Thursday, May 28, 2009

Set 286

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1627. Approximately 36" long:

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When the handle is closed it causes the point to rotate:



















1628. Around 21" long:

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1629. 6-1/2" tall:




















1630. 6-3/4" long:


















1631. Submitted by a visitor who is looking to find the specific purpose for this device:

It has foam pads, bristle brushes, and wire brushes, text on it reads:
1978 Southbury MFG Corp
South Britain, Conn.
Pat Pend, Made in USA

















1632. 12" long:

























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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Set 285

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1621. The tool at the top is 12-3/4" long:

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1622. 14" long:

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1623. 60" tall:

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1624. 5" long, submitted by a visitor who is looking for information on this piece, it was found in a fishing tackle box around thirty years ago. The word Citronelle is stamped on top of the tail fin and Western Germany on the other fin. The part hanging out of the bottom swivels up into the fish and appears it that the small pin could be there to hold something.


















1625. 12" tall:






















1626. 4-1/4" long:

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Set 284

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1615. Approximately 22" long:




















1616. 48" tall:






















1617. 7" long:



Also, explain why the right end is wider than the left:
















1618. 6" long, the red part at the upper left is threaded, and the cap at the lower right has a 1/4" hole in it and can be unscrewed and removed:




















1619. Submitted by a visitor who is looking to find the exact purpose for this hammer:

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1620. 4" tall, the text on the far left reads "INF.":






















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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Set 283

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1609. 3" tall:


















1610. 18" long:

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The two parts on the end can be rotated:

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1611. Around 4" diameter:
















1612. Approximately 5" long:

















1613. 41" tall, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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1614. Submitted by a visitor who is looking to find out the exact purpose of this device, the view through the scope has some gradations from 0 to 5 left to right, and text on it reads "Ernst Leitz Wetzlar #261615":

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