R.H. wrote:
> The latest set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
#780 Recording tape splicer
#781 Fish (?) fryer
#782 Bale or sack wrap tightener (I've forgotten what it's used on,
but these things aren't rare on old farms) You jab the "rake" into the
canvas band around the bale, jab the spike on the handled lever into
something solid, then use the handle to lever the band tight before
sewingg or knotting it.
#783 Camera lens mount. The ring clamp goes round the lens and the
square plate has a tripod mounting bush in it.
# 784 Adding machine?
# 785 Crane hook for logs or (more likely) telegraph poles.
R.H. wrote:
> The latest set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> Rob
780 tool for cutting/splicing 8mm film.
781 That's fer fishin' the crawdads from the fryer.
782 arggg- you stab the one end into something, then pull the lever
down and it forces chunks of whatever-its-stabbed-into apart...
783 telescope holder that mounts on a camera tripod
784
785 For grabbing logs or poles, probably under water. You set the
cross-piece to hold the tongs open, and when you lower it over the
item, the cross-piece is knocked out of the way, allowing the tongs to
close when the unit is hauled up by the ring.
Dave
R.H. wrote:
> The latest set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> Rob
My guesses:
#781 looks like the thing my Grandad used to move hot coals around in
his forge.
#782 I have no idea
#783 looks a lot like the thing I have to hold my Dremel Mototool
stationary.
#784 No Idea
#785 Looks like the big ice tongs we used to move ice around in the
Cold Storage plant I worked at during my College years.
Dennis
R.H. wrote:
> > 785 For grabbing logs or poles, probably under water. You set the
> > cross-piece to hold the tongs open, and when you lower it over the
> > item, the cross-piece is knocked out of the way, allowing the tongs to
> > close when the unit is hauled up by the ring.
>
>
> Why do you say "probably under water"?
>
> I found this article about logging forests that have been flooded for
> reservoirs, but this tool is too old for that:
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9325560/
>
>
>
> Rob
I figured the 'hold-open' device would not be required if there could
be a helper where the pickup was to occur.
Dave
[email protected] wrote:
> 785 For grabbing logs or poles, probably under water. You set the
> cross-piece to hold the tongs open, and when you lower it over the
> item, the cross-piece is knocked out of the way, allowing the tongs to
> close when the unit is hauled up by the ring.
Not necessarily under water. We had those things (phone company, early
'80s) just as "finger savers". Seems it was a significant source of
accidents, people having to manually open the grab jaws over a pole
beforehand.
"R.H." writes:
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
783. Fire extinguisher mount.
785. Crane hook for grappling small logs.
--
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Toronto is that it will force those who fear it
[email protected] to imitate it." -- Hitler (alleged)
Rob H.:
> 781. Coal shovel
Really! It doesn't look nearly strong enough to be used for that sort
of work. I'd expect those wiry bars to start bending apart the first
time it was thrust into a pile of coal.
--
Mark Brader "We can get ideas even from a clever man." ...
Toronto "Yes, I think you can. Even ideas you should
[email protected] have had yourselves." -- John Dickson Carr
R.H. and I (Mark Brader) write:
> > > 781. Coal shovel
> >
> > Really! It doesn't look nearly strong enough to be used for that sort
> > of work. I'd expect those wiry bars to start bending apart the first
> > time it was thrust into a pile of coal.
>
> I agree that it isn't strong enough to shovel coal into a fire, I was
> thinking that it was for removing clinkers, retreiving hot coals to be
> placed in a foot warmer, or whatever other reason they would have to move
> hot coal.
That's still thrusting it into a pile of coal, though.
> Since it was marked as being a coal shovel, I'm going to go with that for
> now; I've looked but haven't been able to find one on the web like it.
Fair enough. It's not like I've ever actually dealt with a coal fire.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Truth speak from any chair."
[email protected] -- Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
I think it was "R.H." <[email protected]> who stated:
>The latest set has just been posted:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Number 780 is an audio tape splicer for 1/4" tape. The "CUT" position
makes a diagonal cut on the tape, and after the cut ends are spliced
together with splicing tape, the "TRIM" position cuts the edges of the
tape with a slight inward taper from both edges so that the splice
will slide easily through the player when it's played.
--
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"Leon Fisk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:20:59 -0400, Leon Fisk
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:07:10 GMT, "R.H."
> ><[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>> 785 - Really intrigued me with its diminutive size, so I
> >>> mucked around till I found the most likely patent number. I
> >>> think it is 435,590 "Grappling Hook". It was claimed to be
> >>> used for retrieving objects from water wells. i.e. dippers,
> >>> buckets, anything that had been dropped in that would stop
> >>> the well from functioning properly. See:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat435590.pdf
> >>
> >>
> >>It does work in a similar manner, maybe the same person got a couple of
> >>patents on the same day for two different hooks or he got this patent
and
> >>then modified the tool and kept the same date. I'm guessing that the
one on
> >>my site isn't spring loaded, but I'll ask the owner of it, though he's
out
> >>of town for a couple of days so it will be a while until I get an
answer.
> >>Thanks for finding that.
> >
> >Hi Rob,
> >
> >I'm no expert, but most patents are for a method coupled
> >with a design. If you take the time to read the description
> >(it isn't very long) you will see towards the end that it
> >mentions:
> >
> >"My grab or device is to be constructed of several different
> >sizes to suit wells of different bores or diameter."
> >
> >I've noticed other patents that end up looking different
> >once being manufactured. The way they work though is the
> >same.
> >
> >With this thing only being 12 inches tall I seriously doubt
> >it was ever used to lift poles or logs as has been
> >suggested. It simply would not be heavy/strong enough to do
> >that. Shoot you could easily have it sitting on the supper
> >table as a center/conversation piece. I don't think people
> >have noticed it isn't very big...
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> After studying the answer extra images, I think that there
> may have been a spring at one time. I think it would have
> been a pull spring (can't think of the proper term) with
> this design though, rather than the original compression
> spring shown on the suggested patent page.
>
> Take a look at my doctored image where I highlighted in
> yellow where I suspect a spring should go:
>
> http://www.iserv.net/~lfisk/grpsprng.jpg
You could be right about the spring, there has to be a reason for those
notches to be there.
>
> I would be curious to know approximately how much this thing
> weighs too, when you get a chance to ask more about it.
>
> I did some more patent searching and was surprised with how
> many "grapple" devices there were for fishing out items from
> wells. The aforementioned patent is the only one even close
> to resembling the item in question though. At least that
> I've found...
>
> --
> Leon Fisk
> Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
> Remove no.spam for email
I'll ask the owner of it how much it weighs. FWIW I changed the post on
the answer page, I agree that it's most likely for wells, considering its
size and the fact that no one has found a patent with the same date for a
log grabber.
Rob
In article <[email protected]>,
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>The latest set has just been posted:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>Rob
780. Makes the "scoops" at the end of slurpee straws.
781. Lion's litterbox scoop.
782. For getting socks out of gym lockers.
783. Camera-mounted cupholder
784. Bowling scorecard.
785. Removes stuck toupees.
--
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Brian Lawson wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:55:04 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "Mark Brader" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Rob H.:
>>>> 781. Coal shovel
>
> SNIP
>
>> I've looked but haven't been able to find one on the web like it.
>>
>> Rob
>>
>
> Hey Rob,
>
> Maybe not on the web, but I have one like it in my back-yard as a
> decorative item.. Bought it for 2 bucks at an auction, so I've no idea
> either.
>
> Take care.
>
> Brian Lawson,
> Bothwell, Ontario.
Ontario, huh....ever do any ice fishing? What did/would you use to
clear the ice from the hole?
--
Ted
Don't forget to take out the trash
"Mark Brader" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Rob H.:
> > 781. Coal shovel
>
> Really! It doesn't look nearly strong enough to be used for that sort
> of work. I'd expect those wiry bars to start bending apart the first
> time it was thrust into a pile of coal.
I agree that it isn't strong enough to shovel coal into a fire, I was
thinking that it was for removing clinkers, retreiving hot coals to be
placed in a foot warmer, or whatever other reason they would have to move
hot coal. The wiry bars being used to sift the ashes. One of my tool books
has three similar shovels, for coke, potatoes, and ice, but they're all
reinforced in the front and have a hand grip on the end of the handle.
Since it was marked as being a coal shovel, I'm going to go with that for
now; I've looked but haven't been able to find one on the web like it.
Rob
> 785 For grabbing logs or poles, probably under water. You set the
> cross-piece to hold the tongs open, and when you lower it over the
> item, the cross-piece is knocked out of the way, allowing the tongs to
> close when the unit is hauled up by the ring.
Why do you say "probably under water"?
I found this article about logging forests that have been flooded for
reservoirs, but this tool is too old for that:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9325560/
Rob
> 785 - Really intrigued me with its diminutive size, so I
> mucked around till I found the most likely patent number. I
> think it is 435,590 "Grappling Hook". It was claimed to be
> used for retrieving objects from water wells. i.e. dippers,
> buckets, anything that had been dropped in that would stop
> the well from functioning properly. See:
>
> http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat435590.pdf
It does work in a similar manner, maybe the same person got a couple of
patents on the same day for two different hooks or he got this patent and
then modified the tool and kept the same date. I'm guessing that the one on
my site isn't spring loaded, but I'll ask the owner of it, though he's out
of town for a couple of days so it will be a while until I get an answer.
Thanks for finding that.
Rob
"Andy Asberry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:05:25 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Just posted an image of the carpet stretcher from an old Sears catalog
where
> >it sold for 37 cents:
> >
> >
> > http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/
> >
> And, what is "Japanned" steel?
>
> --Andy Asberry recommends NewsGuy--
I was wondering that myself, according to the web site below, it's "most
often a heavy black lacquer, almost like enamel paint."
http://www.answers.com/japanned&r=67
I thought it might be a dated term, but Lee Valley still uses it:
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=1&p=45069&cat=3,43631,43634
Rob
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in news:LJLSg.5354$pq4.1522
@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
780. Magnetic recording tape splicer (tape was used in a reel-to-reel
recorder)
781. Pooper-picker-upper. A manure shovel. The manure stays in the
shovel, the bedding falls through the gaps in the wires.
782. Toenail clipper. Have you seen my toenails? Nuf said.
783. Camera or binocular adapter, so it can be held on a tripod.
784. Early mechanical calculator.
785. Either an ice or hey bale grapple.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in news:iodTg.6380$OE1.5062
@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:
>
> Thanks for taking the time to find that, I appreciate everyone's help in
> researching the tools that I post each week.
>
Rob,
I have to echo what's been said before -- thanks! I look forward to your
photos. I am usually in a fog about all of them, but it is a lot of fun.
You've posted a couple of things I have sent in. Wish I had more to add.
Thanks again an keep 'em coming!
Gary
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Five of the six have been answered correctly this week, still not sure
> about
> the last one:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 780. Audio tape splicer
>
> 781. Coal shovel
>
> 782. Carpet stretcher
>
> 783. Camera lens tripod collar
>
> 784. Adding machine
>
> 785. I was all set to agree with those who say it's a log grabber, but I
> also think that the well grappling hook idea has merit, considering the
> small size of it.
>
>
> Several new photos and links can be found on the answer page, along with
> one
> additional link concerning my latest gadget purchase:
>
> http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
In todays' "Oil Patch" it'd be called a "Fishing Tool" for a Cable rig: if
the [as originally used] rope attached to the "bit" broke, this would allow
for recovery. If the "bit" were wedged, "B" in the patent would permit
retrieval ot "A".
The device would be lowered into the bore-hole until it reached bottom then,
hopefully, the "jaws" would clamp around the "bit".
FYI, a Cable-tool rig works by repetitively dropping a heavy iron weight to
"drive" a hole into the ground and penetrate rock strata. The "bit" or
"tool" may have one of several end shapes as determined by the strata being
penetrated.
"R.H." <[email protected]> writes:
>The latest set has just been posted:
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
#780. 8mm film splicing tool
#781. For extracting hot coals?
#784. Arithometer?
#785. Ice or Hayloft hook?
785 may be a grappling hook for logs, but I respectfully suggest it isn't
for use in inaccessible places... Suppose you drop it down a well, or into a
river or lake, and it grabs something you can't lift... then what?
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Five of the six have been answered correctly this week, still not sure
> about
> the last one:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 780. Audio tape splicer
>
> 781. Coal shovel
>
> 782. Carpet stretcher
>
> 783. Camera lens tripod collar
>
> 784. Adding machine
>
> 785. I was all set to agree with those who say it's a log grabber, but I
> also think that the well grappling hook idea has merit, considering the
> small size of it.
>
>
> Several new photos and links can be found on the answer page, along with
> one
> additional link concerning my latest gadget purchase:
>
> http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The latest set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
780 1/4" magnetic tape splicer
781 cheese curd cutter
783 tripod telescope mounting adapter
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:55:04 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Mark Brader" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Rob H.:
>> > 781. Coal shovel
SNIP
>I've looked but haven't been able to find one on the web like it.
>
>Rob
>
Hey Rob,
Maybe not on the web, but I have one like it in my back-yard as a
decorative item.. Bought it for 2 bucks at an auction, so I've no idea
either.
Take care.
Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The latest set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
784. Is an adding machine patented by Charles Henry Webb of New York, NY.
Took me fecking ages to find it but if you go to the US Patent Office
website and type PN/414959 into the advanced search
http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm
you'll see it. Select years '1790 to date' first.
--
Dave Baker
www.pumaracing.co.uk
"Why," said Ford squatting down beside him and shivering, "are you lying
face down in the dust?"
"It's a very effective way of being wretched," said Marvin.
According to R.H. <[email protected]>:
> The latest set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
As usual -- posting from rec.crafts.metalworking.
780) An inexpensive splicer for standard 1/4" magnetic recording
tape. There are much better splicing blocks (or used to be),
but this is what you would probably get the first time around.
This one was intended to be used with the 1/2" wide splicing
tape, at right angles to the recording tape.
The "Cut" position of the sliding head put a cut like this '\'
through both layers of the overlapping tape ends, after which
you lifted off the top stub, and applied the splicing tape
(opalescent white and thin) at right angles to the length of the
tape.
Then, you slid the head to the "trim" position, where it applied
two curved blades to trim the edges of the tape like this:
| |
) (
| |
to trim off the splicing tape which hangs over the sides and a
little of the edges of the tape itself. This makes sure that
the splice is not too wide to go through the guides on the tape
recorder/player.
The good splicing blocks have no side trimming, the cuts are
done with a hand-held single-edge razor blade, and the splicing
tape applied is either slightly less than 1/4" wide, applied
along the length, or has a backing which peels off after the
splice is made to assure that the spliced tape is not too wide.
781) I can only guess here -- perhaps used for sifting clams out of
bottom muck?
782) Again, I've never seen anything like this, so I am limited to
guesses. Perhaps to pull two board ends tight together prior to
nailing down?
783) This looks like a tripod mount for a telephoto lens for a
serious camera. Some telephotos have a built-in tripod
mount, others have removable ones -- or even after-market ones
from other makers.
The knob also allows it to be loosened so you can rotate the
camera body for either portrait or landscape mode at need.
784) Hmm ... part of an early combination lock? Normally, the
rotating discs with the holes would be behind knobs (which could
be fitted with pins in any of the holes to offset the actual
combination from the visible one on the knob, unless the numbers
visible through the aperture were not covered by the knobs.
785) Some form of grappling hook. I think for picking up groups
of sticks. The horizontal curved bar at the bottom holds the
jaws open until it is dropped onto the potential load, at which
point it is kicked out.
Once that happens, the load itself (and the weight of the hook)
closes the jaws.
I'm not sure what the notches just above the pivots (on the
"ears" engage -- though there might be a pin on the back of the
center upright, which would require the jaws to be fully opened
to nearly horizontal.
Now to see what others have said.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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According to Charlie Wine <[email protected]>:
> 785 may be a grappling hook for logs, but I respectfully suggest it isn't
> for use in inaccessible places... Suppose you drop it down a well, or into a
> river or lake, and it grabs something you can't lift... then what?
That might be a use for the notches which I commented on. One
rope to pull up the weight, and then another to pull up on both notches
to open the jaws so you can pull it up.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> > 784. Is an adding machine patented by Charles Henry Webb of New York,
NY.
> >
> > Took me fecking ages to find it but if you go to the US Patent Office
> > website and type PN/414959 into the advanced search
> >
> > http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm
> >
> > you'll see it. Select years '1790 to date' first.
>
>
> Thanks for taking the time to find that, I appreciate everyone's help in
> researching the tools that I post each week.
Unfortunately you can't search the early patents by keyword so I just
ploughed through all the 500 plus patents listed on 12th November 1889. It
finally turned up some 2 hours later about half way through.
--
Dave Baker
www.pumaracing.co.uk
"Why," said Ford squatting down beside him and shivering, "are you lying
face down in the dust?"
"It's a very effective way of being wretched," said Marvin.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> > 785 - Really intrigued me with its diminutive size, so I
> > mucked around till I found the most likely patent number. I
> > think it is 435,590 "Grappling Hook". It was claimed to be
> > used for retrieving objects from water wells. i.e. dippers,
> > buckets, anything that had been dropped in that would stop
> > the well from functioning properly. See:
> >
> > http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat435590.pdf
>
>
> It does work in a similar manner, maybe the same person got a couple of
> patents on the same day for two different hooks or he got this patent and
> then modified the tool and kept the same date. I'm guessing that the one
on
> my site isn't spring loaded, but I'll ask the owner of it, though he's out
> of town for a couple of days so it will be a while until I get an answer.
> Thanks for finding that.
It's clearly missing its spring which would locate in the notches either
side of the top of the arms.
--
Dave Baker
www.pumaracing.co.uk
"Why," said Ford squatting down beside him and shivering, "are you lying
face down in the dust?"
"It's a very effective way of being wretched," said Marvin.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just posted an image of the carpet stretcher from an old Sears catalog
where
> it sold for 37 cents:
>
>
> http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/
Inherited from my mother via my grandparents I have a similar but simpler
carpet stretcher. It's about 1 foot long and consists of almost identical
metal teeth like yours at one end and a turned wooden handle comprising a 1
inch diameter shaft and a round circular pad about 4 inches in diameter at
the end. You dig the teeth into the carpet, push it taught and then hold the
tension with your knee against the pad while you nail the carpet down. I
clearly recall asking mum what this strange thing was when I was a kid.
Yours is designed to be used by digging the teeth into the carpet then using
the hooked lever against the edge of the floorboards to pull the carpet
tight then finally you press the spike through the carpet and into the
floorboards to hold everything. Basically a hands (or knees) free version of
the simpler one I own. Frankly I'm not sure if so many holes in a fine
carpet would be a good idea. Of course yours requires floorboards under the
carpet to take the spike and mine can be used even if the carpets are over a
stone or concrete floor.
I've no idea where it is at present but if it ever turns up again I'll post
a photo to you. It's entirely possible my grandfather bought it to help him
fit the carpets in the house he built when he married my grandmother in the
early part of last century.
I'm slightly annoyed that having such a similar object with the same teeth I
still didn't twig what your device was until the solution was posted.
--
Dave Baker
www.pumaracing.co.uk
"Why," said Ford squatting down beside him and shivering, "are you lying
face down in the dust?"
"It's a very effective way of being wretched," said Marvin.
R.H. wrote:
> The latest set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
780 reminds me of what I used to use to splice film frames together.
781 looks like it could be used for getting items out of a deep-fryer.
mmmmmmmmm... deep-fried...
782 has great potential for airline security.
I'm recusing myself on #783, as I submitted the item and know not only
what it is, but why it wasn't of any use to me. (oddly, I managed to
resell it on eBay for MORE than I paid for it).
784 I'm guessing it's not an early spigrograph.
785 This reminds me of those arcade games where you attempt (and fail)
to grab the stuffed toy (or whatever).
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> 784. Is an adding machine patented by Charles Henry Webb of New York, NY.
>
> Took me fecking ages to find it but if you go to the US Patent Office
> website and type PN/414959 into the advanced search
>
> http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm
>
> you'll see it. Select years '1790 to date' first.
Thanks for taking the time to find that, I appreciate everyone's help in
researching the tools that I post each week.
Rob
Five of the six have been answered correctly this week, still not sure about
the last one:
780. Audio tape splicer
781. Coal shovel
782. Carpet stretcher
783. Camera lens tripod collar
784. Adding machine
785. I was all set to agree with those who say it's a log grabber, but I
also think that the well grappling hook idea has merit, considering the
small size of it.
Several new photos and links can be found on the answer page, along with one
additional link concerning my latest gadget purchase:
http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/
Rob
"Charlie Wine" <[email protected]> wrote:
>785 may be a grappling hook for logs, but I respectfully suggest it isn't
>for use in inaccessible places... Suppose you drop it down a well, or into a
>river or lake, and it grabs something you can't lift... then what?
Then you need part 'B' of the same patent. A grappling device which is used to
snag and unlock part 'A' grappling hooks.
"Leon Fisk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:29:49 GMT, "R.H."
> <[email protected]> wrote:
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> >
> >> Take a look at my doctored image where I highlighted in
> >> yellow where I suspect a spring should go:
> >>
> >> http://www.iserv.net/~lfisk/grpsprng.jpg
> >>
> >> I would be curious to know approximately how much this thing
> >> weighs too, when you get a chance to ask more about it.
> >
> >
> >I just added a photo that shows where Gary placed a spring, same as in
your
> >picture:
> >
> >http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/
> >
> >It weighs 2 pounds 15 ounces, and considering that it opens to a maximum
of
> >6", I think the well hook answer is correct.
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> Thanks for the follow up.
>
> I'm pretty sure you're on the right track. I didn't really
> think it looked to be heavy-duty enough to be lifting
> anything much. It even weighs less than I would have hazard
> guessing...
>
> If the patent date is truly accurate, I'm pretty sure the
> one I linked to before would be the most likely candidate. I
> searched through that date pretty well via hit-and-miss and
> classes (classes are the best way to search, but take the
> most homework to figure out).
>
> It sure would be nice to have the original instructions that
> must have went with this item. I think there must have been
> something (another string or rope) that attached to the
> sliding wedge at the top too.
>
> Did the owner happen to comment on how/where they got it
> from? No biggy, just curious. That might shed some more
> light on the matter.
>
> As others have commented, Thanks a lot for putting all your
> work into this "puzzle" every week :)
>
> --
> Leon Fisk
> Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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He got it from a garage sale a little north of Dallas, and since the
inventor lived in Arkansas, this is another indication that it's most likely
a well hook.
Rob
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:56:38 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
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>"Andy Asberry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:05:25 GMT, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> >Just posted an image of the carpet stretcher from an old Sears catalog
>where
>> >it sold for 37 cents:
>> >
>> >
>> > http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/
>> >
>> And, what is "Japanned" steel?
>>
>> --Andy Asberry recommends NewsGuy--
>
>
>I was wondering that myself, according to the web site below, it's "most
>often a heavy black lacquer, almost like enamel paint."
Indeed. A lot of the early Japanese cameras were "japanned"...rather
than blued. A fairly tough lacquer, IRRC shellac based. When it
chips..it leaves bright metal under it usually.
>
>http://www.answers.com/japanned&r=67
>
>I thought it might be a dated term, but Lee Valley still uses it:
>
>http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=1&p=45069&cat=3,43631,43634
>
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>Rob
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"A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them;
the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences."
- Proverbs 22:3
> Take a look at my doctored image where I highlighted in
> yellow where I suspect a spring should go:
>
> http://www.iserv.net/~lfisk/grpsprng.jpg
>
> I would be curious to know approximately how much this thing
> weighs too, when you get a chance to ask more about it.
I just added a photo that shows where Gary placed a spring, same as in your
picture:
http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/
It weighs 2 pounds 15 ounces, and considering that it opens to a maximum of
6", I think the well hook answer is correct.
Rob