"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> 637 Dunno about chestnuts, but definitely a wooden spoon. SWMBO has a
> few
>> very similar ones.
637 looks like a stocking darning ball to me.
LLoyd
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> Rob
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638. Sundial
639. Letter Opener/Ruler/Postal Scale combination.
636 is some kind of ignition tool for bending points,
possibly plug electrodes, and, I think also for
adjusting the points on an old style regulator.
I bought it forem the Snap-On man, probably
in the late 1950's. It is marked
NO 115
K-D MFG CO
LANCASTER PA
I doubt if K-D tools still makes it....
Dinosaur Joel in Florida
In article <6SV%[email protected]>, R.H.
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Nope, I think it was more of a shaver than a scraper, possibly used in the
> home, for something fairly common.
Ice?
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> There are no correct answers for it yet. It's probably at least 50, maybe
> up to 150 or more years old.
21" is maybe a bit on the short side, but:
It is used for painting/calligraphy on walls/windows as an arm rest. It
is missing some fabric on the "egg" end.
Nick
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R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> In my post concerning the pen, pencil and knife, I forgot to link back to
> the answer page where I've posted a new photo of set:
>
> http://pzphotosan111-r.blogspot.com/
I also think that the knife was used for erasing. I did that many times
when drawing plans on transparent paper with black ink. You get errors
only off with razor-blades or the like.
Because the surface gets rough by scratching, you would get raggy lines
if writing over that spot again. Either smoothen it with the flat of
your finger nail, or with the handle of the knife (see below). Depending
on the radius of the glass(?) balls in the end of the handles on your
photo, they might be used for that purpose.
My dad, who was an architect, had a special knife for that purpose,
albeit it looked different.
Nick
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> Do you remember whether the tool was for regulators as
> well as points-n-plugs?
The second line on mine reads "Point aligning tool"; and after a few more
attempts at guessing numbers that were mostly worn away, I found the correct
patent number: 2283789.
You can look it up here:
http://patft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm
...where it's described as a "Distributor adjusting tool", patented in 1942.
After you search on the number, click on "images", you might have to refresh
the pages a few times, I always have trouble on that site with them not
fully loading.
Rob
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:49:26 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>More photos have just been posted:
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>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
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>
>
>Rob
#637: could be a glassblower's tool, used for molding the hot gather
of glass.
#639: postal scale
637 Not enough guesses yet... Here is another. It is a club. Used for
ceremonial skull bashing. To add more spurious detail, it is obviously an
Elbonian ceremonial battle kabanga club. :)
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>> 637 Dunno about chestnuts, but definitely a wooden spoon. SWMBO has a
> few
>> very similar ones.
>
> I had a difficult time getting a decent photo of this one, it's not a
> spoon,
> the head is round like a ball. I clarified the description on the web
> site.
>
> There are no correct answers for it yet. It's probably at least 50, maybe
> up to 150 or more years old.
>
> Rob
>
>
>
>
> 640. Hide scraper used by tanners?
Nope, I think it was more of a shaver than a scraper, possibly used in the
home, for something fairly common.
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In my post concerning the pen, pencil and knife, I forgot to link back to
the answer page where I've posted a new photo of set:
http://pzphotosan111-r.blogspot.com/
Rob
In article <vVT%[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>Four of the six have been fully identified so far:
>
>641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and pencil.
>The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is no
>longer used for the purpose for which it was made.
A knife, perhaps.
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> 636 is some kind of ignition tool for bending points,
> possibly plug electrodes, and, I think also for
> adjusting the points on an old style regulator.
> I bought it forem the Snap-On man, probably
> in the late 1950's. It is marked
> NO 115
> K-D MFG CO
> LANCASTER PA
>
> I doubt if K-D tools still makes it....
> Dinosaur Joel in Florida
Mine is marked the same and the next line under "Lancaster PA" is a patent
number, though some of the digits are worn away. If you get a minute I was
hoping you could let me know what the patent number is on yours.
Thanks,
Rob
> #639: postal scale
>
Hmmm. OK. Clip the letter in the slot at the handle end, stick a pivot
through the appropriate
hole to get it to balance. Neat!
#638 Gnomon of a sundial, with what appears to be a compass face below.
Portable (pocket?)
sundial?
#640 ? "Specific kind of scraper"? The curved profile is kind of a baffler.
I'm going to get way
out on the limb here---It is a butcher's tool, used for scraping down
carcasses after skinning
to remove excess fat etc. .
>> 641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and
>> pencil.
>> The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is
>> no
>> longer used for the purpose for which it was made.
I think Mark P nailed it. Penknife----originally used to sharpen pens,
no longer used for that purpose.
Bill
640. Hide scraper used by tanners?
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Four of the six have been fully identified so far:
>
> 640. This tool was marked as being a scraper/shaver of a particular type,
> shaver is probably a better description, I should have mentioned this in my
> previous post.
>
R.H. wrote:
> Four of the six have been fully identified so far:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 636. Point aligning tool for a distributor
>
> 637. Indian war club
>
> 638. Compass/sundial
>
> 639. Scale/letter opener
>
> 640. This tool was marked as being a scraper/shaver of a particular type,
> shaver is probably a better description, I should have mentioned this in my
> previous post.
>
> 641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and pencil.
> The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is no
> longer used for the purpose for which it was made.
>
>
Wild guess: the third item is a knife to sharpen the pencil and pen quill?
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:42:30 -0500, Barbara Bailey
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:49:26 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>More photos have just been posted:
>>
>>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
I think that #641 is part of the projection system for a Civil War era
giant-screen TV. I see the red and the blue and assume that the third
item is green.
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Darn! No idea on most.
637 Dunno about chestnuts, but definitely a wooden spoon. SWMBO has a few
very similar ones.
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According to R.H. <[email protected]>:
> More photos have just been posted:
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> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking again.
And getting a very late start, because of lots of work in the
shop.
636) In interesting tool. The claw at the bottom of the upright of
the 'T' looks as though it is designed to turn a release in
an access plate (like a manhole cover, but higher tech), and
then to lift it out.
One handle looks like a nail puller from a crowbar.
As for the other, I have no idea.
637) It looks like a striker for an African tuned wooden drum.
638) It looks like a marriage of a sundial and a compass. Actually
probably not a bad idea for an explorer's compass.
639) Well ... aside from being a letter opener, I *think* that the
holes lined with red are for marking out some kind of order
sheet where the position of the mark has meaning.
640) For decorative spreading of concrete or mortar, perhaps?
641) A match safe -- with three separate compartments, so if one
gets wet the matches in the other two stay dry? (This is
assuming that the knobs with the colored glass "jewels" can be
unscrewed.
Far too early to be a flashlight of any sort, I think.
Now to see what others have answered. (And the answers have
probably been posted already. :-)
Enjoy,
DoN.
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> 637 Dunno about chestnuts, but definitely a wooden spoon. SWMBO has a
few
> very similar ones.
I had a difficult time getting a decent photo of this one, it's not a spoon,
the head is round like a ball. I clarified the description on the web site.
There are no correct answers for it yet. It's probably at least 50, maybe
up to 150 or more years old.
Rob
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Rob
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636 Staple remover
637 Drumstick
638 Sundial with a compass
639 Letter opener/scale
640 Scraper
641 3-color pen set.
Carl G.
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> "Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
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>> In article <6SV%[email protected]>, R.H.
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > Nope, I think it was more of a shaver than a scraper, possibly used in
> the
>> > home, for something fairly common.
>>
>> Ice?
>
>
> Correct, it's an ice shaver.
>
>
> Rob
>
>
"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
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> In article <6SV%[email protected]>, R.H.
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Nope, I think it was more of a shaver than a scraper, possibly used in
the
> > home, for something fairly common.
>
> Ice?
Correct, it's an ice shaver.
Rob
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:49:31 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>Four of the six have been fully identified so far:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>636. Point aligning tool for a distributor
>
>637. Indian war club
>
>638. Compass/sundial
>
>639. Scale/letter opener
>
>640. This tool was marked as being a scraper/shaver of a particular type,
>shaver is probably a better description, I should have mentioned this in my
>previous post.
>
>641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and pencil.
>The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is no
>longer used for the purpose for which it was made.
Hmm. Is the third piece a sand shaker for blotting the ink?
>
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:49:26 +0000, R.H. wrote:
> More photos have just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
639 - fish knife - the notches in the end of the handle are for
winding your spare fishing line, and the little numbered dark circles are
a sinker gage. The ruler, obviously, is to give the illusion of accuracy
to your fish tales. ;-)
Anyway, that's my guess, and I'm sticking to it! ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:28:56 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>,;
>,;> 640 Scraper
>,;> 641 3-color pen set.
>,;
>,;
>,;These two are partially correct, 640 was marked as being a particular type
>,;of scraper; and one of the items in 641 is a pen.
640 is for laying out glue for putting tile on a floor.
Four of the six have been fully identified so far:
636. Point aligning tool for a distributor
637. Indian war club
638. Compass/sundial
639. Scale/letter opener
640. This tool was marked as being a scraper/shaver of a particular type,
shaver is probably a better description, I should have mentioned this in my
previous post.
641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and pencil.
The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is no
longer used for the purpose for which it was made.
Several new photos have been posted on the incomplete answer page:
http://pzphotosan111-r.blogspot.com/
Rob