R.H. wrote:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't send any email to the
> account that I use to post here on the newsgroups, it still doesn't
> receive any incoming mail, instead use the gmail account on my profile
> on the web site.
>
>
> Rob
>
1095 is a rolling knife and scissor sharpener.
Jim Chandler
On 20 Sep, 09:27, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
1091 Cash. Chinese "knife shaped" bronze ingot, used as an early
form of coinage. Almost certainly modern repro.
1092 Current transformer. Stick a power feed of many Amperes through
the central hole and measure a smaller current (maybe 1/100th or
1/50th) from the two terminals on the top. It'll be marked with a
measuring ratio somewhere and a usable frequency range (which I think
I can see)
1093 Patent paper fastener. Lots of these around in that period,
before wire staples came to dominate.
1094 Clip-on hook. A wire is twisted through the four lugs on the RHS
of the 1st picture to hold it in place, then the LHS hangs down to
make a double hook.
1095 Toy. There's a weight and a ratchet or clutch in the middle, so
that you roll it away and then it comes back to you.
On 21 Sep, 01:08, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 1091 Cash. Chinese "knife shaped" bronze ingot, used as an early
> > form of coinage. Almost certainly modern repro.
>
> I can't believe that you would doubt the veracity of a vendor at my local
> flea market, he wouldn't have been asking $35 for it if it wasn't authentic.
> ;->
I've cast a few of these beasties myself 8-)
I've lately started to take a serious interest in "ancient" Chinese
bronzes. Not because I think they're anything other than modern repro
tat, but because I'm just curious as to their patination technologies.
"Sight reading" chlorides vs. carbonates can be good sport at car-boot
sales.
> > 1094 Clip-on hook. A wire is twisted through the four lugs on the RHS
> > of the 1st picture to hold it in place, then the LHS hangs down to
> > make a double hook.
>
> I think you're right that it's basically a hook, but for what specific
> purpose I haven't been able to find out.
>
> Rob
I think you might be headed down the wrong path here. I think it's a
tool used when making fence to wrap VERY tight wraps of fence wire
around itself.
How it's used. When making fence and starting from a new corner, the
wire is wrapped around a new corner post, and the most efficient
method of attachment is to tie the wire onto itself. Take a length of
wire wrap it around itself once or twice. Take this apparatus and
hold it so the right side is vertical, (rotate the top to the right)
move it so the base of the "U" is touching the wire, then rotate the
top back left. The device will swing on the horizontal wire. Slip
the tail of wire under the hook, and simply rotate the tail (left end)
around the wire. The tail will wrapped wire will be very tight and
clean looking.
I'm not sure about the hooks on the end...ours didn't have them...but
it looks like it would be for leverage when rotating the device....it
was a thumb killer! Number 9 wire does take some effort to twist.
I would love to have one of these...my dad and I used to build about a
few miles of woven wire fence each year...I'd love to be able to do
that again....
1091:Rice thrasher
1092:Electric block
1093:Rivet or gromet setter
1094:Cable weight
1095:Knife sharpener
1096:A powder flash
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>A new set has just been posted:
>
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't
> send any email to the account that I use to post
> here on the newsgroups, it still doesn't receive
> any incoming mail, instead use the gmail account
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>
>
> Rob
>
R.H. wrote:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't send any email to the
> account that I use to post here on the newsgroups, it still doesn't
> receive any incoming mail, instead use the gmail account on my profile
> on the web site.
>
>
> Rob
>
1092 Current transformer
1095 Knife sharpener
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>
> As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't send any email to
> the account that I use to post here on the newsgroups, it still
> doesn't receive any incoming mail, instead use the gmail account
> on my profile on the web site.
Make it simple for all. Set the "reply-to" field appropriately.
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> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>>> Make it simple for all. Set the "reply-to" field appropriately.
>>> This is not attacked by spammers, because it isn't broadcast by a
>>> cursory examination of a newsgroup. So it doesn't attract spam.
>>
>> I'm using Windows Mail and I've looked but didn't see an option to
>> change the "reply-to" field. If you know where it is, please tell me.
>
> Rob, it's up to you, but I don't think you want to put your real
> address in the reply to box, since when someone quotes your message,
> as I've done here.. your real address will be posted in the numerous
> groups where you post your weekly puzzle page.
>
> I look forward to seeing your new sets of oddities each week, keep
> up the good work
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"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 20 Sep, 09:27, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>> A new set has just been posted:
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> 1091 Cash. Chinese "knife shaped" bronze ingot, used as an early
> form of coinage. Almost certainly modern repro.
I can't believe that you would doubt the veracity of a vendor at my local
flea market, he wouldn't have been asking $35 for it if it wasn't authentic.
;->
> 1094 Clip-on hook. A wire is twisted through the four lugs on the RHS
> of the 1st picture to hold it in place, then the LHS hangs down to
> make a double hook.
I think you're right that it's basically a hook, but for what specific
purpose I haven't been able to find out.
Rob
>
> I think you might be headed down the wrong path here. I think it's a
> tool used when making fence to wrap VERY tight wraps of fence wire
> around itself.
Now that you mention it, it does look similar to a wire tighener that was on
my site a while ago, I'll have to dig it out later and take another look at
it.
Just posted the answer page, one new photo and lots of links can be found
here:
http://pzphotosans198x.blogspot.com/
Rob
> Make it simple for all. Set the "reply-to" field appropriately.
> This is not attacked by spammers, because it isn't broadcast by a
> cursory examination of a newsgroup. So it doesn't attract spam.
I'm using Windows Mail and I've looked but didn't see an option to change
the "reply-to" field. If you know where it is, please tell me.
Rob
Rob, it's up to you, but I don't think you want to put your real address in
the reply to box, since when someone quotes your message, as I've done
here.. your real address will be posted in the numerous groups where you
post your weekly puzzle page.
I look forward to seeing your new sets of oddities each week, keep up the
good work
WB
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"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Make it simple for all. Set the "reply-to" field appropriately.
>> This is not attacked by spammers, because it isn't broadcast by a
>> cursory examination of a newsgroup. So it doesn't attract spam.
>
>
>
> I'm using Windows Mail and I've looked but didn't see an option to change
> the "reply-to" field. If you know where it is, please tell me.
>
>
> Rob
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Thanks for pointing out the difference William
WB
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"William Bagwell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> I think you are missing the distinction between a From: header and a
> Reply-to. Rob is not (yet) using a Reply-to header, so your news reader
> will use his From: as one if you were to send an email reply to him. The
> From: is also what is grabbed by the news reader and placed in the
> attribution line. (Which I manually removed in this reply, since I have
> a quirk about making the atribs fit on one line...)
>
> When using a Reply-to header (as I am) your news client will grab it for
> email, but continue to use the From: for attribution.
>
> BTW, this is not 100% effective in preventing your address from being
> harvested. It does help a bunch without causing problems for legitimate
> replies, so I highly recommend the practice.
>
>>I look forward to seeing your new sets of oddities each week, keep up the
>>good work
>
> Me too!
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Rob, the steps are to select Tools (while looking at your Mail reader), then
select Accounts, Properties, under General Properties you'll see boxes for
your Mail Account and boxes under User Information labeled:
Name
Organization
E-Mail Address
Reply Address
after making any desired changes click OK, then Close
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"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Make it simple for all. Set the "reply-to" field appropriately.
>> This is not attacked by spammers, because it isn't broadcast by a
>> cursory examination of a newsgroup. So it doesn't attract spam.
>
>
>
> I'm using Windows Mail and I've looked but didn't see an option to change
> the "reply-to" field. If you know where it is, please tell me.
>
>
> Rob
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"Wild_Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Rob, the steps are to select Tools (while looking at your Mail reader),
> then select Accounts, Properties, under General Properties you'll see
> boxes for your Mail Account and boxes under User Information labeled:
> Name
> Organization
> E-Mail Address
> Reply Address
> after making any desired changes click OK, then Close
Thanks, but apparently I don't get the same screen when following that path.
I'm going to be too busy to worry about this issue for a while, so I'm going
to put it off for the time being.
Rob
1091 Money. (I think I've seen a reference to this, but count this answer
as a guess.)
1092 Current Transformer Used to measure AC current. Wire with the
current to be measured goes through the hole. AC ammeter connects to the
terminals. Contains a torroidal core with a multi-turn winding connected to
the terminals. Used to keep the ammeter at ground or safe voltage, to avoid
the need of breaking any insulation on the wire, and to get a much smaller
current into the ammeter than is flowing in the wire. This one seems to
be marked as a 50:1 ratio (steps the current down 50:1, would step the
voltage up 50:1, but the ammeter, being low impedance, introduces low back
resistance into the line.
It might work as a degausser, but that is not what it was made for.
1093 Eyelet or grommet installer.
1095 Knife Sharpener.
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>A new set has just been posted:
>
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't send any email to the
> account that I use to post here on the newsgroups, it still doesn't
> receive any incoming mail, instead use the gmail account on my profile on
> the web site.
>
>
> Rob
>
1092 oops... eyes not so good... the ratio is 50:5 not 50:1. The
transformation ratio is 10:1.
"Alexander Thesoso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 1091 Money. (I think I've seen a reference to this, but count this answer
> as a guess.)
>
> 1092 Current Transformer Used to measure AC current. Wire with the
> current to be measured goes through the hole. AC ammeter connects to the
> terminals. Contains a torroidal core with a multi-turn winding connected
> to the terminals. Used to keep the ammeter at ground or safe voltage, to
> avoid the need of breaking any insulation on the wire, and to get a much
> smaller current into the ammeter than is flowing in the wire. This one
> seems to be marked as a 50:1 ratio (steps the current down 50:1, would
> step the voltage up 50:1, but the ammeter, being low impedance, introduces
> low back resistance into the line.
>
> It might work as a degausser, but that is not what it was made for.
>
>
> 1093 Eyelet or grommet installer.
>
>
> 1095 Knife Sharpener.
>
>
>
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>A new set has just been posted:
>>
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't send any email to the
>> account that I use to post here on the newsgroups, it still doesn't
>> receive any incoming mail, instead use the gmail account on my profile on
>> the web site.
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
>
>
1091 Money http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/china/china1.htm Scroll
down to below the middle of the page.
"Alexander Thesoso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:9LrIi.6959$6B2.1410@trndny04...
> 1091 Money. (I think I've seen a reference to this, but count this answer
> as a guess.)
>
> 1092 Current Transformer Used to measure AC current. Wire with the
> current to be measured goes through the hole. AC ammeter connects to the
> terminals. Contains a torroidal core with a multi-turn winding connected
> to the terminals. Used to keep the ammeter at ground or safe voltage, to
> avoid the need of breaking any insulation on the wire, and to get a much
> smaller current into the ammeter than is flowing in the wire. This one
> seems to be marked as a 50:1 ratio (steps the current down 50:1, would
> step the voltage up 50:1, but the ammeter, being low impedance, introduces
> low back resistance into the line.
>
> It might work as a degausser, but that is not what it was made for.
>
>
> 1093 Eyelet or grommet installer.
>
>
> 1095 Knife Sharpener.
>
>
>
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>A new set has just been posted:
>>
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't send any email to the
>> account that I use to post here on the newsgroups, it still doesn't
>> receive any incoming mail, instead use the gmail account on my profile on
>> the web site.
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
>
>
1091 A ritual knife or razor
1095 A knife sharpener. Roll back and forth on the counter. We
had one growing up.
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"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>A new set has just been posted:
>
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't send any email
> to the account that I use to post here on the newsgroups, it
> still doesn't receive any incoming mail, instead use the gmail
> account on my profile on the web site.
>
>
> Rob
>
In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>A new set has just been posted:
1091: Pot handle
1092: Transfomer
1093: Leather punch, perhaps for putting a hole for an eyelet into a boot
1094: World's smallest pickaxe
1095: Lousy grindstone
1096: Device for removing coals from a fire
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Andy Dingley <[email protected]> fired this volley in
news:[email protected]:
> 1092 Current transformer. Stick a power feed of many Amperes through
> the central hole and measure a smaller current (maybe 1/100th or
> 1/50th) from the two terminals on the top. It'll be marked with a
> measuring ratio somewhere and a usable frequency range (which I think
> I can see)
It is visibly marked with the ratio, too.
> 1095 Toy. There's a weight and a ratchet or clutch in the middle, so
> that you roll it away and then it comes back to you.
>
>
Nah.... it's a rolling knife sharpener. That one's a bit big for the
average countertop or cutting board -- you'd have to roll it longways.
Modern ones are smaller.
LLoyd
R.H. wrote:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
1092: Choke
1093: Device for cancelling checks
1094: hooks onto a wire or cord to pull it in some way, might act as a
stand off...
1095: knife sharpener
1096: Doll Bed heater, fill with coals from fireplace or stove and slip
it between the sheets.
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:10:21 -0400, "Wild_Bill" > wrote:
>Rob, it's up to you, but I don't think you want to put your real address in
>the reply to box, since when someone quotes your message, as I've done
>here.. your real address will be posted in the numerous groups where you
>post your weekly puzzle page.
I think you are missing the distinction between a From: header and a
Reply-to. Rob is not (yet) using a Reply-to header, so your news reader
will use his From: as one if you were to send an email reply to him. The
From: is also what is grabbed by the news reader and placed in the
attribution line. (Which I manually removed in this reply, since I have
a quirk about making the atribs fit on one line...)
When using a Reply-to header (as I am) your news client will grab it for
email, but continue to use the From: for attribution.
BTW, this is not 100% effective in preventing your address from being
harvested. It does help a bunch without causing problems for legitimate
replies, so I highly recommend the practice.
>I look forward to seeing your new sets of oddities each week, keep up the
>good work
Me too!
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R.H. wrote:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
I wonder if 1094 was for making T splices in hogwire, barbed wire,
telegraph lines, or electrical lines. The end on the right would go
around the main wire and one of the ears would catch the end of the wire
to be wrapped around it. It looks as if it could wrap only clockwise,
so maybe two ears were used to provide a better handle for prying with
the left end of the tool.
I wonder if the left end was a staple puller. If I knew more about
staples I might guess what kind of staple the tool would be strong
enough to pull.
According to R.H. <[email protected]>:
> A new set has just been posted:
>
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
O.K. Posting from rec.crafts.metalworking, as usual.
> As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't send any email to the
> account that I use to post here on the newsgroups, it still doesn't receive
> any incoming mail, instead use the gmail account on my profile on the web
> site.
Well ... that is fair enough -- *I* block a lot of road-runner
sites because of spam or sshd attacks coming from them. :-)
I do try to avoid blocking the genuine mail servers, when I can
recognize them.
1091) Hmm ... it looks like a side piece of a military helmet --
though it looks more Greek, but the lettering appears to be
Chinese.
1092) A current transformer. You feed a wire through it, and measure
the current produced between the two terminals. (You can boost
the sensitivity by running multiple loops through the hole,
instead of just a single wire.
I *think* that the moulded-in data shows a ration of 50:5. Mine
is a black case with a black anodized aluminum label with
natural aluminum lettering, and the ratio on it is 400:5. This
suggests that the standard meter hooked to it is 5A full scale,
no matter what the scale *actually* says.
Mine, also has the frequency range of 50 Hz to 400 Hz, and is
rated for 600 V.
Yours appears to have a VA (Volt-Amps) rating as well, though it
is difficult to read the moulded lettering in the marbled
plastic.
1093) This appears to be an early form of stapleless paper joiner.
It pokes a hole through multiple sheets of paper, and folds it
down on the top of the hole.
1094) It looks like one half of a set of hinges which disconnect from
each other by twisting. It is obviously designed to screw down
to flat wood, though I'm not sure what the tongues on either
side are for.
Perhaps it could be a lock which can be swiveled to release the
other half to disconnect.
1095) A knife blade sharpener. You roll it on a countertop. The
rubber treads keep it from slipping, and the knife goes to
either side of the white stone, held at the proper angle by the
sides of the plastic center.
1096) This appears to be a device for getting a pill (perhaps wrapped
in meat) into an animal and past the point where the critter can
cough it back up.
Now to see what others have said.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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DAC wrote:
>>> 1094 Clip-on hook. A wire is twisted through the four lugs on the RHS
>>> of the 1st picture to hold it in place, then the LHS hangs down to
>>> make a double hook.
>> I think you're right that it's basically a hook, but for what specific
>> purpose I haven't been able to find out.
>>
>> Rob
>
> I think you might be headed down the wrong path here. I think it's a
> tool used when making fence to wrap VERY tight wraps of fence wire
> around itself.
>
> How it's used. When making fence and starting from a new corner, the
> wire is wrapped around a new corner post, and the most efficient
> method of attachment is to tie the wire onto itself. Take a length of
> wire wrap it around itself once or twice. Take this apparatus and
> hold it so the right side is vertical, (rotate the top to the right)
> move it so the base of the "U" is touching the wire, then rotate the
> top back left. The device will swing on the horizontal wire. Slip
> the tail of wire under the hook, and simply rotate the tail (left end)
> around the wire. The tail will wrapped wire will be very tight and
> clean looking.
>
> I'm not sure about the hooks on the end...ours didn't have them...but
> it looks like it would be for leverage when rotating the device....it
> was a thumb killer! Number 9 wire does take some effort to twist.
>
> I would love to have one of these...my dad and I used to build about a
> few miles of woven wire fence each year...I'd love to be able to do
> that again....
>
I'd never seen such a tool, but I had worked with fences and saw the
tool would be useful. In terminating a strand of electric fence at an
insulator, I'd wrap the wire around itself. It could pull loose unless
tightly wrapped, and that was tricky without a tool. Tight wraps
provide great strength in hogwire.
I have a tool for wrapping #30 wire tightly around the legs of
electronic components, providing a good mechanical/electrical connection
without solder. I couldn't do it without a tool.
According to E Z Peaces <[email protected]>:
[ ... ]
> I have a tool for wrapping #30 wire tightly around the legs of
> electronic components, providing a good mechanical/electrical connection
> without solder. I couldn't do it without a tool.
That depends on the very sharp square corners of the post as
well as the configuration of the wire wrapper. The corners bite into
the wire, making oxygen-free connections (40 of them for a typical
wrap). At one time (and perhaps still), the telephone company (which
used a larger wire and a larger pin and tool) considered a wire-wrapped
connection to be permanent, and a soldered connection to be temporary.
:-)
Enjoy,
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On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:27:50 -0400, "R.H." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>A new set has just been posted:
>
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
>As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't send any email to the
>account that I use to post here on the newsgroups, it still doesn't receive
>any incoming mail, instead use the gmail account on my profile on the web
>site.
>
>
>Rob
1091 is a strigil. It was used to scrape oil or sweat from the body,
along with any dirt and dead skin following a bath, exercize or
participation in a sporting event.
1095 appears to be a knife-sharpener, probably sold to housewives to
use in the kitchen.
1092 http://www.midwestcurrent.com/scseries.php
"Alexander Thesoso" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:9LrIi.6959$6B2.1410@trndny04...
> 1091 Money. (I think I've seen a reference to this, but count this answer
> as a guess.)
>
> 1092 Current Transformer Used to measure AC current. Wire with the
> current to be measured goes through the hole. AC ammeter connects to the
> terminals. Contains a torroidal core with a multi-turn winding connected
> to the terminals. Used to keep the ammeter at ground or safe voltage, to
> avoid the need of breaking any insulation on the wire, and to get a much
> smaller current into the ammeter than is flowing in the wire. This one
> seems to be marked as a 50:1 ratio (steps the current down 50:1, would
> step the voltage up 50:1, but the ammeter, being low impedance, introduces
> low back resistance into the line.
>
> It might work as a degausser, but that is not what it was made for.
>
>
> 1093 Eyelet or grommet installer.
>
>
> 1095 Knife Sharpener.
>
>
>
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>A new set has just been posted:
>>
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, please don't send any email to the
>> account that I use to post here on the newsgroups, it still doesn't
>> receive any incoming mail, instead use the gmail account on my profile on
>> the web site.
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>> Rob
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:26:02 -0000, DAC <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > 1094 Clip-on hook. A wire is twisted through the four lugs on the RHS
>> > of the 1st picture to hold it in place, then the LHS hangs down to
>> > make a double hook.
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>> I think you're right that it's basically a hook, but for what specific
>> purpose I haven't been able to find out.
>>
>> Rob
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>I think you might be headed down the wrong path here. I think it's a
>tool used when making fence to wrap VERY tight wraps of fence wire
>around itself.
>
>How it's used. When making fence and starting from a new corner, the
>wire is wrapped around a new corner post, and the most efficient
>method of attachment is to tie the wire onto itself. Take a length of
>wire wrap it around itself once or twice. Take this apparatus and
>hold it so the right side is vertical, (rotate the top to the right)
>move it so the base of the "U" is touching the wire, then rotate the
>top back left. The device will swing on the horizontal wire. Slip
>the tail of wire under the hook, and simply rotate the tail (left end)
>around the wire. The tail will wrapped wire will be very tight and
>clean looking.
>
>I'm not sure about the hooks on the end...ours didn't have them...but
>it looks like it would be for leverage when rotating the device....it
>was a thumb killer! Number 9 wire does take some effort to twist.
>
>I would love to have one of these...my dad and I used to build about a
>few miles of woven wire fence each year...I'd love to be able to do
>that again....
All I have seen used for this is a piece of 3/16 x 1" about 6" long
with different size holes very near each corner. You thread the wire
through the tightest sliding fit and use the bar to wrap it around the
standing wire. With a little practice, a workman can produce a very
neat wrap in short order. I believe these were given away by the fence
manufacturers at one time.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada