Isnt it obvious? its for holding matches so you dont burn your fingers :-) ,
sorry coulnt help it. I dont know what this one was far, but I saw
something similar at my granddads old workshop, he told me it was for
holding stray nails because my grandma would complain when he kept them in
his teeth. , but I didnt believe him.

Clif

"R.H." wrote in message
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I posted a few more photos this morning:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

Over the weekend I bought small piece of metal with some holes in it
at the flea market and I'm not sure if it was made for a reason or if
someone was just practicing with their drill. The guy who sold it to
me said that he got it from a machinist. The block is 1.75"l x
1.125"w x .625"h and the holes are .25" deep. There is a photo of it
at this link:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...tt65/block.jpg

Anyone know why this might have been made?


Rob