On Feb 15, 5:17 pm, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
Hmm, lets see what I can guess:
902: Some kind of lock. Maybe from the US Navy....hmm. Possibly a
trigger guard for a deck mounted gun?
903: A pocket knife with a built-in scalpel. That was easy.
Knowing that Penthrane is a type of anasthetic, I would think this was
one of those Doctor freebies that manufacturers send to promote their
product. This was probably aimed at Anasthesiologists with the idea
that they could have a sterile scalpel handy in case they ever needed
to do an emergency tracheotomy on someone.
904: No idea,
905: An early circumcision device? Or maybe something for cutting the
lead on wine bottles?
906: Creepers. For walking on icy sidewalks.
907: Winder chains for a grandfather clock.
Now to see how everyone else does...
--riverman
903. Gift from a drug rep to an anesthesiologist or surgeon.
http://www.asahq.org/news/alert090605.htm
907. Manrikigusari. Japanese martial arts weapon. http://
www.martialartsupply.com/Weapons/Ninja_Weapons/Manrikigusari/
manrikigusari.html
Thanks as always.
Karl
On Feb 14, 11:17 pm, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
Damn. Beat me by 15 minutes. Shouldn't you still be asleep?
Karl in Honolulu who avoids learning about icy sidewalks.
On Feb 15, 12:41 am, "humunculus" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Feb 15, 5:17 pm, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > A new set has just been posted:
>
> >http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> > Rob
>
> Hmm, lets see what I can guess:
>
> 902: Some kind of lock. Maybe from the US Navy....hmm. Possibly a
> trigger guard for a deck mounted gun?
>
> 903: A pocket knife with a built-in scalpel. That was easy.
> Knowing that Penthrane is a type of anasthetic, I would think this was
> one of those Doctor freebies that manufacturers send to promote their
> product. This was probably aimed at Anasthesiologists with the idea
> that they could have a sterile scalpel handy in case they ever needed
> to do an emergency tracheotomy on someone.
>
> 904: No idea,
>
> 905: An early circumcision device? Or maybe something for cutting the
> lead on wine bottles?
>
> 906: Creepers. For walking on icy sidewalks.
>
> 907: Winder chains for a grandfather clock.
>
> Now to see how everyone else does...
>
> --riverman
On Feb 15, 1:17 am, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
902. I appear to have figured out the lock.
NAPEC Naval Ammunition Production Engineering Center
Along with the USN I think that pretty much clears it up.
It's a high security lock used for ammunition storage
According to the internet, NAPEC is also the sort of standard used for
high security locks and hasps used for ammunition storage.
903. Some sort of giveaway for anesthesiologist or physicians
905. Jar or bottle lid opener?
907. Originally I was going to say it looks like a locking pin, but
the ends are shaped, not straight. I'd guess it's some sort of
martial arts weapon (I've heard of this type of device being used).
On Feb 15, 6:59 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Damn. Beat me by 15 minutes. Shouldn't you still be asleep?
> Karl in Honolulu who avoids learning about icy sidewalks.
>
Nah, its early evening for me.
--riverman in Hong Kong
On Feb 15, 11:31 pm, "humunculus" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Feb 15, 6:59 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Damn. Beat me by 15 minutes. Shouldn't you still be asleep?
> > Karl in Honolulu who avoids learning about icy sidewalks.
>
> Nah, its early evening for me.
>
> --riverman in Hong Kong
That explains it. I've got to go to Hong Kong on vacation someday.
Karl
The manrikigusari wasn't just a ninja weapon. http://www.e-budokai.com/articles/weapons.htm
Bear in mind martial arts historys are like any other. They don't
nessasarly have anything to do with what actually happened. All the
Chinese chain weapons I know of are long but that doesn't mean someone
didn't makeup a short one for a special purpose.
Karl
On Feb 16, 12:30 pm, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 902. I appear to have figured out the lock.
> > NAPEC Naval Ammunition Production Engineering Center
> > Along with the USN I think that pretty much clears it up.
> > It's a high security lock used for ammunition storage
> > According to the internet, NAPEC is also the sort of standard used for
> > high security locks and hasps used for ammunition storage.
>
> Thanks, and also thanks to Karl for the info on the Ninja weapon, the link
> on the answer page goes to the same site.
>
> Half of them have been answered correctly this week:
>
> http://pzphotosan157-v6.blogspot.com/
>
> A few sets ago number 888 was still unidentified, it was the orange colored
> wood handled tool with the spring loaded contraption on the end.
>
> Someone left a comment that sounds like it's probably right:
>
> "No. 888 is used to assemble the DeLaval 03 inflation (liner) into the
> DeLaval shell. It was my Saturday morning job for years as a boy, and I used
> the pictured tool thousands of times!"
>
> A DeLaval is a type of milking machine, see the link below if you aren't
> sure what tool he's talking about:
>
> http://pzphotosan153s.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
On Feb 17, 6:30 am, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 902. I appear to have figured out the lock.
> > NAPEC Naval Ammunition Production Engineering Center
> > Along with the USN I think that pretty much clears it up.
> > It's a high security lock used for ammunition storage
> > According to the internet, NAPEC is also the sort of standard used for
> > high security locks and hasps used for ammunition storage.
>
> Thanks, and also thanks to Karl for the info on the Ninja weapon, the link
> on the answer page goes to the same site.
>
> Half of them have been answered correctly this week:
>
> http://pzphotosan157-v6.blogspot.com/
>
> A few sets ago number 888 was still unidentified, it was the orange colored
> wood handled tool with the spring loaded contraption on the end.
>
> Someone left a comment that sounds like it's probably right:
>
> "No. 888 is used to assemble the DeLaval 03 inflation (liner) into the
> DeLaval shell. It was my Saturday morning job for years as a boy, and I used
> the pictured tool thousands of times!"
>
> A DeLaval is a type of milking machine, see the link below if you aren't
> sure what tool he's talking about:
>
> http://pzphotosan153s.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
It would be nice if you could ask the person who left the comment to
tell you more. I looked all over the DeLaval site, and could not find
the specific model he was talking about, nor can I visualize how it
inserted a liner.
--riverman
In article <[email protected]>,
woodworker88 <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Feb 15, 1:17 am, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>> A new set has just been posted:
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>
>> Rob
>
>902. I appear to have figured out the lock.
>NAPEC Naval Ammunition Production Engineering Center
>Along with the USN I think that pretty much clears it up.
>It's a high security lock used for ammunition storage
>According to the internet, NAPEC is also the sort of standard used for
>high security locks and hasps used for ammunition storage.
decoding the text confirms:
specs:
U.S. Navy
Contract 1381
Year 1982
"humunculus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Feb 17, 6:30 am, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 902. I appear to have figured out the lock.
> > > NAPEC Naval Ammunition Production Engineering Center
> > > Along with the USN I think that pretty much clears it up.
> > > It's a high security lock used for ammunition storage
> > > According to the internet, NAPEC is also the sort of standard used for
> > > high security locks and hasps used for ammunition storage.
> >
> > Thanks, and also thanks to Karl for the info on the Ninja weapon, the
link
> > on the answer page goes to the same site.
> >
> > Half of them have been answered correctly this week:
> >
> > http://pzphotosan157-v6.blogspot.com/
> >
> > A few sets ago number 888 was still unidentified, it was the orange
colored
> > wood handled tool with the spring loaded contraption on the end.
> >
> > Someone left a comment that sounds like it's probably right:
> >
> > "No. 888 is used to assemble the DeLaval 03 inflation (liner) into the
> > DeLaval shell. It was my Saturday morning job for years as a boy, and I
used
> > the pictured tool thousands of times!"
> >
> > A DeLaval is a type of milking machine, see the link below if you aren't
> > sure what tool he's talking about:
> >
> > http://pzphotosan153s.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Rob
>
> It would be nice if you could ask the person who left the comment to
> tell you more. I looked all over the DeLaval site, and could not find
> the specific model he was talking about, nor can I visualize how it
> inserted a liner.
>
> --riverman
>
A couple things to point out, here. Modern milking equipment bears little
resemblance to that of fifty years ago. The old DeLaval milkers looked a
lot like those made by Surge. An interesting site:
http://surgemilker.com/
The "liners," more properly called "inflations" had a rather small lip on
them compared to, say, a Hinman milker (with which I'm much more familiar),
so I can see how a tool like this might be useful, although I can't quite
visualize how this particular tool would work, since there is nothing in the
center to push against...
Jerry
>
> 904) Hmm ... it looks as though it opens up to give a view of
> something on the removable board seen sticking out the top.
>
> Note -- I've yet to see anything related to the images posted
> here when I've gone to "Neatorama", so I've given up.
The easiest way to find my photo on Neatorama is to look on the top right
under catagories and click on "What is it?", here is a link to that page
that has a list of only those posts:
http://www.neatorama.com/category/what-is-it/
Early Thursday morning the "What is it?" post is one of the first on his
home page but by Thursday night it's near the bottom and sometimes pushed to
the second page, which is why you couldn't find it. Should be much easier
if you just click on the category, there are lots of guesses to be seen for
this week's photo.
I'll give a hint for number 906, it's an accessory for a very common hand
tool, one that everyone owns.
Rob
> 902. I appear to have figured out the lock.
> NAPEC Naval Ammunition Production Engineering Center
> Along with the USN I think that pretty much clears it up.
> It's a high security lock used for ammunition storage
> According to the internet, NAPEC is also the sort of standard used for
> high security locks and hasps used for ammunition storage.
Thanks, and also thanks to Karl for the info on the Ninja weapon, the link
on the answer page goes to the same site.
Half of them have been answered correctly this week:
http://pzphotosan157-v6.blogspot.com/
A few sets ago number 888 was still unidentified, it was the orange colored
wood handled tool with the spring loaded contraption on the end.
Someone left a comment that sounds like it's probably right:
"No. 888 is used to assemble the DeLaval 03 inflation (liner) into the
DeLaval shell. It was my Saturday morning job for years as a boy, and I used
the pictured tool thousands of times!"
A DeLaval is a type of milking machine, see the link below if you aren't
sure what tool he's talking about:
http://pzphotosan153s.blogspot.com/
Rob
> So -- why not just give the link to the what-is-it category, so
> people don't have to hunt for it. Giving a link to a main page which is
> that dynamic is asking for frustration. I know that it is not until
> late in the evening that *I* get to usenet news, and in particularly to
> rec.crafts.metalworking which is where I find this.
No problem, I'll go ahead and post the link to the category so it's easier
to find.
Rob
> The manrikigusari wasn't just a ninja weapon.
http://www.e-budokai.com/articles/weapons.htm
> Bear in mind martial arts historys are like any other. They don't
> nessasarly have anything to do with what actually happened. All the
> Chinese chain weapons I know of are long but that doesn't mean someone
> didn't makeup a short one for a special purpose.
> Karl
Thanks, that's an interesting site, I just added a link to it from the
answer page.
Rob
> Just wanted to let you know how enjoyable your postings are. However,
> they have gotten considerably more difficult as time has passed. Used to
> be, I could pick up on half of them and might recognize that I'd seen a
few
> of the others in the past and should know what they are, but couldn't
> remember. Lately, I haven't had a clue on most of your postings. Still
> enjoyble to learn new things though.
Thanks for the comments, I'm running out of the more obscure pieces so the
next sets will have more recognizable tools. I wasn't attempting to make
them difficult, just trying to keep it interesting. A couple months ago
after a few weeks of not finding much, I was concerned about having stuff
good enough to post, but I've had decent luck recently so I plan to keep the
site going for a while longer.
Rob
> It would be nice if you could ask the person who left the comment to
> tell you more. I looked all over the DeLaval site, and could not find
> the specific model he was talking about, nor can I visualize how it
> inserted a liner.
>
> --riverman
I left a comment asking for more info, we'll have to wait and see if he
comes back and replies. The owner of this tool was planning to visit some
people who are dairy farmers so he might be able to tell us more about it
also.
Rob
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:30:21 -0500, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
Just wanted to let you know how enjoyable your postings are. However,
they have gotten considerably more difficult as time has passed. Used to
be, I could pick up on half of them and might recognize that I'd seen a few
of the others in the past and should know what they are, but couldn't
remember. Lately, I haven't had a clue on most of your postings. Still
enjoyble to learn new things though.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
R.H. wrote:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
905 looks like a tool to cut a groove around a wood pole about 2-4" in
diameter. The two long handles would help the craftsman's eye confirm
that the tool was perpendicular to the pole's axis. The slant of the
teeth would help him make the wheels roll straight.
If I were building wagons in the 19th Century I'd want to cut a groove
as a guide to saw the end of an axle straight and without splintering.
R.H. wrote:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
904 looks like an antique rubber stamp and pad. The pad is enclosed to
slow the drying and keep ink away from your fingers. The handle is
wider than the stamp. That way, if you start by putting one bottom
corner of the wood handle into the slot, it will slide in without the
rubber getting any ink on the box.
According to R.H. <[email protected]>:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking as usual:
902) Some sort of lock which requires two cooperating key holders
to open. Given the USN marking (United States Navy), I would
suggest that this may be for locking a firearms rack, so a
single individual can't free a weapon and run amok. I think
that firearms racks such as I am envisioning may be more common
in the army (long arms).
But it may also be for securing access to cryptographic
information or devices similar to the Enigma of German Navy
fame.
903) Interesting -- the second (removable) blade appears to be a
scalpel blade. Perhaps some kind of survivalist's knife, or
perhaps intended as part of a snake-bite kit.
904) Hmm ... it looks as though it opens up to give a view of
something on the removable board seen sticking out the top.
Note -- I've yet to see anything related to the images posted
here when I've gone to "Neatorama", so I've given up. I did
note that some things required Flash, and some required movie
viewing capability, neither of which I would normally have
enabled on my browser for security reasons. Perhaps some kind
of clue as to *where* in the Neatorama site we should expect to
see such things -- and for how many days -- and which browser
plugins we might need to have enabled to view them.
Lacking that -- I will simply ignore the Neatorama mentions in
the future, and I am finding them to be irritating.
905) Perhaps designed to wear through a rotating round object? It
looks to me as though one of those sawtooth wheels is mounted
backwards, based on the others.
906) Not a clue, I'm afraid.
907) The chain looks a bit short to be a chain style jump rope, and
a bit too long to be a nunchuku, so I'm not sure what.
Now to see what others have guessed.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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According to R.H. <[email protected]>:
>
>
> >
> > 904) Hmm ... it looks as though it opens up to give a view of
> > something on the removable board seen sticking out the top.
> >
> > Note -- I've yet to see anything related to the images posted
> > here when I've gone to "Neatorama", so I've given up.
>
>
> The easiest way to find my photo on Neatorama is to look on the top right
> under catagories and click on "What is it?", here is a link to that page
> that has a list of only those posts:
>
> http://www.neatorama.com/category/what-is-it/
>
> Early Thursday morning the "What is it?" post is one of the first on his
> home page but by Thursday night it's near the bottom and sometimes pushed to
> the second page, which is why you couldn't find it. Should be much easier
> if you just click on the category, there are lots of guesses to be seen for
> this week's photo.
So -- why not just give the link to the what-is-it category, so
people don't have to hunt for it. Giving a link to a main page which is
that dynamic is asking for frustration. I know that it is not until
late in the evening that *I* get to usenet news, and in particularly to
rec.crafts.metalworking which is where I find this.
> I'll give a hint for number 906, it's an accessory for a very common hand
> tool, one that everyone owns.
I can testify that there are some people who don't own a
functional example of that hand tool -- including my father while he
lived.
I've already seen the posted answers link, so there is no point
in me trying a "guess" at this point. :-)
Enjoy,
DoN.
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