"Ted Schuerzinger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 27 May 2010 05:38:57 -0400, Rob H. wrote:
>
>> More photos have been posted on the web site:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> I think I know one this week!
>
> 1942 looks like it was taken out of an Etch-a-Sketch. If you have one
> of those wonderful childhood toys around the house, get it out and make
> the entire screen black. This will allow you to see into the device,
> and you should see a similar apparatus with two rods and a point shaped
> like that. The long rod moves the pointer and the short rod along the
> horizontal axis (ie. it's controlled by the horizontal knob); the short
> rod moves the pointer and the long rod along the vertical axis (ie. it's
> controlled by the vertical knob).
>
You're right! Check out the pics here;
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question317.htm
Neat mechanism.
> 1944 looks like a bad Photoshop job to me. :-p
>
> --
> Ted S.
> fedya at hughes dot net
> Now blogging at http://justacineast.blogspot.com
On May 28, 6:10=A0am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
wrote:
> 1940 =A0Reminds me of an "impossible object" puzzle. =A0For some reason "=
hay"
> comes to mind (perhaps it is used for bailing, winnowing, etc.).
Yeah, thats what I thought also. But it contains some clues
--found on a beach
--well carved
--able to be disassembled
--triangular shape
For some reason, I think it came off a boat. I'm imagining the corner
of a triangular sail...maybe this is some sort of batten puller or
device for tensioning a sail or something. I think of the woodcraft
and carving skill of mariners....
This one is curious.
--riverman
On Fri, 28 May 2010 21:27:06 -0700 (PDT), --riverman
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On May 29, 10:26 am, Ned Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700 (PDT), --riverman
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >On May 29, 5:48 am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
>> >wrote:
>> >> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> >> > This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame idea to
>> >> > the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all been
>> >> > answered correctly this week:
>>
>> >> >http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
>>
>> >> > Rob
>>
>> >> Another thought for 1940: The loose joints and size makes me think that it
>> >> may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
>>
>> >> Carl G.
>>
>> >My very first instinct, considering the location, was that it had
>> >something to do with a drum. But that it comes apart doesn't seem to
>> >play a role.
>>
>> A couple more guesses based on location:
>>
>> A piece of fishing gear. When I was a kid the heads (nets) on lobster
>> traps were held at one end by bent wooden hoops.
>>
>> A collar for a sheep. This defintion is from a Gaelic dictionary.
>>
>> siola
>> a wooden collar for a plough horse; from Scandinavian - Swed. sela, a
>> wooden collar, Norse seli, harness, sili, a strap, Scottish sele, a
>> wooden collar to tie cattle to the stalls.
>>
>> --
>> Ned Simmons
>
>I'm leaning towards this, Ned. The removable third side makes
>sense....the collar has to be too small to slip over the animal's
>head. And the extension piece (handle) gives you something to grab if
>you are making the animal move, or at least it might keep the third
>side on top where its less likely to twist and let the collar fall
>off.
>
>This picture does verify that they use wooden collars, although not at
>all like the mystery object
>http://www.neurotranscendence.com/wp-content/uploads/goat_herd.jpg
>
>Which, of course, brings up the question of how it got to the beach in
>the first place. :-)
Did you ever see the early documentary movie, Man of Aran? If it's at
all accurate, anything on the Aran islands that isn't tied down must
end up in the ocean. <g>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc1SkNsYHig&NR=1
--
Ned Simmons
On May 28, 6:02=A0pm, --riverman <[email protected]> wrote:
> On May 28, 6:10=A0am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > 1940 =A0Reminds me of an "impossible object" puzzle. =A0For some reason=
"hay"
> > comes to mind (perhaps it is used for bailing, winnowing, etc.).
>
> Yeah, thats what I thought also. But it contains some clues
>
> --found on a beach
> --well carved
> --able to be disassembled
> --triangular shape
>
> For some reason, I think it came off a boat. I'm imagining the corner
> of a triangular sail...maybe this is some sort of batten puller or
> device for tensioning a sail or something. I think of the woodcraft
> and carving skill of mariners....
>
> This one is curious.
>
> --riverman
Hmm, or what about something to wrap something? Like to hold a furled
sail, or a sheaf of hay or something? The one removable side could be
inserted last, and twisted into place to hold something.
--riverman
"Lobby Dosser" wrote:
--------------------------------------------
> There is a song about that ...
>
> While I was walking down the beach one bright and sunny day
> I saw a great big wooden box a- floatin' in the bay
> I pulled it in and opened it up and much to my surprise
> Oh!, I discovered a (boom-boom-boom) right before my eyes
> Oh!, I discovered a (boom-boom-boom) right before my eyes.
>
> I picked it up and ran to town as happy as a king
> I took it to a guy I knew who'd buy 'most anything
> But this is what he hollered at me as I walked in his shop
> "Oh!, get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) before I call a
> cop!
> Oh!, get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) before I call a
> cop!"
>
> I turned around and got right out, a-running for my life
> And then I took it home with me to give it to my wife
> But this is what she hollered at me as I walked in the door
> "Oh!, get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) and don't come back
> no more!
> Oh!, get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) and don't come back
> no more!
>
> I wandered all around the town until I chanced to meet
> A hobo who was looking for a handout on the street
> He said he'd take 'most any old thing - he was a desperate man
> But when I showed 'im the (boom-boom-boom) he turned around and ran
> Oh!, when I showed 'im the (boom-boom-boom) he turned around and
> ran.
>
> I wandered on for many years, a victim of my fate
> Until one day I came upon St. Peter at the gate
> And when I tried to take it inside, he told me where to go
> "Get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) and take it down below!
> Oh, get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) and take it down
> below!"
>
> The moral of this story is if you're out on the beach
> And you should see a great big box and it's within your reach
> Don't ever stop and open it up - that's my advice to you
> 'Cause you'll never get rid of the (boom-boom-boom) no matter what
> you do
> Oh, you'll never get rid of the (boom-boom-boom) no matter what you
> do.
===============================
Vaguely remember those lyrics, but can't remember who had the "hit"
recording of the song and when.
Maybe Julius LaRosa?
Think it was probably was the 50's.
Lew
J Burns wrote:
>>>>>http://55tools.blogspot.com/
> --riverman wrote:
>
>> A coffee sock?
I don't think so....how would you get the strainer part
>> on to it?
>
> The circumference of the top of the strainer cloth would be 15". There
> would be a loop every 5". Each loop would go over one of the three
> knobs. Now the frame will hold the cloth open and can be laid across a
> pot up to 8" in diameter.
>
> Holding the cloth open makes it easy to pour the ground coffee into the
> strainer and to pour boiling water over the coffee. Then Mr. Coffee
> disassembles his frame and folds his cloth and rambles to the next
> village, knowing he'll be welcome wherever he goes.
It is a frame for trapping and holding Usenet trolls. The extended part
is to keep them at arms length so they can be dragged back under their
bridge.
ha ha
On Fri, 28 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700 (PDT), --riverman
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On May 29, 5:48 am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> > This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame idea to
>> > the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all been
>> > answered correctly this week:
>>
>> >http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
>>
>> > Rob
>>
>> Another thought for 1940: The loose joints and size makes me think that it
>> may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
>>
>> Carl G.
>
>My very first instinct, considering the location, was that it had
>something to do with a drum. But that it comes apart doesn't seem to
>play a role.
A couple more guesses based on location:
A piece of fishing gear. When I was a kid the heads (nets) on lobster
traps were held at one end by bent wooden hoops.
A collar for a sheep. This defintion is from a Gaelic dictionary.
siola
a wooden collar for a plough horse; from Scandinavian - Swed. sela, a
wooden collar, Norse seli, harness, sili, a strap, Scottish sele, a
wooden collar to tie cattle to the stalls.
--
Ned Simmons
On May 27, 5:38=A0am, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> More photos have been posted on the web site:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
1939 Morse Code key, a 'bug'.
Dave
[email protected] did gone and wrote:
>
> 1939 - Morse code paddle key. That one is a Bencher unit, just like the
> one on my bench.
I'm curious, what makes the Bencher device so much better than a
"regular" morse key (the type you see in old war films) with a button
that the operater pushes down on? I'm guessing there must be more reason
than "it looks cool", but...?
--
Cheers, Ade. http://meddlingmonk.blogspot.com
"Your face reminds me of a roadkill's arsehole. Certainly not on my list
of things to kiss." - http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> More photos have been posted on the web site:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
1939 Telegraph key.
1940 Reminds me of an "impossible object" puzzle. For some reason "hay"
comes to mind (perhaps it is used for bailing, winnowing, etc.).
1941 Chair that can be converted into a step ladder.
1942 Etch-a-Sketch drawing mechanism--without all of the nasty gray powder.
1943 Yoke for cattle or horses?
1944 Military classified message tube. The original inscription ended
something like "Not to be opened by anyone under the rank of <Colonel> upon
penalty of death". Possibly Civil-war era.
Carl G.
J Burns wrote:
>
> --riverman wrote:
> > On May 29, 10:26 am, Ned Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> On Fri, 28 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700 (PDT), --riverman
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> On May 29, 5:48 am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>>> news:[email protected]...
> >>>>> This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame idea to
> >>>>> the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all been
> >>>>> answered correctly this week:
> >>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
> >>>>> Rob
> >>>> Another thought for 1940: The loose joints and size makes me think that it
> >>>> may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
> >>>> Carl G.
> >>> My very first instinct, considering the location, was that it had
> >>> something to do with a drum. But that it comes apart doesn't seem to
> >>> play a role.
> >> A couple more guesses based on location:
> >>
> >> A piece of fishing gear. When I was a kid the heads (nets) on lobster
> >> traps were held at one end by bent wooden hoops.
> >>
> >> A collar for a sheep. This defintion is from a Gaelic dictionary.
> >>
> >> siola
> >> a wooden collar for a plough horse; from Scandinavian - Swed. sela, a
> >> wooden collar, Norse seli, harness, sili, a strap, Scottish sele, a
> >> wooden collar to tie cattle to the stalls.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ned Simmons
> >
> > I'm leaning towards this, Ned. The removable third side makes
> > sense....the collar has to be too small to slip over the animal's
> > head. And the extension piece (handle) gives you something to grab if
> > you are making the animal move, or at least it might keep the third
> > side on top where its less likely to twist and let the collar fall
> > off.
> >
> > This picture does verify that they use wooden collars, although not at
> > all like the mystery object
> > http://www.neurotranscendence.com/wp-content/uploads/goat_herd.jpg
> >
> > Which, of course, brings up the question of how it got to the beach in
> > the first place. :-)
>
> Are those collars wood or leather? It would take a lot of work to carve
> wooden collars like the mystery object for 50 sheep. Wouldn't it be
> fragile? Wouldn't it snag vines and briers?
>
> Here's what it is!
> http://www.elcolmadito.com/USInstCocinaDetail.asp?OrderNumber=1338
>
> A Spanish sailor wouldn't have wanted a metal strainer frame, which
> would corrode if it didn't sink first. He would carve his own of wood.
> The mystery item is proof that sailors from the Armada made it ashore
> in the Aran Islands and made coffee, the beverage that was to cost
> Britain 13 of it's American colonies.
Sorry, but England didn't own those 13 colonies. They were just
renting, and didn't keep up the payments so we had to evict them.
--
Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
Dave__67 <[email protected]> fired this volley in news:95c8184b-d878-
[email protected]:
> 1939 Morse Code key, a 'bug'.
IF it's a bug (I had the same idea) it is absolutely the weirdest one
I've ever seen. The stroke timing weights (if that's what they are)
don't appear adjustable, and the whole thing appears to pivot about the
flex of that long looped spring in back.
Definitely a "bug from outer space".
I also cannot figure out what that rotating star-shaped element between
the paddles is...
LLoyd
Dave__67 <[email protected]> fired this volley in news:da07a153-0f07-
[email protected]:
> Perhaps technically not a bug, looks like the proper term is a paddle
> (after some looking).
> Bugs have a dit key and a dah key, a paddle is just two keys.
Yep, have had both. The Vibroplex was a real mechanical bug, the paddle
switches worked with an electronic keyer.
(de WA4ZEG)
LLoyd
Rob H. wrote:
> More photos have been posted on the web site:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
338 telegraph key, "Vibroplex" was one mfgr--
Dashes were made by pressing key sideways in one direction,
A series of dots was generated by pressing the other
direction.weight on spring adjusted for speed of repetition of dots
much less tiring, operation by rolling the wrist from side to side.
1943 A pair of hames--fit on a Horsecollar which was a leather faced
canvas pad stuffed with ???.The assembly was held together with
hamestraps---if you ever been whipped with a hamestrap you'd remember
it!! a pc of leather about ¼" thick, 1-¼ wide & 18" long with a belt
buckle on one end.--If you had some nice animals used for light work,
you could get some collar pads---usually yellow w/red trim little larger
than the horsecollar about an inch thick stuffed with cotton--fancy!
Jerry
On May 27, 11:14=A0am, "J. Clarke" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 5/27/2010 10:39 AM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
>
> > Dave__67<[email protected]> =A0fired this volley in news:95c8184b-d=
878-
> > [email protected]:
>
> >> 1939 Morse Code key, a 'bug'.
>
> > IF it's a bug (I had the same idea) it is absolutely the weirdest one
> > I've ever seen. =A0The stroke timing weights (if that's what they are)
> > don't appear adjustable, and the whole thing appears to pivot about the
> > flex of that long looped spring in back.
>
> > Definitely a "bug from outer space".
>
> > I also cannot figure out what that rotating star-shaped element between
> > the paddles is...
>
> My first reaction was that it was a bug too. =A0Looking at it closely and
> thinking about it, I'm wondering if there are some pieces missing.
Perhaps technically not a bug, looks like the proper term is a paddle
(after some looking).
Bugs have a dit key and a dah key, a paddle is just two keys.
http://www.arrl.org/images/view/TIS/Morse/Bencher_paddle.jpg
http://www.mtechnologies.com/misc/keyadj.htm
Dave
On May 30, 4:39=A0am, J Burns <[email protected]> wrote:
> --riverman wrote:
> > On May 29, 10:26 am, Ned Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> On Fri, 28 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700 (PDT), --riverman
>
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> On May 29, 5:48 am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>>>news:[email protected]...
> >>>>> This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame i=
dea to
> >>>>> the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all =
been
> >>>>> answered correctly this week:
> >>>>>http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
> >>>>> Rob
> >>>> Another thought for 1940: =A0The loose joints and size makes me thin=
k that it
> >>>> may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
> >>>> Carl G.
> >>> My very first instinct, considering the location, was that it had
> >>> something to do with a drum. But that it comes apart doesn't seem to
> >>> play a role.
> >> A couple more guesses based on location:
>
> >> A piece of fishing gear. When I was a kid the heads (nets) on lobster
> >> traps were held at one end by bent wooden hoops. =A0
>
> >> A collar for a sheep. This defintion is from a Gaelic dictionary.
>
> >> siola
> >> a wooden collar for a plough horse; from Scandinavian - Swed. sela, a
> >> wooden collar, Norse seli, harness, sili, a strap, Scottish sele, a
> >> wooden collar to tie cattle to the stalls.
>
> >> --
> >> Ned Simmons
>
> > I'm leaning towards this, Ned. The removable third side makes
> > sense....the collar has to be too small to slip over the animal's
> > head. And the extension piece (handle) gives you something to grab if
> > you are making the animal move, or at least it might keep the third
> > side on top where its less likely to twist and let the collar fall
> > off.
>
> > This picture does verify that they use wooden collars, although not at
> > all like the mystery object
> >http://www.neurotranscendence.com/wp-content/uploads/goat_herd.jpg
>
> > Which, of course, brings up the question of how it got to the beach in
> > the first place. :-)
>
> Are those collars wood or leather? =A0It would take a lot of work to carv=
e
> wooden collars like the mystery object for 50 sheep. =A0Wouldn't it be
> fragile? =A0Wouldn't it snag vines and briers?
>
> Here's what it is!http://www.elcolmadito.com/USInstCocinaDetail.asp?Order=
Number=3D1338
>
> A Spanish sailor wouldn't have wanted a metal strainer frame, which
> would corrode if it didn't sink first. =A0He would carve his own of wood.
> =A0 The mystery item is proof that sailors from the Armada made it ashore
> in the Aran Islands and made coffee, the beverage that was to cost
> Britain 13 of it's American colonies.
A coffee sock? I don't think so....how would you get the strainer part
on to it?
I posted the pic over at some irish and celtic newsgroups....very few
responses, and the ones offered hare as non-definitive as our own. One
guy said he's pretty sure its an animal collar, but you bring up good
points about how many it would take for a flock of sheep. However, for
no reason whatsoever, I feel more and more confident that it was for
wrapping around SOMETHING, and the way you put it on was to put two
pieces in a V-shape around, then twist in the third side. Wish we
could have some closeups of the sides, to see wear marks or any
staining, etc.
And the detail work put into the joints is interesting....they dont
all get the same attention.
On May 29, 5:48=A0am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame idea =
to
> > the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all been
> > answered correctly this week:
>
> >http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
>
> > Rob
>
> Another thought for 1940: =A0The loose joints and size makes me think tha=
t it
> may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
>
> Carl G.
My very first instinct, considering the location, was that it had
something to do with a drum. But that it comes apart doesn't seem to
play a role.
On May 31, 10:25=A0pm, J Burns <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rob H. wrote:
> >> Wish we could have some closeups of the sides, to see wear marks or an=
y
> >> staining, etc.
>
> > There was a second picture of it that I didn't post, it's the top one a=
t
> > the link below, the bottom image is the original one that I posted alre=
ady:
>
> >http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/DSCF3725.jpg
>
> > The longer piece was described as 'maybe 8 inches', if this is an
> > accurate estimate then the part that some have called a handle is about
> > 2-1/2" long.
>
> > Rob
>
> If it's to hold open a tea sock, the 8" piece would make the frame big
> enough for a pan to support at three points. =A0It would strain tea for
> several people at once. =A0Some say metal strainers spoil the flavor of
> tea. =A0The frame of a tea sock could well be left on a beach, especially
> if the group left after dark.
If it were a tea or coffee sock, I'd expect to see some significant
staining.
--riverman
On May 29, 10:26=A0am, Ned Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700 (PDT), --riverman
>
>
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On May 29, 5:48=A0am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
> >wrote:
> >> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >>news:[email protected]...
>
> >> > This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame id=
ea to
> >> > the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all b=
een
> >> > answered correctly this week:
>
> >> >http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
>
> >> > Rob
>
> >> Another thought for 1940: =A0The loose joints and size makes me think =
that it
> >> may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
>
> >> Carl G.
>
> >My very first instinct, considering the location, was that it had
> >something to do with a drum. But that it comes apart doesn't seem to
> >play a role.
>
> A couple more guesses based on location:
>
> A piece of fishing gear. When I was a kid the heads (nets) on lobster
> traps were held at one end by bent wooden hoops. =A0
>
> A collar for a sheep. This defintion is from a Gaelic dictionary.
>
> siola
> a wooden collar for a plough horse; from Scandinavian - Swed. sela, a
> wooden collar, Norse seli, harness, sili, a strap, Scottish sele, a
> wooden collar to tie cattle to the stalls.
>
> --
> Ned Simmons
I'm leaning towards this, Ned. The removable third side makes
sense....the collar has to be too small to slip over the animal's
head. And the extension piece (handle) gives you something to grab if
you are making the animal move, or at least it might keep the third
side on top where its less likely to twist and let the collar fall
off.
This picture does verify that they use wooden collars, although not at
all like the mystery object
http://www.neurotranscendence.com/wp-content/uploads/goat_herd.jpg
Which, of course, brings up the question of how it got to the beach in
the first place. :-)
You really got me, this week. One item is familiar, only because I've
seen one in person.
1942 could be part of an engineer's computer aided drawing, the rods
push the tip up, down, left, right, to make X and Y axis.
1943 could be oxen yoke.
--
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"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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More photos have been posted on the web site:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/
Rob
In article <[email protected]>, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>More photos have been posted on the web site:
>
>http://55tools.blogspot.com/
1941 - combination chair & step-stool.
1942 - stylus and guides from an Etch-A-Sketch
Rob H. wrote:
> More photos have been posted on the web site:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
1939 - Morse code paddle key. That one is a Bencher unit, just like the
one on my bench.
1940 -
1941 - Flip top chair/step stool. Flip over the top section and you get
a small set of steps.
1942 -
1943 - wooden hames for use with a collar to harness a horse.
1944 - message cylinder? Might read that this is a private message and
opening by anyone other than the king/commander/ whoever means you face
the death penalty.
--
Steve W.
(\___/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")
On 5/27/2010 10:39 AM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
> Dave__67<[email protected]> fired this volley in news:95c8184b-d878-
> [email protected]:
>
>> 1939 Morse Code key, a 'bug'.
>
> IF it's a bug (I had the same idea) it is absolutely the weirdest one
> I've ever seen. The stroke timing weights (if that's what they are)
> don't appear adjustable, and the whole thing appears to pivot about the
> flex of that long looped spring in back.
>
> Definitely a "bug from outer space".
>
> I also cannot figure out what that rotating star-shaped element between
> the paddles is...
My first reaction was that it was a bug too. Looking at it closely and
thinking about it, I'm wondering if there are some pieces missing.
Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
> Dave__67 <[email protected]> fired this volley in news:95c8184b-d878-
> [email protected]:
>
>> 1939 Morse Code key, a 'bug'.
>
> IF it's a bug (I had the same idea) it is absolutely the weirdest one
> I've ever seen. The stroke timing weights (if that's what they are)
> don't appear adjustable, and the whole thing appears to pivot about the
> flex of that long looped spring in back.
>
> Definitely a "bug from outer space".
>
> I also cannot figure out what that rotating star-shaped element between
> the paddles is...
>
> LLoyd
It's a Bencher Iambic paddle. Have one on my bench. Works by squeezing
the two paddles. Takes a bit of practice to use.
--
Steve W.
(\___/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")
On 5/27/2010 1:45 PM, Ade wrote:
> [email protected] did gone and wrote:
>>
>> 1939 - Morse code paddle key. That one is a Bencher unit, just like the
>> one on my bench.
>
> I'm curious, what makes the Bencher device so much better than a
> "regular" morse key (the type you see in old war films) with a button
> that the operater pushes down on? I'm guessing there must be more reason
> than "it looks cool", but...?
Bencher isn't the only outfit that makes them. The generic term is
"iambic paddle" or "iambic bug". Google those and you'll find several
decent discussions of the theory. Basically though once you're up to
speed on them you can send a good deal faster than with a conventional
key, and arguably with less risk of carpal tunnel or other such problems.
Ade wrote:
> [email protected] did gone and wrote:
>> 1939 - Morse code paddle key. That one is a Bencher unit, just like the
>> one on my bench.
>
> I'm curious, what makes the Bencher device so much better than a
> "regular" morse key (the type you see in old war films) with a button
> that the operater pushes down on? I'm guessing there must be more reason
> than "it looks cool", but...?
>
An iambic key can send faster with less effort than a straight key. Also
because of the way the paddle works it like a Vibroplex bug can highly
reduce the chances of developing carpel tunnel do to the repetitive motion.
It does take a bit of practice to use one and since they are VERY
adjustable it takes a while to fine tune it to your fist.
--
Steve W.
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"Ted Schuerzinger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 May 2010 06:15:17 -0400, Alexander Thesoso wrote:
> 1944 I'm looking forward to a lot of funny/silly guesses on this
> one.
What's *your* funny/silly guess? ;-)
--
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Now blogging at http://justacineast.blogspot.com
Only one I'd seen, also.
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"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 1941
> http://www.bloggersbase.com/gadgets-and-Mobile/franklin-chair-stepladder/
>
Thanks, that's a good link, I knew it was a step ladder but didn't
know it
was called a Franklin chair, someone sent me the photo, it's the only
one
that I've ever seen.
Rob
> For some reason, I think it came off a boat. I'm imagining the corner
> of a triangular sail...maybe this is some sort of batten puller or
> device for tensioning a sail or something. I think of the woodcraft
> and carving skill of mariners....
>
> This one is curious.
>
> --riverman
>Hmm, or what about something to wrap something? Like to hold a furled
>sail, or a sheaf of hay or something? The one removable side could be
>inserted last, and twisted into place to hold something.
>--riverman
The guess that I like the best for this one is that it's a trivet that was
used by someone camping on the beach, or maybe it fell from a boat, or it
could have been left from a beach party. It's about the right size and it
could be taken apart for storage.
Rob
Rob H. wrote:
>
>> For some reason, I think it came off a boat. I'm imagining the corner
>> of a triangular sail...maybe this is some sort of batten puller or
>> device for tensioning a sail or something. I think of the woodcraft
>> and carving skill of mariners....
>>
>> This one is curious.
>>
>> --riverman
>
>> Hmm, or what about something to wrap something? Like to hold a furled
>> sail, or a sheaf of hay or something? The one removable side could be
>> inserted last, and twisted into place to hold something.
>
>> --riverman
>
>
> The guess that I like the best for this one is that it's a trivet that
> was used by someone camping on the beach, or maybe it fell from a boat,
> or it could have been left from a beach party. It's about the right
> size and it could be taken apart for storage.
>
>
> Rob
A trivet used on the beach? Why the handle?
How about a strainer frame? Hook straining cloth such as knitted cotton
or nylon over the three vertices, rest the two vertices away from the
handle on the edge of your container, and pour. Mead, for example, was
supposed to be strained when poured.
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>> 1943 - wooden hames for use with a collar to harness a horse.
>
>
> Yes, hames is the answer that I was looking for, they're used on a work
> horse.
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
I think those are hames for oxen. Hames for horses have more of a curve.
> A trivet used on the beach? Why the handle?
I've seen a few trivets with a handle before, though most don't have one.
> How about a strainer frame? Hook straining cloth such as knitted cotton
> or nylon over the three vertices, rest the two vertices away from the
> handle on the edge of your container, and pour. Mead, for example, was
> supposed to be strained when poured.
This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame idea to
the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all been
answered correctly this week:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
Rob
> Hey Rob,
>
> Why would anyone want a trivet at the beach????
>
> Brian Lawson,
> Bothwell, Ontario.
I wouldn't say that the beach is a good place for a trivet, but I do think
that this item resembles one. As to why it was there, I guess it could have
been in someone's box of cooking or eating supplies if they had lunch or
dinner on the beach. I'd be willing to bet that there have been stranger
things than a trivet found on beaches around the world. It wouldn't
surprise me if it turned out to be something else, I'm not saying it's
definitely a trivet just that I'm leaning in that direction.
Carl's noisemaker idea was added to the list, and I also modified the hames
answer to include Lobby's suggestion that they might be for oxen.
Rob
"--riverman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ffbf0fdd-e2e8-4a2e-a4f8-e6b4993b1265@v12g2000prb.googlegroups.com...
On May 29, 10:26 am, Ned Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700 (PDT), --riverman
>
>
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On May 29, 5:48 am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
> >wrote:
> >> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> >>news:[email protected]...
>
> >> > This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame
> >> > idea to
> >> > the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all
> >> > been
> >> > answered correctly this week:
>
> >> >http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
>
> >> > Rob
>
> >> Another thought for 1940: The loose joints and size makes me think that
> >> it
> >> may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
>
> >> Carl G.
>
> >My very first instinct, considering the location, was that it had
> >something to do with a drum. But that it comes apart doesn't seem to
> >play a role.
>
> A couple more guesses based on location:
>
> A piece of fishing gear. When I was a kid the heads (nets) on lobster
> traps were held at one end by bent wooden hoops.
>
> A collar for a sheep. This defintion is from a Gaelic dictionary.
>
> siola
> a wooden collar for a plough horse; from Scandinavian - Swed. sela, a
> wooden collar, Norse seli, harness, sili, a strap, Scottish sele, a
> wooden collar to tie cattle to the stalls.
>
> --
> Ned Simmons
I'm leaning towards this, Ned. The removable third side makes
sense....the collar has to be too small to slip over the animal's
head. And the extension piece (handle) gives you something to grab if
you are making the animal move, or at least it might keep the third
side on top where its less likely to twist and let the collar fall
off.
This picture does verify that they use wooden collars, although not at
all like the mystery object
http://www.neurotranscendence.com/wp-content/uploads/goat_herd.jpg
Which, of course, brings up the question of how it got to the beach in
the first place. :-)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is a song about that ...
While I was walking down the beach one bright and sunny day
I saw a great big wooden box a- floatin' in the bay
I pulled it in and opened it up and much to my surprise
Oh!, I discovered a (boom-boom-boom) right before my eyes
Oh!, I discovered a (boom-boom-boom) right before my eyes.
I picked it up and ran to town as happy as a king
I took it to a guy I knew who'd buy 'most anything
But this is what he hollered at me as I walked in his shop
"Oh!, get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) before I call a cop!
Oh!, get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) before I call a cop!"
I turned around and got right out, a-running for my life
And then I took it home with me to give it to my wife
But this is what she hollered at me as I walked in the door
"Oh!, get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) and don't come back no
more!
Oh!, get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) and don't come back no more!
I wandered all around the town until I chanced to meet
A hobo who was looking for a handout on the street
He said he'd take 'most any old thing - he was a desperate man
But when I showed 'im the (boom-boom-boom) he turned around and ran
Oh!, when I showed 'im the (boom-boom-boom) he turned around and ran.
I wandered on for many years, a victim of my fate
Until one day I came upon St. Peter at the gate
And when I tried to take it inside, he told me where to go
"Get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) and take it down below!
Oh, get out of here with that (boom-boom-boom) and take it down below!"
The moral of this story is if you're out on the beach
And you should see a great big box and it's within your reach
Don't ever stop and open it up - that's my advice to you
'Cause you'll never get rid of the (boom-boom-boom) no matter what you do
Oh, you'll never get rid of the (boom-boom-boom) no matter what you do.
--riverman wrote:
> On May 29, 10:26 am, Ned Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700 (PDT), --riverman
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On May 29, 5:48 am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>> This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame idea to
>>>>> the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all been
>>>>> answered correctly this week:
>>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
>>>>> Rob
>>>> Another thought for 1940: The loose joints and size makes me think that it
>>>> may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
>>>> Carl G.
>>> My very first instinct, considering the location, was that it had
>>> something to do with a drum. But that it comes apart doesn't seem to
>>> play a role.
>> A couple more guesses based on location:
>>
>> A piece of fishing gear. When I was a kid the heads (nets) on lobster
>> traps were held at one end by bent wooden hoops.
>>
>> A collar for a sheep. This defintion is from a Gaelic dictionary.
>>
>> siola
>> a wooden collar for a plough horse; from Scandinavian - Swed. sela, a
>> wooden collar, Norse seli, harness, sili, a strap, Scottish sele, a
>> wooden collar to tie cattle to the stalls.
>>
>> --
>> Ned Simmons
>
> I'm leaning towards this, Ned. The removable third side makes
> sense....the collar has to be too small to slip over the animal's
> head. And the extension piece (handle) gives you something to grab if
> you are making the animal move, or at least it might keep the third
> side on top where its less likely to twist and let the collar fall
> off.
>
> This picture does verify that they use wooden collars, although not at
> all like the mystery object
> http://www.neurotranscendence.com/wp-content/uploads/goat_herd.jpg
>
> Which, of course, brings up the question of how it got to the beach in
> the first place. :-)
Are those collars wood or leather? It would take a lot of work to carve
wooden collars like the mystery object for 50 sheep. Wouldn't it be
fragile? Wouldn't it snag vines and briers?
Here's what it is!
http://www.elcolmadito.com/USInstCocinaDetail.asp?OrderNumber=1338
A Spanish sailor wouldn't have wanted a metal strainer frame, which
would corrode if it didn't sink first. He would carve his own of wood.
The mystery item is proof that sailors from the Armada made it ashore
in the Aran Islands and made coffee, the beverage that was to cost
Britain 13 of it's American colonies.
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Lobby Dosser" wrote:
>> Oh, you'll never get rid of the (boom-boom-boom) no matter what you do.
> ===============================
> Vaguely remember those lyrics, but can't remember who had the "hit"
> recording of the song and when.
>
> Maybe Julius LaRosa?
>
> Think it was probably was the 50's.
>
> Lew
I remember it from 1954.
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> J Burns wrote:
>> --riverman wrote:
>>> On May 29, 10:26 am, Ned Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 28 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700 (PDT), --riverman
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> On May 29, 5:48 am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>>>> This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame idea to
>>>>>>> the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all been
>>>>>>> answered correctly this week:
>>>>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
>>>>>>> Rob
>>>>>> Another thought for 1940: The loose joints and size makes me think that it
>>>>>> may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
>>>>>> Carl G.
>>>>> My very first instinct, considering the location, was that it had
>>>>> something to do with a drum. But that it comes apart doesn't seem to
>>>>> play a role.
>>>> A couple more guesses based on location:
>>>>
>>>> A piece of fishing gear. When I was a kid the heads (nets) on lobster
>>>> traps were held at one end by bent wooden hoops.
>>>>
>>>> A collar for a sheep. This defintion is from a Gaelic dictionary.
>>>>
>>>> siola
>>>> a wooden collar for a plough horse; from Scandinavian - Swed. sela, a
>>>> wooden collar, Norse seli, harness, sili, a strap, Scottish sele, a
>>>> wooden collar to tie cattle to the stalls.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ned Simmons
>>> I'm leaning towards this, Ned. The removable third side makes
>>> sense....the collar has to be too small to slip over the animal's
>>> head. And the extension piece (handle) gives you something to grab if
>>> you are making the animal move, or at least it might keep the third
>>> side on top where its less likely to twist and let the collar fall
>>> off.
>>>
>>> This picture does verify that they use wooden collars, although not at
>>> all like the mystery object
>>> http://www.neurotranscendence.com/wp-content/uploads/goat_herd.jpg
>>>
>>> Which, of course, brings up the question of how it got to the beach in
>>> the first place. :-)
>> Are those collars wood or leather? It would take a lot of work to carve
>> wooden collars like the mystery object for 50 sheep. Wouldn't it be
>> fragile? Wouldn't it snag vines and briers?
>>
>> Here's what it is!
>> http://www.elcolmadito.com/USInstCocinaDetail.asp?OrderNumber=1338
>>
>> A Spanish sailor wouldn't have wanted a metal strainer frame, which
>> would corrode if it didn't sink first. He would carve his own of wood.
>> The mystery item is proof that sailors from the Armada made it ashore
>> in the Aran Islands and made coffee, the beverage that was to cost
>> Britain 13 of it's American colonies.
>
>
> Sorry, but England didn't own those 13 colonies. They were just
> renting, and didn't keep up the payments so we had to evict them.
>
>
Oh no, did I say "it's"?
The Coffee Party would brew Jamaican Blue as a reminder of the rumors
that George had been born in Jamaica and was therefore ineligible to be
king.
British officials responded by renting coffee strainers with bayonets.
This caused bitterness and was grounds for declaring independence.
Patriots began snapping triangular wooden garters onto their legs.
Wherever they roamed, they could make coffee with their garters and
stockings.
--riverman wrote:
>
> A coffee sock? I don't think so....how would you get the strainer part
> on to it?
The circumference of the top of the strainer cloth would be 15". There
would be a loop every 5". Each loop would go over one of the three
knobs. Now the frame will hold the cloth open and can be laid across a
pot up to 8" in diameter.
Holding the cloth open makes it easy to pour the ground coffee into the
strainer and to pour boiling water over the coffee. Then Mr. Coffee
disassembles his frame and folds his cloth and rambles to the next
village, knowing he'll be welcome wherever he goes.
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Lobby Dosser" wrote:
>> I remember it from 1954.
>
> According to Google, it was a Phil Harris tune.
>
> Available as a download, if you are interested.
>
> Lew
>
>
>
Wore out my tolerance for it in 1954, or whenever it was. Same year as "I
Love To Go A Wandering", IIRC.
"J Burns" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>> J Burns wrote:
>>> --riverman wrote:
>>>> On May 29, 10:26 am, Ned Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 28 May 2010 18:09:44 -0700 (PDT), --riverman
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> On May 29, 5:48 am, "Carl G." <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>>>>> This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame
>>>>>>>> idea to
>>>>>>>> the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all
>>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>>> answered correctly this week:
>>>>>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
>>>>>>>> Rob
>>>>>>> Another thought for 1940: The loose joints and size makes me think
>>>>>>> that it
>>>>>>> may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
>>>>>>> Carl G.
>>>>>> My very first instinct, considering the location, was that it had
>>>>>> something to do with a drum. But that it comes apart doesn't seem to
>>>>>> play a role.
>>>>> A couple more guesses based on location:
>>>>>
>>>>> A piece of fishing gear. When I was a kid the heads (nets) on lobster
>>>>> traps were held at one end by bent wooden hoops.
>>>>>
>>>>> A collar for a sheep. This defintion is from a Gaelic dictionary.
>>>>>
>>>>> siola
>>>>> a wooden collar for a plough horse; from Scandinavian - Swed. sela, a
>>>>> wooden collar, Norse seli, harness, sili, a strap, Scottish sele, a
>>>>> wooden collar to tie cattle to the stalls.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Ned Simmons
>>>> I'm leaning towards this, Ned. The removable third side makes
>>>> sense....the collar has to be too small to slip over the animal's
>>>> head. And the extension piece (handle) gives you something to grab if
>>>> you are making the animal move, or at least it might keep the third
>>>> side on top where its less likely to twist and let the collar fall
>>>> off.
>>>>
>>>> This picture does verify that they use wooden collars, although not at
>>>> all like the mystery object
>>>> http://www.neurotranscendence.com/wp-content/uploads/goat_herd.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Which, of course, brings up the question of how it got to the beach in
>>>> the first place. :-)
>>> Are those collars wood or leather? It would take a lot of work to carve
>>> wooden collars like the mystery object for 50 sheep. Wouldn't it be
>>> fragile? Wouldn't it snag vines and briers?
>>>
>>> Here's what it is!
>>> http://www.elcolmadito.com/USInstCocinaDetail.asp?OrderNumber=1338
>>>
>>> A Spanish sailor wouldn't have wanted a metal strainer frame, which
>>> would corrode if it didn't sink first. He would carve his own of wood.
>>> The mystery item is proof that sailors from the Armada made it ashore
>>> in the Aran Islands and made coffee, the beverage that was to cost
>>> Britain 13 of it's American colonies.
>>
>>
>> Sorry, but England didn't own those 13 colonies. They were just
>> renting, and didn't keep up the payments so we had to evict them.
>>
>>
> Oh no, did I say "it's"?
>
> The Coffee Party would brew Jamaican Blue as a reminder of the rumors that
> George had been born in Jamaica and was therefore ineligible to be king.
>
> British officials responded by renting coffee strainers with bayonets.
> This caused bitterness and was grounds for declaring independence.
> Patriots began snapping triangular wooden garters onto their legs.
> Wherever they roamed, they could make coffee with their garters and
> stockings.
But if they wrapped the wooden garters with barbed wire they'd have a cilice
...
--riverman wrote:
> I posted the pic over at some irish and celtic newsgroups....very few
> responses, and the ones offered hare as non-definitive as our own. One
> guy said he's pretty sure its an animal collar, but you bring up good
> points about how many it would take for a flock of sheep. However, for
> no reason whatsoever, I feel more and more confident that it was for
> wrapping around SOMETHING, and the way you put it on was to put two
> pieces in a V-shape around, then twist in the third side. Wish we
> could have some closeups of the sides, to see wear marks or any
> staining, etc.
>
> And the detail work put into the joints is interesting....they dont
> all get the same attention.
I seem to recall seeing wood bands used to clamp cloth. How about a
beach wedding for an Irish witch? Wouldn't this item be just the thing
to fasten a veil to her pointy hat?
Suppose Inis Mor had a parking meter as a tourist attraction. They
certainly wouldn't want it exposed to salt spray in the off season. So
they put a tarp over it and fasten it with this device.
>Wish we could have some closeups of the sides, to see wear marks or any
>staining, etc.
There was a second picture of it that I didn't post, it's the top one at the
link below, the bottom image is the original one that I posted already:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/DSCF3725.jpg
The longer piece was described as 'maybe 8 inches', if this is an accurate
estimate then the part that some have called a handle is about 2-1/2" long.
Rob
Rob H. wrote:
>> Wish we could have some closeups of the sides, to see wear marks or any
>> staining, etc.
>
>
> There was a second picture of it that I didn't post, it's the top one at
> the link below, the bottom image is the original one that I posted already:
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/DSCF3725.jpg
>
> The longer piece was described as 'maybe 8 inches', if this is an
> accurate estimate then the part that some have called a handle is about
> 2-1/2" long.
>
>
>
> Rob
>
>
If it's to hold open a tea sock, the 8" piece would make the frame big
enough for a pan to support at three points. It would strain tea for
several people at once. Some say metal strainers spoil the flavor of
tea. The frame of a tea sock could well be left on a beach, especially
if the group left after dark.
--riverman wrote:
> On May 31, 10:25 pm, J Burns <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Rob H. wrote:
>>>> Wish we could have some closeups of the sides, to see wear marks or any
>>>> staining, etc.
>>> There was a second picture of it that I didn't post, it's the top one at
>>> the link below, the bottom image is the original one that I posted already:
>>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/DSCF3725.jpg
>>> The longer piece was described as 'maybe 8 inches', if this is an
>>> accurate estimate then the part that some have called a handle is about
>>> 2-1/2" long.
>>> Rob
>> If it's to hold open a tea sock, the 8" piece would make the frame big
>> enough for a pan to support at three points. It would strain tea for
>> several people at once. Some say metal strainers spoil the flavor of
>> tea. The frame of a tea sock could well be left on a beach, especially
>> if the group left after dark.
>
> If it were a tea or coffee sock, I'd expect to see some significant
> staining.
>
> --riverman
I'll back off about coffee. I recall a 1948 study comparing the diet of
Irish immigrants in Boston to that of their cousins in Ireland. In
Ireland they drank little coffee but lots of tea.
I recall teabag stains on plastic cutting boards but not wood. Tea
staining works with some teas on some kinds of wood. The mystery item
is already about the color of a tea stain, and it appears to have a
finish. If somebody took the trouble to use curved wood, wouldn't he
rub in a little linseed oil so it wouldn't absorb water?
If I owned the mystery item, I'd sew a cloth bag with three loops. That
would give me a more practical strainer than using a rubber band to
fasten a cloth across the top of a pot.
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> This item is still a mystery for now, I added your strainer frame idea to
> the list of suggestions on the web site, the rest of them have all been
> answered correctly this week:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2010/05/set-338.html#answers
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> Rob
Another thought for 1940: The loose joints and size makes me think that it
may be some sort of noisemaker or muscial instrument, like a rattle.
Carl G.
Ade wrote:
> [email protected] did gone and wrote:
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>> 1939 - Morse code paddle key. That one is a Bencher unit, just like the
>> one on my bench.
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> I'm curious, what makes the Bencher device so much better than a
> "regular" morse key (the type you see in old war films) with a button
> that the operater pushes down on? I'm guessing there must be more reason
> than "it looks cool", but...?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraph_key#Iambic_.28dual-lever.29_Paddles
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On 2010-05-27, Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> More photos have been posted on the web site:
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> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
Posting from Rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
1939) Not a "bug" (a Morse Code key which mechanically times
the spacing and duration of the dots), but one designed to send
commands to an electronic package which generates the timing of
the dots, spaces, and (I believe) the dashes as well, leaving
only the inter-letter and inter-word spaces to the user.
O.K. A quick search in Google tells me that this is called an
"Iambic keyer" -- distinguished by the dual paddles.
Hmm ... it looks as though the one used to illustrate the type
in Wikipedia is the very one you have in your question.
See: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraph_key>
1940) Hmm ... for all I know -- this could be simply an exercise in
wood carving -- or a simple puzzle. To disassemble it, you
rotate the part opposite the "spur" 90 degrees and work the two
tabs out through the slots. Once that is done, the remaining
shorter piece can be similarly removed from the longer one.
It might be an example of folk jewelry.
1941) Intersting -- combination chair and step ladder. The back
pivots forward with two-thirds of the seat, putting the extra
steps above the first two. And the number matches my birth
year -- FWIW. :-)
1942) Looks like part of a high frequency antenna.
At a guess two bands. I'm too lazy to calculate the probable
frequencies. :-)
1943) Part of the harness for allowing a horse (or perhaps an ox) to
draw a heavy load.
1944) A message tube for military or diplomatic messages? It looks
as though the end caps remove -- either a friction fit, or
a threaded fit.
Now to see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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"Carl G."wrote
> 1944 Military classified message tube. The original inscription ended something like "Not to be opened by anyone under the rank
> of <Colonel> upon penalty of death". Possibly Civil-war era.
>
Because I reckon you'd you probably *know*, I decline to suggest what
I thought it might have been (that is the inside of a pianola roll).
On Thu, 27 May 2010 05:38:57 -0400, Rob H. wrote:
> More photos have been posted on the web site:
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> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
I think I know one this week!
1942 looks like it was taken out of an Etch-a-Sketch. If you have one
of those wonderful childhood toys around the house, get it out and make
the entire screen black. This will allow you to see into the device,
and you should see a similar apparatus with two rods and a point shaped
like that. The long rod moves the pointer and the short rod along the
horizontal axis (ie. it's controlled by the horizontal knob); the short
rod moves the pointer and the long rod along the vertical axis (ie. it's
controlled by the vertical knob).
1944 looks like a bad Photoshop job to me. :-p
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