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1447. 72" tall, c. 1885:

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1448. 9-1/2" long, these two stretched springs are sold as a set:



In use they are twisted together so they are held in place by friction:
















1449. This box is 4" long:



A wedge is attached to the bottom:


















1450. 14" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this tool:

















1451. 8" long:


















1452. 2-1/2" long:
























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1441. The cylinders are each about 4" long:

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Several of the patent drawings for this one:



Another version of this device:

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1442. From New York, c. 1840:

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A similar piece of equipment:

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1443. Another photo by Simon

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1444. 10-1/4" long:

















1445. 2" long:


Twisting this device brings out the cylinder:

















1446. 6-1/4" long:


















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1435. The gauge, hammer, and tool on the left are all part of a set:



6" long:

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1436. Approximately 8' diameter, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this one:

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1437. 3" long, from the 1860's:

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1438. 6-1/2" long, submitted by a visitor who is looking to identify these tools:

















1439. 8-1/2" long:



One of the handles contains a razor knife, the other has a regular and Phillips head screwdriver.

















1440. 2-1/2" long:







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1429. 4" long:

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From Mike Jenkins' collection


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1430. 26" tall x 15" diameter, a hollowed log, open on both ends with a two piece lid that can be locked in place with a wedge, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a t-shirt.






There are two small notches at the bottom:














1431. An unidentified piece of hardware that was found on a cattle ranch in Idaho, the cylinder is 1-1/2" long x 1" diameter, spring returned to this position:




















1432. 5" long, the idea here is to determine who would use this device:

















1433. Submitted by a visitor:




















1434. About 12" long:




















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