On 23 Dec, 10:04, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
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#1809 Corn kernel shucker, for collecting seed?
#1811 Window fanlight opening screw? I've some very similar in a
greenhouse.
An old one from set 305
http://answers305r.blogspot.com/
#1746 is a railway passenger's foot warmer from the Great Eastern
Railway (pre-1923, probably much older). Hot coals or charcoal would
be placed inside and they rested on a rack under the seats. The handle
has that uncomfortable trefoil shape, as they're lifted hot with a
pole.
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1807: Pencil sharpener?
1809: Pea sheller?
1810: Anti-pigeon wire?
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>
> 1809: Pea sheller?
>
1809: looks like a rain/storm sound effect for movies and/or radio
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> Rob
1807 - pencil sharpener. The window lets you see when
the body is full of shavings.
1808 - a thingy (technical term) for hanging cooking pots
over a fire?
1810 - a wire fence, before it has been stretched by one
of the many wire fence stretchers? A back scratcher for
someone with an insufferable itch? More likely, a flue
cleaner?
1811 - the handled threaded rod is clearly the same as
what makes up the tightening mechanism for a set of
wooden hand screw clamps. I'll bet that the angled rider
on the thread can slide along the threads, only locking
down when under pressure. This makes it a quick adjuster
for the impatient clamper. My woodworking vice uses the
same mechanism for quick adjustment as this.
John
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1807 might be some kind of fishing reel. But pencil sharpener sounds
good too.
DL
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Guesses and such for this week:
1807 - Maybe an art-decoish fish pole reel, that doesn't look overly
practical (how does one untangle the line)
1808 - Sign hanger for a store wall?
1809 - Possibly a noise making machine (for theatrical sound effects
before the era of recorded sounds)--the top crank causing the slats to
slap, with various pressures adjustable by the pin mechanism at the
bottom, and the lower crank revolving balls or something in the screened
wheel (or perhaps rotating the screen against the canvas piece).
Possibly this would be for horse or rain effects?
1810 - Pipe cleaning doohicky?
1811 - Strange beast; the rod is threaded in a different direction where
the 'A1' casting is than the two ends, which suggests that it moves the
A1 opposite something that's not shown. Maybe this is a saw set for a
large saw?
1812 - Hand exerciser, used like bicycle pedals?
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> Rob
1807 - Fancy sharpener?
1808 - Looks like a lid lifter for use over a fire.
1809 - Some type of Foley machine?
1810 - Home brew squid catcher? Scratcher for those "hidden" areas?
1811 - One of those items that makes you say "How'd they do that"
1812 -
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Steve W.
Good ones this week.
1807 This vaguely resembles a cigarette making machine I've seen.
1810 In view of the flue cleaning machine last week, I'll guess this does a
similar job; cleaning a round flue pipe.
1811 Some sort of clamp. Missing the symmetric but LH threaded piece. It
is hard to see how one would tighten a screw in the hole nearest the
threaded rod. Strange non-right angle suggests you don't simply screw in
wood blocks to make a clamp. I'd guess it is used in some barrel or pail
making art.
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1807 - fishing reel
1809 - a drum carder for fiber of some sort, possibly cotton.
>> > http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>> 1808 - a thingy (technical term) for hanging cooking pots
>> over a fire?
>
> 1808 - Campfire coffee pot pourer. The pot hangs from the "S" hook which
> hangs on the tripod or spit bar. The long piece at the short side of the
> main bar attaches to a loop built into large camping coffee pots near
> the bottom opposite the spout side. Pulling the other end of the bar
> tilts the pot so the coffee pours into the cup. (or the fire if one's
> hands are unsteady:)
This is correct, I thought it might be a difficult one but several people
have already got it right, there must be a number of campers here.
Rob
Rob H. wrote:
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>>> > http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>>> 1808 - a thingy (technical term) for hanging cooking pots
>>> over a fire?
>>
>> 1808 - Campfire coffee pot pourer. The pot hangs from the "S" hook which
>> hangs on the tripod or spit bar. The long piece at the short side of the
>> main bar attaches to a loop built into large camping coffee pots near
>> the bottom opposite the spout side. Pulling the other end of the bar
>> tilts the pot so the coffee pours into the cup. (or the fire if one's
>> hands are unsteady:)
>
>
> This is correct, I thought it might be a difficult one but several
> people have already got it right, there must be a number of campers here.
...
No "camper" but spring/fall roundup brings 'em out for a few days twice
a year on the ranches in the panhandle country nearby.... :)
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>> Rob
>
> Surprised no one got 1812. It is a tool to unlock a stuck garbage
> disposal. Warren
It does look similar to a disposal wrench but the item on my site is not a
tool and would not have been found at a hardware store.
Rob
1807 - I happen to own one of these, which used to be my
great grand father's. When my Dad gave it to me, he told me
what it was, and showed me how it works. I'll post what it
is, after a while, when I read others guesses.
1811 appears to be a carpenter's clamp. It's missing the
other jaw.
The other items, I have totally no clue. Not a hint of a
notion.
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Rob
> An old one from set 305
> http://answers305r.blogspot.com/
>
> #1746 is a railway passenger's foot warmer from the Great Eastern
> Railway (pre-1923, probably much older). Hot coals or charcoal would
> be placed inside and they rested on a rack under the seats. The handle
> has that uncomfortable trefoil shape, as they're lifted hot with a
> pole.
Thanks Andy, sounds like this is probably correct, I passed this on to the
owner of it and updated the answer page.
Rob
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> On 2009-12-23, Steve W. <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Rob H. wrote:
>>> I'll be back to the usual Thursday posting next week.
>
> O.K. Again, I'm missing the original post. Did your "From: "
> address change? I've got filtering killing off cross-posted articles
> past a certain number of newsgroups, and an exception adding to the
> score of Rob H.'s postings so I should see these -- but if the "From: "
> address has changed, I will no longer see these. Changes in the
> "Subject: " format can also lose some of my work-arounds.
I haven't changed my 'from' address, so I don't know what the problem could
be.
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>> 1811 - One of those items that makes you say "How'd they do that"
>
> Nope. It is a part of a parallel jaw clamp -- one for
> woodworking, I think. Note that the thread of the screw is
> left-hand on one half and right-hand on the other. There would
> be a similar piece (nut) on the other half, and as you rotate the
> handle, the two clamp bars would move together or apart at about
> twice the rate they would with only a single thread and nut.
I think this is correct, a few other people have also supplied this answer.
>> 1812 -
> Aha -- one with no pre-existing guess here. Hmm ... I can't
> really come up with a good guess either. :-) Perhaps some kind
> of exercise item?
Good guess! It's for isometric exercises.
Rob
DoN. Nichols wrote:
> On 2009-12-23, Steve W. <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Rob H. wrote:
>>> I'll be back to the usual Thursday posting next week.
>
> O.K. Again, I'm missing the original post. Did your "From: "
> address change? I've got filtering killing off cross-posted articles
> past a certain number of newsgroups, and an exception adding to the
> score of Rob H.'s postings so I should see these -- but if the "From: "
> address has changed, I will no longer see these. Changes in the
> "Subject: " format can also lose some of my work-arounds.
>
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> Now to add my own guesses to those below (the first visible
> article in this thread).
>
>>> Rob
>> 1807 - Fancy sharpener?
>
> It might be -- perhaps a portable one -- or it might be
> something else. My guess for the "something else" is a tool to
> turn a bar of soap into soap flakes.
>
>> 1808 - Looks like a lid lifter for use over a fire.
>
> Or for supporting a pot or kettle over the fire and adjusting
> the height.
>
>> 1809 - Some type of Foley machine?
>
> ??? -- not familiar with that term. Before branching off to
> look that term up, I'll guess that it is for winding up the
> output of a loom (probably a hand operated one, not a power one)
> for something like carpet runners for stairs, or a really long
> scarf.
>
> Hmm ... nothing in a quick search which looks like that.
>
> If the wire on the lower drum were finer, it might have been
> usable for drying matte finish photographic paper. But that
> would not explain the upper paddle-wheel type drum.
Foley is the art of sound effects used on films, radio, TV and whatever.
Named after Jack Foley.
http://www.audiotheater.com/foley.html Shows a simpler version of the
machine shown.
>
>> 1810 - Home brew squid catcher? Scratcher for those "hidden" areas?
>
> Perhaps one of the things used by police to stop a runaway car
> by puncturing the tires producing all flats?
>
>
>> 1811 - One of those items that makes you say "How'd they do that"
>
> Nope. It is a part of a parallel jaw clamp -- one for
> woodworking, I think. Note that the thread of the screw is
> left-hand on one half and right-hand on the other. There would
> be a similar piece (nut) on the other half, and as you rotate the
> handle, the two clamp bars would move together or apart at about
> twice the rate they would with only a single thread and nut.
>
> Add a second screw, handle and pair of nuts, and you can rotate
> the two handles with the parallel bars of the clamp as though
> you were cranking a pair of cranks, and the jaws would move
> together or apart maintaining a parallel orientation. By
> rotating only one screw, you can adjust the parallel orientation
> to slightly angled instead.
>
>> 1812 -
>
> Aha -- one with no pre-existing guess here. Hmm ... I can't
> really come up with a good guess either. :-) Perhaps some kind
> of exercise item?
>
> Now to see what others have suggested.
>
> Enjoy,
> DoN.
>
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> On Dec 23, 5:04 am, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I'll be back to the usual Thursday posting next week.
> >
> > http://55tools.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Rob
>
> 1807 - pencil sharpener. The window lets you see when
> the body is full of shavings.
>
> 1808 - a thingy (technical term) for hanging cooking pots
> over a fire?
1808 - Campfire coffee pot pourer. The pot hangs from the "S" hook which
hangs on the tripod or spit bar. The long piece at the short side of the
main bar attaches to a loop built into large camping coffee pots near
the bottom opposite the spout side. Pulling the other end of the bar
tilts the pot so the coffee pours into the cup. (or the fire if one's
hands are unsteady:)
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>
> Rob
Surprised no one got 1812. It is a tool to unlock a stuck garbage disposal.
Warren
On 2009-12-23, Steve W. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rob H. wrote:
>> I'll be back to the usual Thursday posting next week.
O.K. Again, I'm missing the original post. Did your "From: "
address change? I've got filtering killing off cross-posted articles
past a certain number of newsgroups, and an exception adding to the
score of Rob H.'s postings so I should see these -- but if the "From: "
address has changed, I will no longer see these. Changes in the
"Subject: " format can also lose some of my work-arounds.
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
Now to add my own guesses to those below (the first visible
article in this thread).
>>
>> Rob
>
> 1807 - Fancy sharpener?
It might be -- perhaps a portable one -- or it might be
something else. My guess for the "something else" is a tool to
turn a bar of soap into soap flakes.
> 1808 - Looks like a lid lifter for use over a fire.
Or for supporting a pot or kettle over the fire and adjusting
the height.
> 1809 - Some type of Foley machine?
??? -- not familiar with that term. Before branching off to
look that term up, I'll guess that it is for winding up the
output of a loom (probably a hand operated one, not a power one)
for something like carpet runners for stairs, or a really long
scarf.
Hmm ... nothing in a quick search which looks like that.
If the wire on the lower drum were finer, it might have been
usable for drying matte finish photographic paper. But that
would not explain the upper paddle-wheel type drum.
> 1810 - Home brew squid catcher? Scratcher for those "hidden" areas?
Perhaps one of the things used by police to stop a runaway car
by puncturing the tires producing all flats?
> 1811 - One of those items that makes you say "How'd they do that"
Nope. It is a part of a parallel jaw clamp -- one for
woodworking, I think. Note that the thread of the screw is
left-hand on one half and right-hand on the other. There would
be a similar piece (nut) on the other half, and as you rotate the
handle, the two clamp bars would move together or apart at about
twice the rate they would with only a single thread and nut.
Add a second screw, handle and pair of nuts, and you can rotate
the two handles with the parallel bars of the clamp as though
you were cranking a pair of cranks, and the jaws would move
together or apart maintaining a parallel orientation. By
rotating only one screw, you can adjust the parallel orientation
to slightly angled instead.
> 1812 -
Aha -- one with no pre-existing guess here. Hmm ... I can't
really come up with a good guess either. :-) Perhaps some kind
of exercise item?
Now to see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2009-12-24, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "DoN. Nichols" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On 2009-12-23, Steve W. <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Rob H. wrote:
>>>> I'll be back to the usual Thursday posting next week.
>>
>> O.K. Again, I'm missing the original post. Did your "From: "
>> address change? I've got filtering killing off cross-posted articles
>> past a certain number of newsgroups, and an exception adding to the
>> score of Rob H.'s postings so I should see these -- but if the "From: "
>> address has changed, I will no longer see these. Changes in the
>> "Subject: " format can also lose some of my work-arounds.
>
>
> I haven't changed my 'from' address, so I don't know what the problem could
> be.
>
>
>
>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
O.K. I've just cleaned out the scorefile (killfile). Something
had been causing multiple repetitions of the contents, so I spent the
evening eliminating duplicates -- after considering writing a program
for the purpose with over 1300 entries in it pre-cleaning. We'll see
what happens next week. (And I think that I will write a program to
handle the cleanup for next time. :-)
>
>>> 1811 - One of those items that makes you say "How'd they do that"
>>
>> Nope. It is a part of a parallel jaw clamp -- one for
>> woodworking, I think. Note that the thread of the screw is
>> left-hand on one half and right-hand on the other. There would
>> be a similar piece (nut) on the other half, and as you rotate the
>> handle, the two clamp bars would move together or apart at about
>> twice the rate they would with only a single thread and nut.
>
>
> I think this is correct, a few other people have also supplied this answer.
Probably everyone who has handled and/or used such clamps. :-)
Lots from the rec.woodworking side, some from the
rec.crafts.metalworking side (the machninists clamps don't have the
left-hand screw thread but they are much smaller and with a lot less
travel. Not sure how many of the rec.puzzles newsgroup have encountered
them -- other than perhaps those who also follow one of the other two
newsgroups. :-)
>>> 1812 -
>> Aha -- one with no pre-existing guess here. Hmm ... I can't
>> really come up with a good guess either. :-) Perhaps some kind
>> of exercise item?
>
>
> Good guess! It's for isometric exercises.
Mostly from the angle of the ends -- positioned so forces at
right angles to the two handles would pass through the center.
Thanks,
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On 2009-12-24, Steve W. <[email protected]> wrote:
> DoN. Nichols wrote:
[ ... ]
>>> 1809 - Some type of Foley machine?
>>
>> ??? -- not familiar with that term. Before branching off to
>> look that term up, I'll guess that it is for winding up the
>> output of a loom (probably a hand operated one, not a power one)
>> for something like carpet runners for stairs, or a really long
>> scarf.
>>
>> Hmm ... nothing in a quick search which looks like that.
>>
>> If the wire on the lower drum were finer, it might have been
>> usable for drying matte finish photographic paper. But that
>> would not explain the upper paddle-wheel type drum.
>
> Foley is the art of sound effects used on films, radio, TV and whatever.
> Named after Jack Foley.
> http://www.audiotheater.com/foley.html Shows a simpler version of the
> machine shown.
Aha! Thanks! That does make sense with the construction of the
device.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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> Rob
1807. razor blade sharpener.
http://www.mcq.org/seminaire/malle-eng/ph-ras.htm
1808. seems like something to do with a fireplace.
1809. theatrical sound effects device. trying to guess what sound, can't.
horses hooves? a crowd of people walking?
1810. chimney cleaner.
1811. dunno
1812. dunno