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Thursday, September 4, 2008. 1399 A steak tenderizer, patent number 525,595. The plates pivot so that they can be cleaned, they can also be removed to sharpen the teeth. 1400 This tool was used by a shoemaker for forming the shank during the second lasting operation, patent number 1,486,801. From Jack Devitt's collection. 1401 The building is part of a glass container plant in Indiana, the unusual structure is most likely for ventilation above the furnaces. A satellite shot from Google maps:.
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Thursday, September 11, 2008. 1405 A barrel swing, with this tool barrels could be stored under a table or counter and then swung out to get access to them, patent number 465,058. 1406 This was used to test the skill of a tractor driver at an antique machinery show, the object was to position the tractor so that it was balanced. With the platform parallel to the ground. 1407 A Motion Pro Cable Luber. 1408 A log carrier, two of these and four men could use them to carry logs to a central working area.
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Thursday, September 18, 2008. 1411 An oxbow pin, patent number 47,149. It keeps the bow attached to the yoke:. 1412 A horse-powered treadmill. Used to run a grain threshing machine. Or other farm equipment:. 1413 The disc is part of a knife sharpener, the second disc of which is missing. This was called a "Ten in One Tool", it could also be used as a hammer, nail puller, screwdriver, bottle opener, corkscrew, ruler, weigh scale, can opener, and door lock. It's Canadian patent number is 259,696.
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Thursday, September 25, 2008. 1417 A Tektronix Oscilloscope Polaroid camera, model C-27:. Another photo submitted by Simon. 1418 This tool was used for trimming pool cues:. 1419 A toaster for use at a fireplace:. Take a look at Neatorama. For more guesses on how these were used. 1420 A water turbine. Made by James Leffel and Co.:. 200 RPM at 25-foot head. 26,300 gallons of water per minute. 1421 A nail rake, or nail claw, used in a hardware store to draw nails from the bulk bin. To view the entire post:.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008. 1423 A marine steam engine, shot at the Henry Ford Museum, it was used on two Great Lakes boats during its 50 years of operation, first on Portage, 1875-1903, and then on Romania 1914-1926. 1424 A cooper's splitter, used to split a white oak sapling for making wooden barrel hoops. 1427 This is most likely a tube clamp, a modern version can be seen here. 1428 An aircraft bomb distributor:. To submit photos, send them to the address in my profile. To view the entire post:.
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Thursday, October 9, 2008. 1428 A Schaeffer and Budenberg device for measuring linear speed:. From Mike Jenkins' collection. 1430 A bee hive or bee gum. The two notches are doors and the rods in the center are for support. From this site. 1431 Possibly for locking a gate or corral, a padlock or cotter pin could be placed in the small holes; also someone has suggested that it was for locking a water pump. 1432 A brew master's locking tap, used to keep others from stealing beer from the keg. Posted by Rob H.
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Friday, October 17, 2008. 1435 A Hart Moisture Gauge, for determining the moisture content of a piece of wood:. A large image of the chart on the box lid can be seen here. The hammer is used to tap in the probe, and the pry bar on the other end is used to remove it. 1436 A rack lifter, this winch was powered by horses and was used to elevate a wagon box or rack of hay up to the second floor of a barn, where it was forked to the storage area. Patent number 379,693. Has some drawings of a similar device.
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Thursday, October 23, 2008. For first time visitors I recommend this archive. For some of my best posts. Patent number 538,515. Another version of this device:. 1442 Photographed at the Henry Ford Museum, this was marked "Simple Thresher. And was used to separate grain from the stalk:. This machine looks similar but I'm not 100% sure that it was used for the same purpose, it was mounted up in the rafters of a barn so I couldn't take a close look at it. 1445 A cigar punch. To view the entire post:.
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Thursday, November 27, 2008. 1471 A cord adjuster, "for adjusting the length of electric drop light cords", patent number 1,128,305. 1472 A Spinoff Fish Scaler, patent number 2,835,919. 1473 A beveling band. Used in pipeline welding, it would be clamped to one of the pipes being welded together, and in the case of automated welding, a motor-driven apparatus with multiple welders is clamped to the band, and then travels along it, and around the outside of the pipe, as seen in this video. Posted by Rob H.
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Friday, December 5, 2008. 1477 A flare gun from the 1940's, made by the Van Karner Chemical Arms Corp., model VK-M12:. 1478 A cabinet scraper, it's missing the blade, which looked similar to the large rectangular ones on this page. The wooden piece fits on top of the blade for use as a handle. This tool can be seen in the Dictionary of American Hand Tools. It's listed under scrapers on page 416. 1479 Radio tube shields from the 1950's. 1480 A wall mount forward seat. 1481 A homemade downrigger. More disc...
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Friday, December 12, 2008. Used to lock-up liquor along with some glasses. 12" wide x 9" deep x 9-1/2" tall:. 1484 A throwing knife. 1485 A hand wrought fish holder:. 1486 A Lightning Letter Opener, manufactured by the Bircher Co., Rochester, N.Y., model H-2, patent number 1,838,840. 1487 One of a pair of lawn aerators. According to what I've read on the web they might do a better job of killing grubs. 1488 A device for sorting card records, patent number 2,261,719. To view the entire post.
