On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:26:30 -0400, R.H. wrote:
> I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different version of
> something that I posted last year:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Guesses, without having looked at anybody else's posts:
1276: Contains a chalk line
1277: Looks like some sort of mountaineering ice hammer.
1279: Holder for someting; I'd guess newspapers, but I doubt that's
right
1280: It looks as though the two halves should separate when rotated,
but the device doesn't look as though it would make a very convenient
wedge. Perhaps it's used for shaping something made of leather?
1281: It's probably got some more useful function than a decorative
stake. I'd stick the bottom part in the ground in a garden (if I had
one) and hang something small from the top part.
1282: Cigarette cutter?
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1278 One half of a "horseshoe" for a cow
"Alexander Thesoso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 1276 Capping tool, to place percussion caps on the firearm nipple.
>
> 1277 Looks like a climber's ice-axe, but seems strangely shaped and
> likely to be dropped.
>
> 1282 Powder proof tester. To check or verify the strength of gunpowder.
> Didn't we have another one of these some time back?
>
>
>
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different version
>>of something that I posted last year:
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
>
> What's the operating principle of that kind of tester please? I can't
> figure it out from the photos.
A measure of gunpowder is placed into the chamber, marked "A" in this photo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%208/pic1282z.jpg
A small amount of gunpowder is placed in the pan, marked "B", the flint
ignites the powder in the pan, it then flashes through the small hole to
ignite the powder in the chamber. The lid is attached to the wheel by the
arm, the explosion in the chamber forces the lid upward, causing the wheel
to rotate.
More details on how a flintlock works can be seen here:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/flintlock2.htm
I've come across a number of these testers in various museums, this is
probably the best one that I've seen so far.
Rob
>> http://pzphotosans228-4.blogspot.com/
>
> O.K. Looking at 1281 again, and remembering the mention of it
> possibly being something to hang something from, I would have to say
> that the "hook" end is not formed properly to hang something from with
> the spike stuck in the ground.
>
> However -- if you put it in a slot -- perhaps in the brickwork
> of a fireplace, with the barb pointing up, it would tend to prevent the
> barb end from sliding out -- and the hook end will be properly oriented
> to hang something from -- perhaps a cooking pot over the fire.
>
> Is there any lettering in the long part?
The owner says that the text on it reads "SS 61 239 5". I was also
thinking that it could be for hanging something, though someone else has
guessed that it could be for cutting the insulation of a thick cable. I'll
ask the owner of it how sharp it is.
Rob
On Apr 16, 10:26 pm, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different version of
> something that I posted last year:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
1280. is a jewelers ring clamp. It's missing the wedge. Here's the
plastic version.
http://www.ottofrei.com/store/product.php?productid=9253&cat=3227&page=1
Thanks
Karl
in article [email protected], R.H. at
[email protected] wrote on 4/17/08 1:26 AM:
> I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different version of
> something that I posted last year:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
1276 - sewing machine - bobbin of thread goes inside
and thread out the hole to the needle
1277 - ice climbing tool
1278 - no idea
1279 - drying rack for skanes (sp?) of wood that¹s just
out of the dye bath
1280 - jewelers¹ clamp - missing its wedge, Leather jaws
prevent marring the piece of jewelry being clamped.
Stone setters often cut notches just below the
leather pads - on the outside of the clamp -
so they can support the clamp in a V cut ³bench
pin² when they need stabile support.
1281 I¹m guessing its for a scale of some sort
1282 - a failed brain surgery saw for cutting through
the skull? Teeth in the wrong direction - which
is one reason why the idea failed.
In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different version of
>something that I posted last year:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
1282: Novelty cigarette lighter meant to look like a firearm. Or,
rather, since cigarette lighters hadn't been invented, just a device to
strike sparks.
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result in a fully-depreciated one.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> They've all been answered correctly this week except for number 1281,
> which I haven't been able to identify yet.
>
> The answers along with a few links have been posted here:
>
> http://pzphotosans228-4.blogspot.com/
>
>
I showed 1282, the flintlock gunpowder tester to a friend of mine who
collects guns and asked him what it was. He looked at it closely, not
knowing what it was and ventured this guess, "The original cordless saw"?
1276 Capping tool, to place percussion caps on the firearm nipple.
1277 Looks like a climber's ice-axe, but seems strangely shaped and likely
to be dropped.
1282 Powder proof tester. To check or verify the strength of gunpowder.
Didn't we have another one of these some time back?
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different version of
>something that I posted last year:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different
> version of something that I posted last year:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
Been a while since I tried this, so here goes:
1276. Looks like a percussion cap "capper" - stores and applies caps to
nipples of percussion firearms
1277. Ice hammer
1278. A steel sole plate from a shoe or boot
1279. A pidgeon "deflector" to prevent birds roosting
1280. Some sort of vice or clamp
1281. A sub-bass clef - invented just after the sub-woofer
1282. not a clue on this one...
> On Apr 16, 10:26 pm, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different
>> version of something that I posted last year:
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>
>> Rob
>
1282 is an Eprouvette, used for testing the force of black powder.
Every batch varies some, so this was used to characterize the loads for a
new batch.
LLoyd
DoN. Nichols wrote:
> On 2008-04-18, Jeff Wisnia <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Lee Michaels wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>
>>>>They've all been answered correctly this week except for number 1281,
>>>>which I haven't been able to identify yet.
>>>>
>>>>The answers along with a few links have been posted here:
>>>>
>>>>http://pzphotosans228-4.blogspot.com/
>
>
>>>I showed 1282, the flintlock gunpowder tester to a friend of mine who
>>>collects guns and asked him what it was. He looked at it closely, not
>>>knowing what it was and ventured this guess, "The original cordless saw"?
>
>
>>What's the operating principle of that kind of tester please? I can't
>>figure it out from the photos.
>
>
> The powder under test is placed in the upward-facing barrel with
> the cap on an arm over it. The arm is attached to a sawtooth ratchet
> wheel, and when fired it has to overcome the friction of the pawl
> against the ratchet.
More than just the pawl friction alone. According to the OP's
explanation page there was a spring to overcome too it says:
...."Pulling the trigger ignited a measured amount of powder in the tube
atop the tester, turning and locking a spring-loaded, numbered wheel."....
>
> The stronger the powder, the more ratchet teeth will be forced
> past the pawl.
>
> I suspect that if we were shown a photo of the other side of the
> ratchet wheel, we would see a series of numbers corresponding to the
> number of teeth which have been forced past the pawl.
>
> Enjoy,
> DoN.
>
Jeff
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Jesse wrote:
> 1278 One half of a "horseshoe" for a cow
>
>
> "Alexander Thesoso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:X9FNj.3131$SR2.1257@trndny03...
>> 1276 Capping tool, to place percussion caps on the firearm nipple.
>>
>> 1277 Looks like a climber's ice-axe, but seems strangely shaped and
>> likely to be dropped.
>>
>> 1282 Powder proof tester. To check or verify the strength of
>> gunpowder. Didn't we have another one of these some time back?
>>
>>
>>
>> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different
>>> version of something that I posted last year:
>>>
>>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>>
>
1280 - Ring holder or such to secure items while being
"soldered". Missing the wedge that goes in the "other"
end. /mark
Rather clueless, as usual, but still guessing wildly...
1276 - It seems you put a bunch of something in via a hole that
presumably is underneath the hook in the middle of the side, and then
get it back out in neat measured units at the pointy end, possibly by
manipulating the slide that seems to be on the other side. Perhaps this
holds and meters out shot (#2 shot) or powder for a gun.
1277 - Hammer, maybe for fence work--the toothy part opposite the hammer
face would probably work well to lever out staples by degrees, or
possibly tighten wire (formed in a loop) by degrees in a similar manner.
No idea what the pointy end opposite on the handle would be used for,
though, nor (if it's a tightener) how you'd possibly go about fastening
the last staple while keeping the tension.
1278 - Old cutter blade from a bypass pruner or similar tool?
1279 - Stand for stuff; mounted horizontally as shown, this could hold
folders, letters, etc. in arrangement on a desk. I rather suspect,
though, it's intended to be mounted vertically, and be used for either
(a) CDs or videotapes, (b) neckties, collars, or some other bit of
clothing; or (c) plates or saucers. If I had to choose, I'd go with (b).
1280 - No real idea whatsoever. (Usually, in situations like this, I'd
venture into a description of the mechanics of the thing in the hope
that either it would trigger some good thoughts, or else that people
would not notice I never actually mentioned what it was, just what it
looked like. This is too simple for that to work, though.)
1281 - Half of a (fairly ornamental) latch to hold a gate or window
shutter open, maybe? It looks vaguely familiar...but only vaguely.
1282 - Gizmo for testing the power and quality of black powder by noting
how far the charge forces the toothed wheel to rotate.
Now to see what other people have suggested.
--
Andrew Erickson
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot
lose." -- Jim Elliot
In article <[email protected]>,
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different version of
> something that I posted last year:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
1278. Ox shoe
Like a horseshoe but made to fit the cloven hooves of draft oxen
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different version of
>something that I posted last year:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
1277 looks like an everyday ice hammer used for mountain climbing. Unless
there is some kinda trick or special purpose function for this particular
item that I don't know about.
1280 is a handheld vise. Jewelers use them. Although I have seen vises like
this used in other settings. My grandfather used something like this for
wood carving and tieing flys.
Lee Michaels wrote:
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>They've all been answered correctly this week except for number 1281,
>>which I haven't been able to identify yet.
>>
>>The answers along with a few links have been posted here:
>>
>>http://pzphotosans228-4.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>
> I showed 1282, the flintlock gunpowder tester to a friend of mine who
> collects guns and asked him what it was. He looked at it closely, not
> knowing what it was and ventured this guess, "The original cordless saw"?
>
>
>
What's the operating principle of that kind of tester please? I can't
figure it out from the photos.
Jeff
--
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(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.
On 2008-04-17, R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I added an extra item this week since one of them is a different version of
> something that I posted last year:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
O.K. Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking as usual.
1276) Hmm ... perhaps a chalk-line holder? Interesting the covered
keyhole though. Needing an external key to rewind the line does
not make sense. Too easy to lose the key.
1277) Given the spike at the end of the handle, I suspect that it
is for climbing around on an ice field -- perhaps a glacier --
and the steps in the "claw" are either to give a better grip
(with gloves, of course), or perhaps to saw an opening for ice
fishing.
1278) It looks as though it is either part of a horseshoe, or
designed to be held in the fist to increase the force of a blow.
In the latter application, there would be leather straps
threaded through the holes to go around the fingers and keep the
device from slipping out of the user's grip.
1279) Perhaps to catch the pages feeding from a copier or laser
printer?
1280) Some form of workholding clamp. The jaws on one end are closed
by placing a wedge in the other end.
1281) Perhaps for hooking and opening a manhole cover or something
similar?
1282) Another example of a black powder tester, based on a flintlock
mechanism.
Now to see what others have said.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2008-04-18, R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> They've all been answered correctly this week except for number 1281, which
> I haven't been able to identify yet.
>
> The answers along with a few links have been posted here:
>
> http://pzphotosans228-4.blogspot.com/
O.K. Looking at 1281 again, and remembering the mention of it
possibly being something to hang something from, I would have to say
that the "hook" end is not formed properly to hang something from with
the spike stuck in the ground.
However -- if you put it in a slot -- perhaps in the brickwork
of a fireplace, with the barb pointing up, it would tend to prevent the
barb end from sliding out -- and the hook end will be properly oriented
to hang something from -- perhaps a cooking pot over the fire.
Is there any lettering in the long part? It sort of looks as
though there is, but of sufficiently low contrast so I don't think that
it is worth saving the image and working on it.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2008-04-18, Jeff Wisnia <[email protected]> wrote:
> Lee Michaels wrote:
>
>> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>They've all been answered correctly this week except for number 1281,
>>>which I haven't been able to identify yet.
>>>
>>>The answers along with a few links have been posted here:
>>>
>>>http://pzphotosans228-4.blogspot.com/
>> I showed 1282, the flintlock gunpowder tester to a friend of mine who
>> collects guns and asked him what it was. He looked at it closely, not
>> knowing what it was and ventured this guess, "The original cordless saw"?
> What's the operating principle of that kind of tester please? I can't
> figure it out from the photos.
The powder under test is placed in the upward-facing barrel with
the cap on an arm over it. The arm is attached to a sawtooth ratchet
wheel, and when fired it has to overcome the friction of the pawl
against the ratchet.
The stronger the powder, the more ratchet teeth will be forced
past the pawl.
I suspect that if we were shown a photo of the other side of the
ratchet wheel, we would see a series of numbers corresponding to the
number of teeth which have been forced past the pawl.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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