672. Cowboy fence mending tool

Intersting.

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674. This is usually found in the kitchen.

?

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677. Similar devices were used by pharmacists, but the one in the photo
appears to have been made for home use either in the kitchen or cellar
(though not used for pharmacological purposes).

Hmm ... perhaps for squeezing sugar out of sugar cane? I note
that it is set up for three different sizes, with the largest closest to
the pivot, which makes sense, as you get more leverage to compress the
larger sizes.


It's not for use on sugar cane, but you're right that it's for squeezing
something.

This device can be described in two words, and you already gotten the
second:

_ _ _ _ squeezer.

I had mentioned that this might be for home use, but just a very small
percentage of people
would have ever needed to use it, only those who were serious about a
particular interest or hobby.
A pharmacist could have used it for the same general purpose.



Rob