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2959. 30" long:
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2960. 3" long:
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2961. Approximately 48" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.:
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2962. About 18" long:
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2963. Sent in by a visitor who would like to identify this wooden item:
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2964. Around 21" long:
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2959. This is a hay knife, used to cut hay from a haystack:
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2960. A tool for stamping the inside of a gold ring "HG-14K":
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2961. This tool was used for binding corn shocks, the long spike was thrust into the shock, the rope was then put around the shock and the metal eyelet on the end of the rope was placed on the small spike, the handle was then turned to tighten the rope.
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2962. A farmer's seed grader/sorter:
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2963. This is a sand casting pattern, it was used to make a mold by pushing it into a sand and clay mixture, it was then removed and the resulting cavity was filled with molten metal to create the part.
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2964. A Dyna-Jet pulse engine for use on an RC plane:
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In 1951 someone received this plaque for their plane with a Dyna-Jet reaching 137 miles per hour:
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Are you interested in Old Tools and Tool Collecting? Want to learn more about tools, and meet some great people who have the same interests? Please take a minute to check out the Mid-West Tool Collectors Web Site at this link: www.mwtca.org.
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To submit photos, send them to the address in my profile, please include dimensions, any text on the item, and where it was found.
Last week's set is seen below, click here to view the entire post.
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Check out Neatorama for lots of funny T-shirts.
More discussion and comments on these photos can be found at the newsgroup rec.puzzles.
2959. 30" long:
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2960. 3" long:
2961. Approximately 48" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.:
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2962. About 18" long:
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2963. Sent in by a visitor who would like to identify this wooden item:
2964. Around 21" long:
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Answers:
2959. This is a hay knife, used to cut hay from a haystack:
Larger image
2960. A tool for stamping the inside of a gold ring "HG-14K":
2961. This tool was used for binding corn shocks, the long spike was thrust into the shock, the rope was then put around the shock and the metal eyelet on the end of the rope was placed on the small spike, the handle was then turned to tighten the rope.
Larger image
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2962. A farmer's seed grader/sorter:
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2963. This is a sand casting pattern, it was used to make a mold by pushing it into a sand and clay mixture, it was then removed and the resulting cavity was filled with molten metal to create the part.
2964. A Dyna-Jet pulse engine for use on an RC plane:
Larger image
In 1951 someone received this plaque for their plane with a Dyna-Jet reaching 137 miles per hour:
Are you interested in Old Tools and Tool Collecting? Want to learn more about tools, and meet some great people who have the same interests? Please take a minute to check out the Mid-West Tool Collectors Web Site at this link: www.mwtca.org.
To submit photos, send them to the address in my profile, please include dimensions, any text on the item, and where it was found.
Last week's set is seen below, click here to view the entire post.
Check out Neatorama for lots of funny T-shirts.
More discussion and comments on these photos can be found at the newsgroup rec.puzzles.