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3163. Take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.
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3164. 9-1/4" long:
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3165. 4" long:
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3166. Sent in by a visitor who would like to find the purpose of this tool, 6-1/4" long, 9-1/2" long when extended:
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3167. Another unidentified device that was submitted by a visitor:
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3168. 16" long:
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3163. This is a gunner's quadrant or artillery inclinometer, Italian text on it says “avanti” (forward), “distanza” (distance), “bersaglio” (target), and “sull’arma" (on the weapon).
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3164. A wire rope vibration isolator for large machinery, these are made in many sizes and configurations.
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3165. This is a device for communicating with a blind and deaf person:
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3166. No answer yet for this tool:
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3167. This is a piston groove cleaner, seen in use in figure 6 on this page:
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3168. A Presto log cutter, for cutting the pressed fireplace logs that can be bought in stores:
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