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535 - battery post cleaner
534 - keep your moose right here -barbered inserted into some orifce
squid jig
536 - window crank handle
533 - some sort of early packaging tool

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534. Appears to be a weight for fishing. The prongs fold out to dig into
the sand to prevent movement in the surf.
535. Automotive Battery terminal cleaner.
538. B&D drill or riveting tool.

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534. Whale hook
535. Battery post cleaner


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537 a candle lighter. Inside would be a waxed candle wick. It is pushed
out of the opening at the end of the curved piece by means of a small
protrusion farther on down near the handle on the body.



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How about for 533 A candel snuffer/wick trimmer? :-) :-)
535 is obviously a battery terminal cleaner.
...lew...

Hi,


533 Just a quess, but it looks like a number
fasteners of some kind (maybe odd staples or
glaser points) are loaded into the vertical tube.
The tool is pushed forward to seat the fastener.
From the second picture it seems that the left
piece slides on the main body and handle assembly.
The third picture shows a thin metal piece solidly
attached to the handle that would drive the
fastener into whatever.

534 This looks a bit like a naval weapon from
the days of sailing. One would fire this into the
opposing ships rigging and then pull the rigging
down or bring the opposing ship up to you for
boarding.

Fun as always,
Roger haar

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534 - Fish lure/hook
535 - Battery post & clamp brush
536 - Car window crank
537 - Tool for lighting gas lamps?

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536 .. .. bottom view of a fuel pump

537 looks like an opener/closer for the smaller windows above the doors
in old office buildings. It would pull the latch and lower the window,
and then push it back up to close.
robo hippy

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533 - Glaziers tool (used to install the glazing push points)
534 -
535 - Top terminal battery post cleaner
536 - Change return lever on a public phone
537 - Gas lamp lighter and valve control.
538 - B&D power head (use depends on which kit it came in, Mine is with
a valve cutting and grinding unit for automotive valves)



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534 is a jig for cleaning chimneys. Rags were wrapped in the wires, the
whole thing was dropped down a chimney and retrieved
535 is well identified as a battery post cleaner.
536 looks like a closeup of the back of a bicycle mirror, the
adjustable kind.
537 is mesmerizing...it looks vaguely familiar. Something to do with a
gas lamp?

--humuculus

"533 Just a quess, but it looks like a number
fasteners of some kind (maybe odd staples or
glaser points)"

I agree. Here's a modern version
http://www.unitedmfrs.com/images/shop/3361.jpg

--humunculus

Kevin wrote:
537 a candle lighter. Inside would be a waxed candle wick. It is pushed
out of the opening at the end of the curved piece by means of a small
protrusion farther on down near the handle on the body.

I wanted to say that looked very similar to something I used as an
acolyte in my mother's church, but couldn't see the necessary slot for
the feed handle, or the feed handle itself.

er
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535 is a battery post cleaner
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On 2005/12/15 10:43 AM, "Roger Haar" wrote:

Hi,


533 Just a quess, but it looks like a number
fasteners of some kind (maybe odd staples or
glaser points) are loaded into the vertical tube.
The tool is pushed forward to seat the fastener.
From the second picture it seems that the left
piece slides on the main body and handle assembly.
The third picture shows a thin metal piece solidly
attached to the handle that would drive the
fastener into whatever.

I think you are on the right track. But I guess it is for inserting glazing
points that hold glass panes in a wooden window pane before glazing. I know
you have done that by hand.


534 This looks a bit like a naval weapon from
the days of sailing. One would fire this into the
opposing ships rigging and then pull the rigging
down or bring the opposing ship up to you for
boarding.

535 - battery terminal cleaner

537 - lamp lighter



Fun as always,
Roger haar



You bet!

Bob Haar

533. cool that you guys are onto figuring that one out (glaziers push
points pusher) jeez. i had no idea, looked like something someone made up
special (that doesn't do anything) to stump this group.
534. don't know what it is but it sure is a cool looking object!
fascinating construction. very sculptural.
535. battery terminal cleaner (i wanted to try to post a "humorous" reply
but was afraid it would be TOO inappropriate.)
536. coin return lever on pay phone
537. i thought it might be for lighting old fashioned gas lamps. humunculus
said "mesmerizing", i get that too, my mind latches onto some of the items
posted by Rob and refuses to let go till i can figure out what it is (most
times i can't though).
538. black and decker something i don't know what. interesting replies.


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533: Whatchmacallit

534: Squid jig - modern ones are plastic, about 6" long, with 2-4 rows
of metal spines around it, all facing towards the eye. When the squid
are running, shine a bright light into the water. The squid congregate
in the light and you lower and retreive the jig, with the squids being
impaled in the spines. http://www.squidjig.com/

535: Battery post cleaner

536: Maybe a fuel pump, but I'm going to guess some kind of reflector
or light

537: Candle lighter - used one very similar in church as a youth.

538: A tool from Black and Decker back when they built quality stuff


--
Bill Berglin

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid
in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly
proclaiming, 'WOW! What A RIDE!!" ... Unknown

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538 is an electric valve grinder, came with a set of bits
to suit various valve heads. Spindle oscillates to imitate
the usual hand motion when lapping valves but is faster.

Tom

Isn't 536 the coin return lever on a pay phone?

--riverman

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:36:09 -0800, Enoch Root wrote:

Kevin wrote:
537 a candle lighter. Inside would be a waxed candle wick. It is pushed
out of the opening at the end of the curved piece by means of a small
protrusion farther on down near the handle on the body.

I wanted to say that looked very similar to something I used as an
acolyte in my mother's church, but couldn't see the necessary slot for
the feed handle, or the feed handle itself.

er

Also, what's that eye-looking opening where an acolyte's snuffer would be?
(I was one, too. ;-) )

Thanks,
Rich

They've all been answered correctly this week:








533. Glazier's point pusher, thanks to all who helped solve this one

534. Crab net anchor, the wires are flat/blunt on the ends, so I don't
think it's a squid jig

535. Battery terminal cleaner

536. Pay phone coin release lever

537. Gas light lighter

538. B & D valve grinder



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Kevin wrote:
537 a candle lighter. Inside would be a waxed candle wick. It is
pushed
out of the opening at the end of the curved piece by means of a small
protrusion farther on down near the handle on the body.

I wanted to say that looked very similar to something I used as an
acolyte in my mother's church, but couldn't see the necessary slot for
the feed handle, or the feed handle itself.


I think the main difference is that most candle lighters have a snuffer next
to the wick, whereas this one has the oval piece that is used to turn the
gas off and on. Also, this tool is slightly broken, there is a small piece
that slides up and down the length of the shaft, but it looks like it used
to be attached to something up near the end, I'm guessing it was used for
feeding out more of the wick.


Rob

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538. Industrial wine cork puller

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Someone should check on Mark Smith. He is usually the first to post
answers. I think he must stay up all night.

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Sure I'm late to this but 535 is a battery terminal brush - wire brush
for inside of connector inside. Used them a lot in the 60's for high
compression engines that needed all the cranking amps they could get.