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3205.

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3206. 14" long:

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3207. 7-1/2" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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3208. 8" long:

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3209. Sent in by a visitor who is looking for information on this tool, the gear ratio is 8 to 1 from one side to the other:

























3210. 15" long:

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Answers:



3205. This is a Hwacha, which is a military arrow rocket launcher that was used in Korea hundreds of years ago:

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3206. A tool for mixing wall paper paste, text on it reads "The patent Cereal Co. Geneva, NY, USA, Rex. Dry Paste Flour. Wall size":

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3207. This is a fork that was intended for use in grocery stores for handling all different types of food, patent number 2,430,242:

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3208. A watchmaker's crystal setting device, patent number 1,746,016

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3209. No answer yet for this tool, it appears to be some type of rpm changer or torque multiplier:






















3210. This is a motor commutator repair tool, patent number 2,170,389:

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