Thursday, December 27, 2012

Set 473

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2749. Approximately 36" diameter:

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2750. 14" long:

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2751. Over 12 feet long:

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2752. Around 24" long:

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2753. 6" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:








































2754. This is a museum display, I'm mostly interested in the two small pieces in the foreground, no one has been able to determine their purpose:

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Answers:


2749. A surveyor's Land Measuring Instrument, when rolled along the ground the counter would show the distance in feet, patent number 2,121,867:





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2750. This is a clamp for holding a log on a one-man bucksaw, also called a drag saw, patent number 420,115:







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2751. A hand for a large clock with a 15' diameter dial, made by Verdin:





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2752. No answer yet for this tool:

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2753. This is a grapefruit knife, patent number 2,637,899:








































2754. The plaque at the museum said this was a 'German Bleeder Set', the two glass items are blood-letting cups and the three large brass devices are multi-bladed mechanical scarificators. Haven't yet identified the two small parts, the one on the left looks like it could fit into the holes of the other piece. Closest that I could find to them is the small ring torch on this page.

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7 comments:

  1. 2751 looks like the hand of a tower clock
    2752 could be a spanning tool...
    B.

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  2. guessing here, is 2749 a wheel for measuring distances? Considering the cupping and scarifyers in the back ground, I'd guess that the bras devices in the foreground are handles for cranking down on torniqits.

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    1. Yes, 2749 is a land measuring instrument. Still not sure about the brass pieces in 2754 but I'll do some searching on your idea.

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  3. 2753 I think "Parrot Head"'s answer at neatorama is the most plausible one...
    B.

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  5. 2752 resembles tools I've seen for yanking posts out of the ground.

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