"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>>2882: Man, that looks a lot like a test tube carousel reaction station
> http://173.203.87.117/BioSurplusImages/aa6132_1.jpg
>
>
> It is for a somewhat similar purpose, this particular model is actually
> quite
> famous and would be recognized by many people in the general public.
>
Well then, it must be the prop in Jurrasic Park the held the vials of
dinosaur embryos.
mungedaddress wrote:
> Perhaps these are actually caboose lanterns???
> (snip)
>>>
>> I have two antique railroad lanterns. Both have ruby red globes.
>>
Mung
Of course. Silly me to think that just because it has the
Erie-Lackawana insignia embossed on it it is a railroad lantern.
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I'm setting my phaser on 'tickle.'
Rob H. wrote:
>>> Hey Rob,
>>>
>>> Ummmm....railway hand lamps are white, as they are also used as vision
>>> aids in the dark. The "signal" from a railway hand-lamp is in the
>>> motion, not the colour. The same hand-motions are used even in
>>> daylight.
>>>
>>> Take care.
>>>
>>> Brian Lawson,
>>> Bothwell, Ontario.
>
> Ok thanks, I just changed my answer, it had been marked as being a railroad lamp
> globe and I didn't do any further research after finding the one I had linked to
> earlier.
>
> I usually check all three newsgroups but occasionally I get really busy and only
> check one of them, which was the case last week, so I didn't see your posts
> until
> today.
>
>
> Rob
>
I have two antique railroad lanterns. Both have ruby red globes.
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The rest have all been answered=20
correctly except for the wooden piece with the straps, it's still a =
mystery for=20
now.
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/05/set-495.html#answers
Rob
2881, too bad it's 9 1/4 inches long, I'd have said a Pop Rivetool.=20
2882, part of a helicopter. Or, a machinist's tobacco pipe holder.=20
2883, bar towel holder.=20
2884, magnetic nail holder.=20
2885, I suspect a shoe expander. For womens shoes that are a bit too =
tight.=20
2886, might be part of electrical insullator for the power company.=20
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I need some help with the fifth item in this week's set:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/
Rob
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> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
2881 Pop-rivet tool... looks to be missing the screw-in nosepiece
2882... Man! I think I've even held one of those in my hand... it looks
SO familiar... can't place it now. It feels like something to do with
vacuum apparatus...
2883 some sort of tension-held clamp; like a gravity clamp for brooms,
but made for flat stock. It looks like it's of a size to hold a piece of
1" nom. lumber on the flat, hanging down vertically from the clamp.
2884 looks to be a ceramic roll stamp dispenser done in art-deco
impression of a sitting frog. Of course, it could also be a very weird
eyeglasses holder.
2885 not even a tickle
2886 looks to be a signal light lens (stackable annunciator columns have
that sort of lenses in different colors.
"Carl G." <[email protected]> fired this volley in
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> 2884 The object is an Art Deco frog-shaped "blade bank". It was used
> to dispose of safety razor blades. I believe that this one was
> distributed by Listerine shaving cream.
>
HEY! I got the frog part right! <G>
Lloyd
>2883 some sort of tension-held clamp; like a gravity clamp for brooms,
>but made for flat stock. It looks like it's of a size to hold a piece of
>1" nom. lumber on the flat, hanging down vertically from the clamp.
Tension held clamp could be considered correct, though it isn't for wood.
>2884 looks to be a ceramic roll stamp dispenser done in art-deco
>impression of a sitting frog. Of course, it could also be a very weird
>eyeglasses holder.
Nope, not for stamps, nor any other desk/office use.
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I need some help with the fifth item in this week's set:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
2884 The object is an Art Deco frog-shaped "blade bank". It was used to
dispose of safety razor blades. I believe that this one was distributed by
Listerine shaving cream.
Carl G.
In article <[email protected]>, Carl G. says...
>
>
>"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>I need some help with the fifth item in this week's set:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
>
>2884 The object is an Art Deco frog-shaped "blade bank". It was used to
>dispose of safety razor blades. I believe that this one was distributed by
>Listerine shaving cream.
>
>Carl G.
Good answer! Razor blade bank is correct. The rest have all been answered
correctly except for the wooden piece with the straps, it's still a mystery for
now.
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2013/05/set-495.html#answers
Rob
>You can see an old advertisement for the mat hanger in the first page of this
document, to see how it worked
>http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00221473.1956.10628366?
journalCode=ujrd18#.UalIZL-urfg
Great job on finding that, I just added it to my answer. I searched for the
patent
but had no luck, seems like it should be an easy one to find buy maybe it's one
of
the few that Google doesn't list.
>> Hey Rob,
>>
>> Ummmm....railway hand lamps are white, as they are also used as vision
>> aids in the dark. The "signal" from a railway hand-lamp is in the
>> motion, not the colour. The same hand-motions are used even in
>> daylight.
>>
>> Take care.
>>
>> Brian Lawson,
>> Bothwell, Ontario.
Ok thanks, I just changed my answer, it had been marked as being a railroad lamp
globe and I didn't do any further research after finding the one I had linked to
earlier.
I usually check all three newsgroups but occasionally I get really busy and only
check one of them, which was the case last week, so I didn't see your posts
until
today.
Rob
mungedaddress wrote:
> Perhaps these are actually caboose lanterns???
> (snip)
>>>
>> I have two antique railroad lanterns. Both have ruby red globes.
>>
I have one like the one at the following link, which has a "lens" just
like the one featured in this thread.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dietz-No-40-Traffic-Gard-Lantern-/330932994259?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d0d24c0d3
Is it a railroad lantern?
> If I had known that you usually check all three newsgroups, I
>would not bother convincing my newsreader that I really want to follow
>up to three newsgroups -- and thus I could also leave out he "Posting
>from Rec.crafts.metalworking" line. :-)
>
> But that still loses out on the feedback between the three
>newsgroups, which have different perspectives on the items being offered
>as puzzles. :-)
>
> Enjoy,
> DoN.
Yes, I think it works out better for everyone when all the groups are included
in
the replies. Thanks for bringing up the subject, I should have posted a reminder
a
while ago.
Rob
On 30 May 2013 01:38:41 -0700, Rob H. wrote:
> I need some help with the fifth item in this week's set:
You're not going to get any help from me on that one. :-(
2881: Carpet staple remover?
2882: Holds test tubes in a centrifuge?
2883: Notary's stamp?
2884: The item in the background is obviously a reel-style tape measure.
Too bad that's not the one you're looking for. Dispenser for something?
Shop project gone wrong?
2885: From the first image, I would have guessed it goes on a boot to
make makeshift ice skates, but I don't think the other angles support
that.
2886: If it had a top, I'd guess it's one of those glass transformer
caps that used to be used on old telephone poles. Dad worked for Ma
Bell for 30 years and has one somewhere that's a lovely shade of blue.
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On 2013-05-30, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
> I need some help with the fifth item in this week's set:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
2881) A pop rivet installation tool.
2882) Looks like a carrier for cryogenically stored biological
samples, such as sperm or ova saved for In-Vitro Fertilization
and the like.
Typically, it is filled with a number of sealed sample vials,
and submerged in liquid nitrogen to keep the contents from
aging.
2883) Looks like a device intended to be mounted on a wall, with the
'U' upside down. Things can be passed upwards between the free
arm of the 'U' and the spike-equipped piece, which is either
spring loaded or gravity assisted to grip whatever is placed
there. (Probably should not be your hand unless the other one
is free to press the spike-equipped piece enough to release the
grip.
2884) Hmm ... looks like the kind of thing you pull a knife blade
through (or perhaps scissors) to sharpen them. Is there a
similar notch on the other side? If so, the blade would be
passed though the sides alternately to sharpen it.
2885) Perhaps for gauging the installation of ski boot bindings on the
ski. Looks to big for a normal shoe last.
2886) The colored lens for a safety light -- possibly mounted on the
side of a train, or used in more stationary applications.
Anyway, a light bulb -- or a flame -- goes inside to make red
light.
I'm a bit late posting tonight, but time to send it off and see
what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2013-06-02, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
[ ... ]
> I usually check all three newsgroups but occasionally I get really busy and only
> check one of them, which was the case last week, so I didn't see your posts
> until
> today.
If I had known that you usually check all three newsgroups, I
would not bother convincing my newsreader that I really want to follow
up to three newsgroups -- and thus I could also leave out he "Posting
from Rec.crafts.metalworking" line. :-)
But that still loses out on the feedback between the three
newsgroups, which have different perspectives on the items being offered
as puzzles. :-)
Enjoy,
DoN.
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On 2013-06-06, Rob H <[email protected]> wrote:
[ ... ]
>> But that still loses out on the feedback between the three
>>newsgroups, which have different perspectives on the items being offered
>>as puzzles. :-)
>>
>> Enjoy,
>> DoN.
>
>
> Yes, I think it works out better for everyone when all the groups are included
> in
> the replies. Thanks for bringing up the subject, I should have posted a reminder
> a
> while ago.
Part of the problem is that continued cross-posting in threads
is considered poor nettequette -- though nobody is going to agree on
which newsgroup to followup in.
And I'm not sure how many of today's newsreader programs (and
browsers and e-mail clients playing at being newsreaders) would actually
honor a "Followup-To: " header.
And I've had to special case this, because mostly in
rec.crafts.metalworking, things crossposted to three or more newsgroups
are trolls or spam, and I normally automatically killfile them. :-)
Enjoy,
DoN.
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Rob H. <[email protected]> writes:
>I need some help with the fifth item in this week's set:
>
>http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
>Rob
>
2881 Pop rivet tool
2883 Hanger, probably for a heavy coat or other fabric item.
2886 Globe for a lamp