2608 - The hooked top obviously pivots. I've tried various searches
of vintage piton, wire piton, pivot head piton and similar.... I've
used "screw" and "nail", rather than piton, as keywords, also. The
pivoting hooks might can be used as a self latching latch, for a gate
or some such. The screw part, to me is for screwing into wood and
it's large enough for a latch.
Another idea I had, remembering the paint can carrier from the What Is
It? Set 448. Something like a linemans piton for holding tools or
wire (temporarily?). I've tried various "utilityman's" and "utility"
keywords, also.
All such searches have failed to find something.
Sonny
On Jul 12, 1:22=A0pm, "anorton" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" <lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote:
> > "anorton" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> 2607 is a liquid trap for a vacuum pump.
>
> > I would have thought that big hole in the side would - um - interfere w=
ith
> > vacuum.
>
> Its funny, I did not even notice that was a hole. =A0I guess I was thinki=
ng it
> was some sort of reflection because I was not expecting to see a hole in
> that type of apparatus.
Ummm...maybe it's not that type of apparatus...?
R
On Jul 12, 4:14=A0am, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
2608. That's a miniature commemorative torture device - one end is
for loping off little heads =3D:O
and the other end is for screwing someone. I believe Congressmen keep
them on their desks as "letter openers".
R
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> Rob
2607 is a liquid trap for a vacuum pump. Something like this:
http://www.labconco.com/product/liquid-trap-kit/3530
"Rob H." <[email protected]> writes:
>> 2608: A "bench screw" to hold wood for woodcarving
>
>
> This is what I was thinking but I haven't been able to prove it.
>
>
>> 2609: A float valve.
>
>
> I don't know if it was part of a valve but I was told it's a float, so you're at least half right.
I wondered if it was for checking the density of a liquid, depending on
whether it floated or sank.
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
>> Its funny, I did not even notice that was a hole. I guess I was thinking
>> it was some sort of reflection because I was not expecting to see a hole
>> in that type of apparatus. In any case, the hole does not seem to be
>> perfectly round, like it was a modification for some specific experiment.
>> I still think the original purpose was as a liquid trap.
>
>
> Yes, the hole does look like it may have been added later, I don't know
> what this device is but I sent an email to Gaertner and they replied and
> said that they also didn't know.
After a little more research I see things like this are more commonly used
as part of a vacuum aspirator to suck up fluids. Some have stopcock drains
which may be what that hole was made for, although it does look a little
large and high for that.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
>
> > 2608) Do the "bat wings" at the top form a plane, or a spiral?
>
>
> I think it's a flat plane.
>
>
>
> > 2610) Looks like something intended to advacne a wooden pole upwards
> > as the lever is cycled.
>
>
> As I stated in the answers for this set, the owner said that this tool was
> for use in a church but I can't imagine for what purpose.
>
> Tough set this week, no luck with any of the unidentified items, the answers
> for the rest have been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2012/07/set-449.html#answers
Would it have something to do with tuning or otherwise adjusting pipe
organs?
Everything else in a church wouldn't seem to require such a specialized
tool.
2605, really no clue. Maybe a plug for some kind of barrel tap?
2606, what a miserable picture to try and make out any detail. That said,
it's a pacifier for adult bulls.
2607, first thought was a tractor fuel filter. But.... maybe not?
2608, is either a barrel bung plug, or a bung plug puller. Might be a barn
hook, screw it into a hole, and use it to hang your farm tools. With the bat
design, maybe hang your Bat Cape, when you're in between saving truth,
justice, and the Joker?
2609, could be a plub bob.
2610, never seen one of these, and can't imagine a use.
Christopher A. Young
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> "anorton" <[email protected]> fired this volley in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> 2607 is a liquid trap for a vacuum pump.
>
> I would have thought that big hole in the side would - um - interfere with
> vacuum.
>
> LLoyd
Its funny, I did not even notice that was a hole. I guess I was thinking it
was some sort of reflection because I was not expecting to see a hole in
that type of apparatus. In any case, the hole does not seem to be perfectly
round, like it was a modification for some specific experiment. I still
think the original purpose was as a liquid trap.
"anorton" <[email protected]> fired this volley in
news:[email protected]:
> 2607 is a liquid trap for a vacuum pump.
I would have thought that big hole in the side would - um - interfere with
vacuum.
LLoyd
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Tough set this week, no luck with any of the unidentified
> items, the answers for the rest have been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2012/07/set-449.html#answers
>
2608 - Perhaps something that could be used as a tie point for a
horse. I'm sure there is proper name for such a thing but I have
no idea what it would be...
Larry
"Rose" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 12/07/2012 09:14, Rob H. wrote:
>> I need help with three of them this week:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
> 2606
> Turkish coffee pot
It does look like a Turkish coffee pot but the museum where I shot the photo
had it marked as something else.
> Its funny, I did not even notice that was a hole. I guess I was thinking
> it was some sort of reflection because I was not expecting to see a hole
> in that type of apparatus. In any case, the hole does not seem to be
> perfectly round, like it was a modification for some specific experiment.
> I still think the original purpose was as a liquid trap.
Yes, the hole does look like it may have been added later, I don't know what
this device is but I sent an email to Gaertner and they replied and said
that they also didn't know.
Rob H. wrote:
>
>> 2608: A "bench screw" to hold wood for woodcarving
>
>
> This is what I was thinking but I haven't been able to prove it.
Yes, the threads could be "faster". I'll be watching with interest
to see if anyone has any other ideas.
>
>
>> 2609: A float valve.
>
>
> I don't know if it was part of a valve but I was told it's a float, so
> you're at least half right.
> 2608) Do the "bat wings" at the top form a plane, or a spiral?
I think it's a flat plane.
> 2610) Looks like something intended to advacne a wooden pole upwards
> as the lever is cycled.
As I stated in the answers for this set, the owner said that this tool was
for use in a church but I can't imagine for what purpose.
Tough set this week, no luck with any of the unidentified items, the answers
for the rest have been posted:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2012/07/set-449.html#answers
>> As I stated in the answers for this set, the owner said that this tool
>> was
>> for use in a church but I can't imagine for what purpose.
>>
>> Tough set this week, no luck with any of the unidentified items, the
>> answers
>> for the rest have been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2012/07/set-449.html#answers
>
>
> Would it have something to do with tuning or otherwise adjusting pipe
> organs?
>
> Everything else in a church wouldn't seem to require such a specialized
> tool.
Good question, I'll ask the person who sent the photos if the church has
one.
> Would it have something to do with tuning or otherwise adjusting pipe
> organs?
>
> Everything else in a church wouldn't seem to require such a specialized
> tool.
The person who sent the photos doesn't own the tool but said that there
"very likely was a pipe organ. Most of these German Catholic churches had
large pipe organs in them."
But I sent the photos to a pipe organ repair company and they didn't
recognize the tool so it's still a mystery for now.
On 2012-07-12, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need help with three of them this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
Posting from Rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
2605) A height adjustable foot for something which is constructed of
rectangular metal tubing. The spurs allow it to slide in, but
prevent it from sliding out.
It looks as though it is designed to be adjusted by a
screwdriver from above (with a short tubing, of course), but it
also looks as though it is missing (both in the photo and in the
drawing) a cylindrical foot bottom -- hard rubber, I suspect. or
it is designed to fit over a cylindrical fitting on a lower
object.
2606) A dipper/ladle for dipping and pouring some hot liquid. Perhaps
a wax or the like, perhaps something else. I don't think that
it is for even low temperature metals, however.
2607) Gaertner makes (or made) optical lab hardware -- lens holders
lathe bed style optical benches, traveling microscopes, etc.
This looks much older -- but it may be designed for measuring
the optical characteristics of a gas or liquid. It is not
totally clear whether the round circle in the near side is an
opening, or is a flat window joined to the glass housing..
The fittings on top look as though they are for allowing a gas
or liquid to flow through, and the knurled nuts allow access to
the inside of the container to perhaps change a smaller
container of the substance under test.
2608) Do the "bat wings" at the top form a plane, or a spiral? Hard to
tell from the single point of view offered.
The screw thread could go into something like soft wax, or into
a plug of lead poured with a cored hole, or into soft wood.
Perhaps it is for adjusting the height or spacing of some
object. The wings at the top are not decorative enough to be
something like a top of a hand-carried flagpole.
2609) Rather large and blunt pointed plumb bob. :-)
Perhaps intended to allow replacing the contents to tune the
period of a pendulum. Might even be big enough to make a
reasonable Focualt pendulum.
2610) Looks like something intended to advacne a wooden pole upwards
as the lever is cycled.
Now to post and see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2012-07-15, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>> Would it have something to do with tuning or otherwise adjusting pipe
>> organs?
>>
>> Everything else in a church wouldn't seem to require such a specialized
>> tool.
>
>
> The person who sent the photos doesn't own the tool but said that there
> "very likely was a pipe organ. Most of these German Catholic churches had
> large pipe organs in them."
>
> But I sent the photos to a pipe organ repair company and they didn't
> recognize the tool so it's still a mystery for now.
Maybe a jack for removing the old rectangular wooden pipes? put
it under the pipe, step on the lever while your hands support the pipe?
Not sure what they would use with the lead pipes, however. I
think that the brass ones are usually non-functional and out there for
decoration instead.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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