2209a. 20" long:
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Two more versions of the same tool:
2209b.
2209c.
Note the teeth on the end of the two arms, on one arm they are on the inside and on the other they're on the outside, same as in the first example of this tool in the photos above.
2210. Approximately 7' long, it weighs over 1,500 pounds, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this one and a chance to win a T-shirt:
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2211. 8" long, submitted by a visitor who is looking to identify this piece of hardware:
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2212. 7-1/8" long, another unidentified item that was sent in by a visitor, text on it reads J-5984 KMO-USA:
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2213. 2-1/2" diameter:
2214. 4" long:
Answers:
2209. A barrelmaker's flagging iron, used to spread the staves of a tight barrel for insertion of flagging or caulking material. The forked end is placed over the end of two staves and then used as a lever to separate them.
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2210. The Travis dumbbell, with star collars, named after Warren Lincoln Travis, "he would often hip lift this dumbbell as part of his performances. Empty, it weighs 1650 pounds although Travis often loaded it with sand so that it topped out around 3750 pounds." "Travis weighed only 180 pounds at his zenith between 1906-1909, but his strongman exploits included lifting various weights up to more than 3,000 pounds in the harness, and back lifts of people and objects. The National Police Gazette recognized Travis in 1907 as the "strongest man in the world," and his elaborate metal belt proclaiming this pronouncement is displayed in the museum." The list of Travis' ten strength challenges can be found on this page.
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A photo with someone next to this weight can be seen here.
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The huge dumbbell was photographed at the Weightlifters Hall of Fame, there wasn't a plaque or any description of it there so I thought it was some type of sculpture. In the photo below there is a display of globe weights, I was planning to post them in this set and then post the sculpture with the answers. After doing some research on the sculpture I was amazed at the information that I found, it never crossed my mind that someone could actually lift it! Some of these globe weights are hollow and can be filled with sand to vary their weight.
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2211. Haven't been able to verify any of these guesses for this item:
-a tool for caulking boat planking
-marlin spike
-hub cap remover / re-installer
-for a rubber seal, as around a window
-rattan furniture tool
-gimlet style reeding tool
-wagon pin
-orbitoclast
-orbitoclast
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It's roughly the same size and shape as this wagon pin that someone sent in:
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2212. A weatherstrip clip reforming tool (bottom of the page at the link):
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2213. A bicycle spoke wrench:
2214. A nocturnal dial, it was used to determine the time at night by observing the position of the North Star in relation to the Big Dipper.
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