On May 21, 8:48=A0am, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > 1933) Hmm ... from the size, and the protection against scuffing
> > my guess is that this is for doing something with skis.
>
> > Perhaps three of these -- two at the ends, and one in the
> > middle, applying stress to them in storage to give them the
> > right curve.
>
> Correct, this clamp is for skis, I don't know for sure but you're probabl=
y
> right that it's to help them retain their shape while in storage.
>
> Rob
Here is an image (bottom left) of something that is similar...ish
http://tinyurl.com/2ca3ph3
Its for keeping the camber in old wooden skis. Sounds about
right...I'll keep hunting
--riverman
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>>>> > 1938. ??????????
>>>> > CY: High class tent stake?
>>>>
>>>> It isn't a tent stake.
>>>
>>> 1938: An animal tie-out stake: You drive the stake into the ground and
>>> attach a rope or chain to the ring which swivels around the stake to
>>> prevent tangling the tie.
>>
>>
>> Correct, this one was used with horses.
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> Really? Seems like it would be out of the ground in seconds. All the tie
> out 'stakes' I've seen have been spirals.
It was a civil war model. The spiral probsbly came along later.
On May 20, 5:43=A0pm, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
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1936: a wrench for an old fire hydrant
1937: manacles?
1938: a clampoon, or a safety pin for a fire extinguisher
--riverman
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I am a total loss for any correct answers
CY: Me, too!
1933. Looks to be made to tighten a narrow ribbon or belt.
CY: Since the springs open the ends, I'd be thinking maybe a tightener
gadget, for a strap that a trucker would use for tie down.
1934. A Pontiac weather vane or antenna top?
CY: Maybe a sign for an old gas station?
1935. Feeding little kids to catch the drips. Used by a barber
to lather a beard?
CY: I had the same idea, with barber's lather bowl.
1936. No idea
CY: The pins are too short to really get a bite into a tree or
something.
1937. Looks harness related, but again no idea
CY: Maybe some kind of stirrup?
1938. ??????????
CY: High class tent stake?
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
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> 1934. A Pontiac weather vane or antenna top?
> CY: Maybe a sign for an old gas station?
Pontiac weather vane is correct.
> 1935. Feeding little kids to catch the drips. Used by a barber
> to lather a beard?
> CY: I had the same idea, with barber's lather bowl.
Yes, it's a barber's bowl for lather or for bleeding.
> 1938. ??????????
> CY: High class tent stake?
It isn't a tent stake.
Rob
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> Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
>
> 1933) Hmm ... from the size, and the protection against scuffing
> my guess is that this is for doing something with skis.
>
> Perhaps three of these -- two at the ends, and one in the
> middle, applying stress to them in storage to give them the
> right curve.
Correct, this clamp is for skis, I don't know for sure but you're probably
right that it's to help them retain their shape while in storage.
Rob
Javelin tip, with provisions to tie a small rope, in case you need to
pull it back.
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> 1938. ??????????
> CY: High class tent stake?
It isn't a tent stake.
Rob
>Here is an image (bottom left) of something that is similar...ish
>http://tinyurl.com/2ca3ph3
>Its for keeping the camber in old wooden skis. Sounds about
>right...I'll keep hunting
>--riverman
Thanks, I never looked at skis close enough to realize they had a camber.
They've all been answered correctly this week except for the piece of
hardware which is still a mystery:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-337.html#answers
Rob
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
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>
> They've all been answered correctly this week except for the piece of
> hardware which is still a mystery:
>
Could #1937 be part of the rigging of a small sailing ship? It looks like it
could be clamped around a mast for the attachment of stays & braces.
Art
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>>> > 1938. ??????????
>>> > CY: High class tent stake?
>>>
>>> It isn't a tent stake.
>>
>> 1938: An animal tie-out stake: You drive the stake into the ground and
>> attach a rope or chain to the ring which swivels around the stake to
>> prevent tangling the tie.
>
>
> Correct, this one was used with horses.
>
>
> Rob
Really? Seems like it would be out of the ground in seconds. All the tie out
'stakes' I've seen have been spirals.
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> "Lobby Dosser" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>>> > 1938. ??????????
>>>>> > CY: High class tent stake?
>>>>>
>>>>> It isn't a tent stake.
>>>>
>>>> 1938: An animal tie-out stake: You drive the stake into the ground and
>>>> attach a rope or chain to the ring which swivels around the stake to
>>>> prevent tangling the tie.
>>>
>>>
>>> Correct, this one was used with horses.
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>> Really? Seems like it would be out of the ground in seconds. All the tie
>> out 'stakes' I've seen have been spirals.
> It was a civil war model. The spiral probsbly came along later.
>
>
Well, that 'splains it!
Rob H. wrote:
>
>> Here is an image (bottom left) of something that is similar...ish
>> http://tinyurl.com/2ca3ph3
>
>> Its for keeping the camber in old wooden skis. Sounds about
>> right...I'll keep hunting
>
>> --riverman
>
>
> Thanks, I never looked at skis close enough to realize they had a camber.
>
> They've all been answered correctly this week except for the piece of
> hardware which is still a mystery:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-337.html#answers
>
>
> Rob
1937: How about a clamp for hoisting a wagon axle? If an axle were 3
feet high, I imagine a jack could be unstable and in the way.
Drop the clamp over the axle with the hinged pieces down. Slide a bar
through the holes nearest the hinges. If there's much wiggle room
between the bar and the axle, insert a shim.
Now use a carriage bolt to draw together the two holes farthest from the
hinges. Swinging the hinged pieces in will clamp the bar tightly
against the axle and cause the teeth to bite. With the clamp secure,
hoist from an overhead beam.
The side rings could be for chains attached to other beams. They would
prevent the load from falling in case the block and tackle let go. They
would also prevent the load from swinging.
That doesn't explain why the side rings are on long stems, as if to
apply torque. Would a repairman have needed to apply a twist to a
warped axle?
In article <[email protected]>, "Rob H." <[email protected]>
wrote:
> > 1934. A Pontiac weather vane or antenna top?
> > CY: Maybe a sign for an old gas station?
>
> Pontiac weather vane is correct.
>
> > 1935. Feeding little kids to catch the drips. Used by a barber
> > to lather a beard?
> > CY: I had the same idea, with barber's lather bowl.
>
> Yes, it's a barber's bowl for lather or for bleeding.
>
> > 1938. ??????????
> > CY: High class tent stake?
>
> It isn't a tent stake.
1938: An animal tie-out stake: You drive the stake into the ground and
attach a rope or chain to the ring which swivels around the stake to
prevent tangling the tie.
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> Rob
1935 I would guess that this is a shaving bowl.
Steve R.
On 2010-05-20, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
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Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
1933) Hmm ... from the size, and the protection against scuffing
my guess is that this is for doing something with skis.
Perhaps three of these -- two at the ends, and one in the
middle, applying stress to them in storage to give them the
right curve.
1934) Well ... it is the symbol of the Pontiac motor company, and
given the offset, and the apparent mounting on a pivot, I think
that it served as a weather vane -- perhaps at a Pontiac
dealer's.
1935) That arc in the rim suggests that it is to be held against
the throat. At a guess, it is a bowl which was used when a
barber is shaving a customer with an old straight razor to
protect clothing from drips.
1936) Weird!
The spikes are not long enough to allow any kind of side load if
it were driven into wood.
Some clamps could hold it into harder materials (steel, iron,
stone) clamping on the discs just behind the points I guess, and
then it could take a respectable load.
1937) This looks as though it is intended to go around a horse's
leg, with chains or ropes leading off to similar ones on the
other three legs.
1938) Looks like a peg designed for supporting an antenna tower
or a *large* tent in the field -- probably military, especially
given the remains of color on the metal.
The attachment ring will pivot around the head to pull in the
direction of the load.
Now to see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2010-05-21, Artemus <[email protected]> wrote:
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> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>>
>>
>> They've all been answered correctly this week except for the piece of
>> hardware which is still a mystery:
>>
> Could #1937 be part of the rigging of a small sailing ship? It looks like it
> could be clamped around a mast for the attachment of stays & braces.
I would not think so. It appears to be steel, which would die
rather quickly from rust -- even on a fresh-water boat. Bronze would be
the metal of choice.
And the inward facing teeth seem designed to discourage a horse
or other similar beast from putting too much force on it by means of
pain.
And the two side rings are attached to rigid pieces which stand
out in the wrong direction for bearing the loads involved in the stays.
The rings would be as close to the mast as possible, not standing
straight out where the forces would quickly bend the arms.
It looks as though a lock or some sort goes through the aperture
plates on the back side to clamp it in place.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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I am a total loss for any correct answers
1933. Looks to be made to tighten a narrow ribbon or belt.
1934. A Pontiac weather vane or antenna top?
1935. Feeding little kids to catch the drips. Used by a barber
to lather a beard?
1936. No idea
1937. Looks harness related, but again no idea
1938. ??????????
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"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Rob