In article , "Rob H."
wrote:

I had been wanting to change the address on my site for a while and finally
got around to it. Here is the new location for all posts starting today:

http://55tools.blogspot.com/

Duly noted, probably to be duly forgotten.

My guesses this week--emphasis on "guess":

1423 -- This sure looks like a steam engine or possibly a steam pump
(basically a steam engine cylinder directly connected to a pump
cylinder) and associated appurtenances. I'd guess it was intended for
marine use, as it appears an attempt may have been made to keep the
center of gravity and the output shaft (assuming there is one) low, both
important for use on a boat but less necessary for a typical stationary
installation.

At present, it appears to be a museum exhibit.

1424 - A very odd tool. The business end looks vaguely like a star
drill, used with a hammer to drill holes in concrete, cement, etc., but
the handle end does not look at all suitable for hammering upon. If
thrust into some material that's not entirely solid, it would tend to
make a strangely shaped hole; perhaps the tapering triangles are just
what is needed for planting certain kinds of seeds or bulbs?

1425 - Sifter or huller for some agricultural product, maybe cherries or
cranberries.

1426 - Specialized wrench to turn five-sided nuts (such as those
sometimes seen on fire hydrants)? If so, a bar or similar passed
between the studs would go with it.

1427 - Purely a guess, but this kind of looks to me like it could be a
latch or catch of some sort, maybe for a window or a folding top of a
desk.

1428 - Controller/computer for setting a bomb fuse.

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Andrew Erickson

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