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3229. 20" long:




























3230. Text on it says that it holds five gallons:





















3231. 7" long:

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3232. Take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this tool and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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3233. 7-1/2" long:

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3234. 5" long:

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3229. This tool is for stripping the leaves from sorghum cane, patent number 61,940:

























3230. This is a can for carrying fuel. Farm tractors would burn gasoline, kerosene and other types of fuel that were delivered by trucks. For those that did not have underground storage, the fuel usually had to be carried into a small shed and poured into 50 gallon barrels. The delivery truck had a small counter mounted on it and each time a 5 gallon container was filled the counter was advanced one notch. Similar containers can be seen here.
























3231. A General Motors rear brake adjuster strut, as seen in this Mitchell service document.

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3232. This is a pineapple eye snip, for removing the eyes when peeling them, patent number 681,339.

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3233. No answer yet for this tool:

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3234. Also no verifiable answer for this item:

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3223. 11" long:

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3224. 5" long:

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3225. 2-1/2" long:

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3226. 21" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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3227. 7" long:

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3228. 10" long:

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3223. Haven't been able to verify any of the suggestions for this item:

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3224. A magnetic measuring gauge, "...for determining by magnetic principles the thickness of non-magnetic plating or coating disposed upon a magnetic metallic surface; the thickness of magnetic coatings upon non-magnetic surfaces; the thickness of magnetic sheet materials, and the relative spacing between layers or sheets of magnetic materials," patent number 2,625,585:

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3225. This is a mainspring vise for installing the spring in a flintlock gun. Before firing the weapon, the compressed mainspring is held by the tumber, and when the trigger is pulled the power of the spring is then transmitted to the hammer.

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3226. This is a replica Confederate torpedo for guarding their harbors from Union ships, they "were constructed from available wooden barrels, then filled with gun powder and fitted with a contact detonator. Streamlined ends were added to lessen the effects of tides and currents. The Union Navy lost more than 40 ships to these torpedoes." The actual size of these mines was three to four feet long.

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3227. No answer yet for this tool that looks like it was probably home made:

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3228. Also no definitive answer yet for this one:

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3217. 9" long:

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3218. 10" long:

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3219. 12" long:

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3220. Someone is looking to find the purpose of this item:

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3221. 14" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.

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3222. 13" long:

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3217. No answer yet for this tool, the most common suggestion is that it's a nail or pin puller:

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3218. This is a Bell System tool for connecting two wires by crimping them in a soft metal sleeve, patent number 1,896,512:

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3219. Haven't yet found the purpose for this handle:

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3220. No answer yet:

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3221. This is a jar opener, I agree with the comment that said the upper jaw should be flipped over so that the teeth are angled the same as the lower jaw.

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3222. This is a wire tester, a wire is held between the two jaws and then the handle is turned to stretch it to see how much tension it can handle.

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