpose for these Pexto pliers, without the round parts they resemble the gas burner pliers on this page:

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