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2713. 60" long:

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2714. Approximately 20" long:

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2715. 12" long, submitted by a visitor who is looking to identify this tool:

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2716. 24" long, made of plastic, sent in by a reader of this site:

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2717. Submitted by someone who would like to know the purpose of this device:





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2718. Around 18" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:

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2713. A Keystone corn planter, from the 1860s:

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2714. A saw rack for use in a hardware store:







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2715. Haven't been able to prove it but most people think this is for marking a line on a plank of wood, another possibility is that it's for cutting leather.

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2716. This is a tie for holding a high power line to the support insulator:

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2717. The owner of this device thinks that it's some type of grinder but we haven't been able to find any information on it.





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2718. An experimental XM75 40mm grenade launcher, probably made by S.A. in the late 1960s:

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Some other grenade launchers that were on display:

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Set 466

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2707. 32" long:

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2708. 27" tall, submitted by someone who was looking to find out how this device worked:
























2709. 2" long:

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2710. 9" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt:

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2711. Sent in by someone who would like to know the purpose of this device:

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2712. 4" long:

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2707. A wheelwright's tenon cutter, patent number 622,794:





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2708. A "Hein Werner Bumper Lift Hydraulic Jack", it's missing the part that fits under the car bumper, these were also used on farms when using batch grain dryers, the jacks were used to remove and then later replace the wheels when the dryers were moved from one field to another.


























2709. A pencil sharpener, text on it says "Arne Special": 

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2710. A vintage brass trigger guard for a gun: 

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2711. A wick holder for a Perfection 331X style stove, turning the handle would raise or lower the circular wick, this item has an OD of 3-3/8".

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2712. A propaganda radio that the U.S. dropped on Vietnam, "...there were three types of radios. One was fixed to a single station and then sealed inside with a black compound. There was also a normal transistor and one that had the propaganda station pre-tuned so it was clear and sharp, while all the other stations were slightly out-of-tune and with some static."

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To submit photos, send them to the address in my profile, please include dimensions, any text on the item, and where it was found.




















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