"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>A new set of photos has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
827. Can opener
828. Hand held transit.
On Nov 16, 3:37 am, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> A new set of photos has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
more accurately - Hand sighting level
<http://www.contractor-books.com/CB/Optical_Levels/Hand_Levels.htm>
On Nov 16, 6:42 am, "DAC" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 828. Hand held transit.
>
> On Nov 16, 3:37 am, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > A new set of photos has just been posted:
>
> >http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> > Rob
R.H. wrote:
> A new set of photos has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
823- some kind of dial-o-matic container where you dial the internal
bin you want to line up with the little spring-loaded lid. But to
hold... pencil leads?
824- 2-man sledgehammer for... hammering big sledges.
825- used in the maintenance of strowger switches. How? What, you can't
tell I'm guessing?
826- Yet another kind of cotton carder.
827- You turn the center knob, it pulls the legs up into the device,
causing the 3 circular pads to grip... something.
828- I want to say a scintillometer but the level blows that theory...
Dave
824. The two handles are weird. I can't see two people having the
right coordination and you wouldn't need two-person strength to swing
that. I'm guessing it's used for standing on a rail and hitting
squarely in a perpendicular directions. Maybe for removing railroad
ties?
827. It looks like a beading machine for circular tops. A can closer?
R
Doghouse wrote:
> RicodJour wrote:
> > 824. The two handles are weird. I can't see two people having the
> > right coordination and you wouldn't need two-person strength to swing
> > that. I'm guessing it's used for standing on a rail and hitting
> > squarely in a perpendicular directions. Maybe for removing railroad
> > ties?
>
> My 16-pound maul has the momentum to split logs much better than a
> 10-pound hammer. I have made a 50-pound hammer to drive fence posts
> quickly and without damage. I can't imagine handling anything more than
> 50 pounds alone.
If someone did swing a tool that heavy I bet you I can guess his first
name, "Sir!" And don't leave off the exclamation point if you know
what's good for you. ;)
> In the days before hydraulic tools, a 71-pound hammer would have served
> important functions. The men would pick up the two-handled hammer
> close to their bodies. In letting it fall, they would watch to keep the
> head from tilting to one side. The coordination would be as easy as
> putting down a table without spilling a cup of coffee sitting on it.
I'm not sure I understand. Are you saying that it's movement in
operation was straight up and straight down? Someone mentioned tamping
earth, but the present day tools for compacting earth are more like 20
pounds. Having such a heavy weight wouldn't speed things up much. Two
guys with two 20 pound tampers would move more quickly. The side faces
are also chamfered/rounded, so I imagine those would be the business
faces.
> An ancient two-handled hammer has been found in a limestone quarry in
> Egypt. The head is limestone. I imagine it was for driving wooden
> wedges. If you tried to drive a wooden wedge under a big stone block
> with a little hammer, you would damage the wedge but not move it.
Okay, but this isn't Egypt and it wasn't used for building pyramids.
The tool is probably a hundred or hundred and fifty years old, right?
When stone masons split rock, they use iron feathers and wedges, not
wood wedges. It doesn't make much sense to have an iron tool and wood
wedges. I would bet dollars to donuts that it's a railroad tool used
for nudging ties into place and straightening out the track.
R
R.H. wrote:
> A new set of photos has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
The first one looks like a mechanical calculator to me... 824 looks
like a two man sledgehammer, maybe for rockbreaking or knocking
railroad rails into position? No comment on 825, contact courtney love
for further details... 826 probably is a carder, I think you're
right... no idea, and no idea.
GCC
R.H. wrote:
> "RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > R.H. wrote:
> > >
> > > 827. Sheet metal crimper
> >
> > That's a rather broad definition and the tool is obviously meant for a
> > specific purpose. Do you have any more information on it?
>
>
> I should have mentioned that the patent number is listed on the answer page,
> where they state that this tool is "for crimping the edges of sheet metal
> caps upon the flanged mouths of can spouts, and for other similar purposes."
> In the answer page for each set, I always list a patent number if I have
> one, also some items will have additional photos or links to more info.
>
> http://pzphotosan144-2z.blogspot.com/
My apologies, Rob. I didn't check your web page for the answers, just
responded to your post. It's Saturday - I'm allowed to be lazy. ;)
Thanks for the answer, information and entertainment. If I could get
some fries with that, it'd be perfect!
R
I thought aeropile also. I'm wondering the age? I could see it being a
toy placed on a coal or wood fired stovetop.
Karl
R.H. wrote:
> > > A. If I remember correctly, the diameter of the body of it is around
> 1-1/2"
> > > to 2", the two brass pieces can be unscrewed and removed, with a hollow
> > > interior:
> > >
> > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-A.jpg
> >
> > Hmm ... perhaps for taking samples of mud from the bottom when
> > "sounding" with a line and weight from a boat?
>
>
> Not sure what this one is, some people at the tool show thought it was for
> science experiments with steam similar to the Hero steamball, but the tubes
> are in the wrong place and point the wrong direction. A steamball can be
> seen here:
>
> http://library.thinkquest.org/C006011/english/sites/steam_first_experiments.php3?v=2
>
>
>
>
>
> > > B. Approx. 8" long:
> > >
> > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-B.jpg
> >
> > Not enough views to give me a clue.
>
>
> This tool is a cotter pin puller, patent number 1422201.
>
> http://www.pat2pdf.org/
>
>
>
>
> > > C. Someone sent this one to me, here is his description of it:
> > > 10" long with knob in; 15" long with knob out. 2" in dia, wooden dowel
> rod
> > > is 1/2", and has a metal 1/2" cap on end. Under knob is rubber washer.
> > > Handle/knob slides up and down into the white plastice end. Opening of
> > > plastic end is 1" and tappers down to 1/2" exit hole. Only information
> is
> > > Made in W. Germany.
> > >
> > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-C.jpg
> >
> > This one I know. I *have* one (all wood). It was sold under
> > the name "Cork Socker" -- and its function is to re-install the cork in
> > a partially consumed bottle of wine.
> >
> > The bottom cone is placed over the top of the wine bottle on a
> > solid table, the shaft is raised and the cork is placed under it, then
> > your hand is brought down smartly upon the knob, thus quickly
> > re-inserting the cork.
>
>
>
> Cork inserter is correct.
>
>
>
> Rob
"DAC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> more accurately - Hand sighting level
> <http://www.contractor-books.com/CB/Optical_Levels/Hand_Levels.htm>
Thanks for the link, I was looking for one like mine on the web but didn't
have any luck.
Rob
> 823- some kind of dial-o-matic container where you dial the internal
> bin you want to line up with the little spring-loaded lid. But to
> hold... pencil leads?
Yes, it's a container and it holds something about the size of pencil lead
but they are made of metal and range in size from 9/16" to 13/16", they also
have different diameters:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic823d.jpg
Rob
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:38:55 GMT, "R.H."
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 823- some kind of dial-o-matic container where you dial the internal
>> bin you want to line up with the little spring-loaded lid. But to
>> hold... pencil leads?
>
>
>Yes, it's a container and it holds something about the size of pencil lead
>but they are made of metal and range in size from 9/16" to 13/16", they also
>have different diameters:
>
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic823d.jpg
Hi Rob,
With the latest image/clue, maybe a hardness tester? It
looks like one of the pointy objects is made of brass or
something similar.
--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
Remove no.spam for email
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>A new set of photos has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
#826 Corn sheller for removing dried corn kernals from corn cobs to use for
animal feed.
"DoN. Nichols" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I came in too late this time (hectic life right now) to answer before
> the answers were posted. However I'll make come comments on a couple of
> items.
>
> According to Christian Stüben <[email protected]>:
> > 823 looks similar to some old autoshutter-timer for cameras
>
> I don't believe the "Finishing nails" part, as all finishing
> nails that I have seen have at least some bulge for a head.
>
> Looking at the shaped points, I find myself wondering whether it
> could be electrodes for a TIG welding gun.
>
> The numbers on the dial could be sizes, or materials.
Sounds like a good possibility, I'll see what I can find on your electrodes
idea.
>
> > 824 is it used for casting small parts?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casting
>
> Did you change the text on the "questions" page when you posted
> the answers? I don't see a question left -- you seem to have it fully
> answered.
Thanks for letting me know, I meant to modify the answer page but accidently
choose the wrong site to edit, it's fixed now.
Rob
828. Sight level - used for 1 man grade finding in construction
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>A new set of photos has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> 824. The two handles are weird. I can't see two people having the
> right coordination and you wouldn't need two-person strength to swing
> that. I'm guessing it's used for standing on a rail and hitting
> squarely in a perpendicular directions. Maybe for removing railroad
> ties?
I think 824 is meant to be used by one person tamping down earth.
> 827. It looks like a beading machine for circular tops. A can closer?
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
> > A. If I remember correctly, the diameter of the body of it is around
1-1/2"
> > to 2", the two brass pieces can be unscrewed and removed, with a hollow
> > interior:
> >
> > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-A.jpg
>
> Hmm ... perhaps for taking samples of mud from the bottom when
> "sounding" with a line and weight from a boat?
Not sure what this one is, some people at the tool show thought it was for
science experiments with steam similar to the Hero steamball, but the tubes
are in the wrong place and point the wrong direction. A steamball can be
seen here:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C006011/english/sites/steam_first_experiments.php3?v=2
> > B. Approx. 8" long:
> >
> > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-B.jpg
>
> Not enough views to give me a clue.
This tool is a cotter pin puller, patent number 1422201.
http://www.pat2pdf.org/
> > C. Someone sent this one to me, here is his description of it:
> > 10" long with knob in; 15" long with knob out. 2" in dia, wooden dowel
rod
> > is 1/2", and has a metal 1/2" cap on end. Under knob is rubber washer.
> > Handle/knob slides up and down into the white plastice end. Opening of
> > plastic end is 1" and tappers down to 1/2" exit hole. Only information
is
> > Made in W. Germany.
> >
> > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-C.jpg
>
> This one I know. I *have* one (all wood). It was sold under
> the name "Cork Socker" -- and its function is to re-install the cork in
> a partially consumed bottle of wine.
>
> The bottom cone is placed over the top of the wine bottle on a
> solid table, the shaft is raised and the cork is placed under it, then
> your hand is brought down smartly upon the knob, thus quickly
> re-inserting the cork.
Cork inserter is correct.
Rob
> Item c looks like a tool to insert corks into wine bottles .
Excellent guess, someone that I know who owns one has confirmed that this is
correct. I had never seen one of these before, and then this afternoon I
was looking for tools at the antique mall and saw another one, but it was
marked nut cracker. The only difference was it was made of all wood and two
small metal pieces, I'm sure it was marked wrong since it now seems obvious
that it's a cork inserter.
Rob
Most of them have been answered correctly this week:
823. Container with what looks to be finishing nails, though the points
look different than regular ones. I'm not done researching these things,
there were very few brass pieces and they aren't individually marked, so I'm
not sure if they could be hardness testers as was suggested.
824. According to the owner, the large hammer was for knocking around
railroad ties and rails.
825. Bell system conduit flaring tool, for lead conduit
826. Corn grinder
827. Sheet metal crimper
828. Hand sighting level
Several links, new photos, and more info have been posted on the answer
page:
http://pzphotosan144-2z.blogspot.com/
Rob
RicodJour wrote:
> 824. The two handles are weird. I can't see two people having the
> right coordination and you wouldn't need two-person strength to swing
> that. I'm guessing it's used for standing on a rail and hitting
> squarely in a perpendicular directions. Maybe for removing railroad
> ties?
My 16-pound maul has the momentum to split logs much better than a
10-pound hammer. I have made a 50-pound hammer to drive fence posts
quickly and without damage. I can't imagine handling anything more than
50 pounds alone.
In the days before hydraulic tools, a 71-pound hammer would have served
important functions. The men would pick up the two-handled hammer
close to their bodies. In letting it fall, they would watch to keep the
head from tilting to one side. The coordination would be as easy as
putting down a table without spilling a cup of coffee sitting on it.
An ancient two-handled hammer has been found in a limestone quarry in
Egypt. The head is limestone. I imagine it was for driving wooden
wedges. If you tried to drive a wooden wedge under a big stone block
with a little hammer, you would damage the wedge but not move it.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A new set of photos has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
823. The closest thing it reminds me of is a split-shot dispenser in my
fishing tackle box. It would appear to hold ten types of thing which are
about an inch long and a few mm wide. I think sewing needles might be a bit
too long. Fuses might fit but there aren't ten types as far as I know. It
would do nicely for split-shot though.
824. Two handled hammer for driving wedges into trees or for splitting
stone.
826. Carding machine for wool or cotton.
827. For fitting milk bottle tops or similar.
--
Dave Baker
Puma Race Engines
www.pumaracing.co.uk
Camp USA engineer minces about for high performance specialist (4,4,7)
RicodJour wrote:
> Doghouse wrote:
>> RicodJour wrote:
>>> 824. The two handles are weird. I can't see two people having the
>>> right coordination and you wouldn't need two-person strength to swing
>>> that. I'm guessing it's used for standing on a rail and hitting
>>> squarely in a perpendicular directions. Maybe for removing railroad
>>> ties?
>> My 16-pound maul has the momentum to split logs much better than a
>> 10-pound hammer. I have made a 50-pound hammer to drive fence posts
>> quickly and without damage. I can't imagine handling anything more than
>> 50 pounds alone.
>
> If someone did swing a tool that heavy I bet you I can guess his first
> name, "Sir!" And don't leave off the exclamation point if you know
> what's good for you. ;)
I wouldn't be able to swing a 50-pounder. Mine is a pipe with a lead
weight. Inside the pipe, at the bottom of the weight, is a piece of
tire tread. It's heavy to lug around, but if I put the pipe over the
top of a fence post, pick it up, and let it drop, it will transfer a lot
of momentum to the post. A lighter hammer would tend to damage the end
of the post and bounce off.
>
>> In the days before hydraulic tools, a 71-pound hammer would have served
>> important functions. The men would pick up the two-handled hammer
>> close to their bodies. In letting it fall, they would watch to keep the
>> head from tilting to one side. The coordination would be as easy as
>> putting down a table without spilling a cup of coffee sitting on it.
>
> I'm not sure I understand. Are you saying that it's movement in
> operation was straight up and straight down?
Sledge hammers are usually but not always used up and down.
> Someone mentioned tamping
> earth, but the present day tools for compacting earth are more like 20
> pounds. Having such a heavy weight wouldn't speed things up much. Two
> guys with two 20 pound tampers would move more quickly. The side faces
> are also chamfered/rounded, so I imagine those would be the business
> faces.
There's a limit to the kind of tamping you can do with a 20-pound
tamper. The force from the blow of a light weight doesn't last as long,
so the material being struck may simply spring back. It would be hard
to split firewood with a tack hammer.
>
>> An ancient two-handled hammer has been found in a limestone quarry in
>> Egypt. The head is limestone. I imagine it was for driving wooden
>> wedges. If you tried to drive a wooden wedge under a big stone block
>> with a little hammer, you would damage the wedge but not move it.
>
> Okay, but this isn't Egypt and it wasn't used for building pyramids.
> The tool is probably a hundred or hundred and fifty years old, right?
> When stone masons split rock, they use iron feathers and wedges, not
> wood wedges. It doesn't make much sense to have an iron tool and wood
> wedges. I would bet dollars to donuts that it's a railroad tool used
> for nudging ties into place and straightening out the track.
>
> R
>
I imagine the two-handled hammer could be used for moving railroad ties.
I wonder where to find out what tools crews used.
As an iron hammer could be used on wood ties, it could be used on wood
wedges. The limestone hammer surprised scientists because it could not
be used on metal.
The size of a hammer can be important in splitting rock. If the hammer
is too small for the job, all you can do is damage the iron wedge.
I have seen a photo of a two-handled hammer. It was a group posing in a
foundry. Two men whom I would call "Sir!" are holding the hammer high
as if about to swing down.
I wonder if it was to deliver a lot of momentum to a mold in order to
make a casting pop loose.
R.H. wrote:
> Most of them have been answered correctly this week:
>
>
> 824. According to the owner, the large hammer was for knocking around
> railroad ties and rails.
>
I thought my photo indicated a hammer like that was used in a foundry,
but I got it wrong. It came from an official collection of photos from
Crewe Works, a railroad forge. However, this photo is labeled only with
the name of a newspaper, and people familiar with Crewe Works don't
recognize the setting. The face of this hammer appears to be flat.
Could that mean it was made for purpose other than that of the hammer
you found?
http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/Members/Jour0310/jour0310p05.php
I came in too late this time (hectic life right now) to answer before
the answers were posted. However I'll make come comments on a couple of
items.
According to Christian Stüben <[email protected]>:
> 823 looks similar to some old autoshutter-timer for cameras
I don't believe the "Finishing nails" part, as all finishing
nails that I have seen have at least some bulge for a head.
Looking at the shaped points, I find myself wondering whether it
could be electrodes for a TIG welding gun.
The numbers on the dial could be sizes, or materials.
> 824 is it used for casting small parts? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casting
Did you change the text on the "questions" page when you posted
the answers? I don't see a question left -- you seem to have it fully
answered.
[ ... ]
> 827, 828 same as 825
828 was the only one which I was likely to really get before the
answers came up. I've seen them advertised many times, but never
actually handled one.
Enjoy,
DoN.
--
Email: <[email protected]> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564
(too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html
--- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero ---
According to R.H. <[email protected]>:
> Below are links to three more objects, items A and C are unidentified,
> though I have my own unverified guesses. For now I've decided not to place
> these on my site, but I'd still like to know what they are for:
>
>
> A. If I remember correctly, the diameter of the body of it is around 1-1/2"
> to 2", the two brass pieces can be unscrewed and removed, with a hollow
> interior:
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-A.jpg
Hmm ... perhaps for taking samples of mud from the bottom when
"sounding" with a line and weight from a boat?
>
> B. Approx. 8" long:
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-B.jpg
Not enough views to give me a clue.
> C. Someone sent this one to me, here is his description of it:
> 10" long with knob in; 15" long with knob out. 2" in dia, wooden dowel rod
> is 1/2", and has a metal 1/2" cap on end. Under knob is rubber washer.
> Handle/knob slides up and down into the white plastice end. Opening of
> plastic end is 1" and tappers down to 1/2" exit hole. Only information is
> Made in W. Germany.
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-C.jpg
This one I know. I *have* one (all wood). It was sold under
the name "Cork Socker" -- and its function is to re-install the cork in
a partially consumed bottle of wine.
The bottom cone is placed over the top of the wine bottle on a
solid table, the shaft is raised and the cork is placed under it, then
your hand is brought down smartly upon the knob, thus quickly
re-inserting the cork.
Hmm ... with a 1/2" hole, perhaps it is for a smaller bottle
than the typical wine bottle, but I'll bet it is for the same function.
Enjoy,
DoN.
--
Email: <[email protected]> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564
(too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html
--- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero ---
In article <%[email protected]>,
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >A new set of photos has just been posted:
> >
> > http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
>
> 827. Can opener
828. Sight level for finding a place on the same level on a distant
object as one's present position?
You stand somewhere, and look through the sight level. When the top or
internal level is centered, what you're looking at is at the same height
or level as you are. I'm not sure how the level is viewed, via a mirror
or another spirit level inside the device.
One made my first boss a millionaire. He used a sight level to find out
if a farm he thought to buy was on the same level as the coalfields west
of it. It was, and he made mucho bucks selling the strip mining rights.
He also insisted on back filling and contour restoration. Once the earth
had settled, he sold the land as building lots and also built some
houses on spec.
--
Bring back, Oh bring back
Oh, bring back that old continuity.
Bring back, oh, bring back
Oh, bring back Clerk Maxwell to me.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>A new set of photos has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
828 = Hand held level (eyepiece on one end, sight through cross-hairs).
Usually no magnification. Still in use today.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>A new set of photos has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
>
>
824. Fred Flintstone's rabbit ear's antenna.
"RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> R.H. wrote:
> >
> > 827. Sheet metal crimper
>
> That's a rather broad definition and the tool is obviously meant for a
> specific purpose. Do you have any more information on it?
>
> R
>
I should have mentioned that the patent number is listed on the answer page,
where they state that this tool is "for crimping the edges of sheet metal
caps upon the flanged mouths of can spouts, and for other similar purposes."
In the answer page for each set, I always list a patent number if I have
one, also some items will have additional photos or links to more info.
http://pzphotosan144-2z.blogspot.com/
Rob
Below are links to three more objects, items A and C are unidentified,
though I have my own unverified guesses. For now I've decided not to place
these on my site, but I'd still like to know what they are for:
A. If I remember correctly, the diameter of the body of it is around 1-1/2"
to 2", the two brass pieces can be unscrewed and removed, with a hollow
interior:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-A.jpg
B. Approx. 8" long:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-B.jpg
C. Someone sent this one to me, here is his description of it:
10" long with knob in; 15" long with knob out. 2" in dia, wooden dowel rod
is 1/2", and has a metal 1/2" cap on end. Under knob is rubber washer.
Handle/knob slides up and down into the white plastice end. Opening of
plastic end is 1" and tappers down to 1/2" exit hole. Only information is
Made in W. Germany.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-C.jpg
Rob
R.H. wrote:
> Below are links to three more objects, items A and C are unidentified,
> though I have my own unverified guesses. For now I've decided not to
> place these on my site, but I'd still like to know what they are for:
>
>
> A. If I remember correctly, the diameter of the body of it is around
> 1-1/2" to 2", the two brass pieces can be unscrewed and removed, with
> a hollow interior:
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-A.jpg
>
>
> B. Approx. 8" long:
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-B.jpg
>
>
> C. Someone sent this one to me, here is his description of it:
> 10" long with knob in; 15" long with knob out. 2" in dia, wooden
> dowel rod is 1/2", and has a metal 1/2" cap on end. Under knob is
> rubber washer. Handle/knob slides up and down into the white plastice
> end. Opening of plastic end is 1" and tappers down to 1/2" exit hole.
> Only information is Made in W. Germany.
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-C.jpg
>
>
>
>
> Rob
Item c looks like a tool to insert corks into wine bottles .
--
Snag aka OSG #1
'76 FLH "Bag Lady"
BS132 SENS NEWT
"A hand shift is a manly shift ."
<shamelessly stolen >
none to one to reply
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:24:19 +0000, R.H. wrote:
> C. Someone sent this one to me, here is his description of it:
> 10" long with knob in; 15" long with knob out. 2" in dia, wooden dowel rod
> is 1/2", and has a metal 1/2" cap on end. Under knob is rubber washer.
> Handle/knob slides up and down into the white plastice end. Opening of
> plastic end is 1" and tappers down to 1/2" exit hole. Only information is
> Made in W. Germany.
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/_obj-C.jpg
>
Bovine suppository inserter? =:-O
Cheers!
Rich
"Doghouse" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> R.H. wrote:
> > Most of them have been answered correctly this week:
> >
> >
> > 824. According to the owner, the large hammer was for knocking around
> > railroad ties and rails.
> >
> I thought my photo indicated a hammer like that was used in a foundry,
> but I got it wrong. It came from an official collection of photos from
> Crewe Works, a railroad forge. However, this photo is labeled only with
> the name of a newspaper, and people familiar with Crewe Works don't
> recognize the setting. The face of this hammer appears to be flat.
> Could that mean it was made for purpose other than that of the hammer
> you found?
>
> http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/Members/Jour0310/jour0310p05.php
I would say that you're right, it's probably for a different purpose than
the one in my photo, but I couldn't tell you what exactly. I'll have to see
if I can find out more about them.
Rob
"Dave Baker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> 823. The closest thing it reminds me of is a split-shot dispenser in my
> fishing tackle box. It would appear to hold ten types of thing which are
> about an inch long and a few mm wide. I think sewing needles might be a
> bit
> too long. Fuses might fit but there aren't ten types as far as I know.
No, there are dozens. But I think 823 is a blaster's personal cap box.
LLoyd