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. .. More photos have just been posted: http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ Rob 638. Sundial 639. Letter Opener/Ruler/Postal Scale combination. |
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More photos have just been posted: http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ 638. a compass. The rest has me stumped. Pretty photos, though. 637, a wild guess, is for stirring roasting chestnuts. :) er -- email not valid |
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"R.H." wrote in message . .. More photos have just been posted: http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ Darn! No idea on most. 637 Dunno about chestnuts, but definitely a wooden spoon. SWMBO has a few very similar ones. -- Nahmie The only road to success is always under construction. |
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636 is some kind of ignition tool for bending points,
possibly plug electrodes, and, I think also for adjusting the points on an old style regulator. I bought it forem the Snap-On man, probably in the late 1950's. It is marked NO 115 K-D MFG CO LANCASTER PA I doubt if K-D tools still makes it.... Dinosaur Joel in Florida |
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638 looks like a compass,
640 looks like a trowel for spreading glue, but the curve would mean it is intended for use on a curved surface?!? The others, I have no idea. Brad |
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"R.H." wrote in message . .. More photos have just been posted: http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ Rob 636 Staple remover 637 Drumstick 638 Sundial with a compass 639 Letter opener/scale 640 Scraper 641 3-color pen set. Carl G. |
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:49:26 +0000, R.H. wrote:
More photos have just been posted: http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ 639 - fish knife - the notches in the end of the handle are for winding your spare fishing line, and the little numbered dark circles are a sinker gage. The ruler, obviously, is to give the illusion of accuracy to your fish tales. ;-) Anyway, that's my guess, and I'm sticking to it! ;-) Cheers! Rich |
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637 Dunno about chestnuts, but definitely a wooden spoon. SWMBO has a few very similar ones. I had a difficult time getting a decent photo of this one, it's not a spoon, the head is round like a ball. I clarified the description on the web site. There are no correct answers for it yet. It's probably at least 50, maybe up to 150 or more years old. Rob |
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"R.H." wrote in message . .. 637 Dunno about chestnuts, but definitely a wooden spoon. SWMBO has a few very similar ones. 637 looks like a stocking darning ball to me. LLoyd |
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wrote in message ups.com... 636 is some kind of ignition tool for bending points, possibly plug electrodes, and, I think also for adjusting the points on an old style regulator. I bought it forem the Snap-On man, probably in the late 1950's. It is marked NO 115 K-D MFG CO LANCASTER PA I doubt if K-D tools still makes it.... Dinosaur Joel in Florida Mine is marked the same and the next line under "Lancaster PA" is a patent number, though some of the digits are worn away. If you get a minute I was hoping you could let me know what the patent number is on yours. Thanks, Rob |
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637 Not enough guesses yet... Here is another. It is a club. Used for
ceremonial skull bashing. To add more spurious detail, it is obviously an Elbonian ceremonial battle kabanga club. :) "R.H." wrote in message . .. 637 Dunno about chestnuts, but definitely a wooden spoon. SWMBO has a few very similar ones. I had a difficult time getting a decent photo of this one, it's not a spoon, the head is round like a ball. I clarified the description on the web site. There are no correct answers for it yet. It's probably at least 50, maybe up to 150 or more years old. Rob |
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Rob, the 3 lines on mine are stamped, but I don't see any
evidence of a patent number below the "LANCASTER PA". Do you remember whether the tool was for regulators as well as points-n-plugs? Thansk....Joel |
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Do you remember whether the tool was for regulators as well as points-n-plugs? The second line on mine reads "Point aligning tool"; and after a few more attempts at guessing numbers that were mostly worn away, I found the correct patent number: 2283789. You can look it up he http://patft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm ....where it's described as a "Distributor adjusting tool", patented in 1942. After you search on the number, click on "images", you might have to refresh the pages a few times, I always have trouble on that site with them not fully loading. Rob |
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640 Scraper 641 3-color pen set. These two are partially correct, 640 was marked as being a particular type of scraper; and one of the items in 641 is a pen. Rob |
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:28:56 GMT, "R.H." wrote:
,; ,; 640 Scraper ,; 641 3-color pen set. ,; ,; ,;These two are partially correct, 640 was marked as being a particular type ,;of scraper; and one of the items in 641 is a pen. 640 is for laying out glue for putting tile on a floor. |
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# 637 is called a Spurdle. It's for stirring oatmeal porridge. My
grandmother was Irish, She had a bunch of 'em. |
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:49:26 GMT, "R.H." wrote:
More photos have just been posted: http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ Rob #637: could be a glassblower's tool, used for molding the hot gather of glass. #639: postal scale |
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There are no correct answers for it yet. It's probably at least 50, maybe up to 150 or more years old. 21" is maybe a bit on the short side, but: It is used for painting/calligraphy on walls/windows as an arm rest. It is missing some fabric on the "egg" end. Nick -- Motor Modelle // Engine Models http://www.motor-manufaktur.de DIY-DRO // Eigenbau-Digitalanzeige http://www.yadro.de |
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#639: postal scale Hmmm. OK. Clip the letter in the slot at the handle end, stick a pivot through the appropriate hole to get it to balance. Neat! #638 Gnomon of a sundial, with what appears to be a compass face below. Portable (pocket?) sundial? #640 ? "Specific kind of scraper"? The curved profile is kind of a baffler. I'm going to get way out on the limb here---It is a butcher's tool, used for scraping down carcasses after skinning to remove excess fat etc. . |
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:42:30 -0500, Barbara Bailey
wrote: On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:49:26 GMT, "R.H." wrote: More photos have just been posted: http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/ I think that #641 is part of the projection system for a Civil War era giant-screen TV. I see the red and the blue and assume that the third item is green. |
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Four of the six have been fully identified so far:
636. Point aligning tool for a distributor 637. Indian war club 638. Compass/sundial 639. Scale/letter opener 640. This tool was marked as being a scraper/shaver of a particular type, shaver is probably a better description, I should have mentioned this in my previous post. 641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and pencil. The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is no longer used for the purpose for which it was made. Several new photos have been posted on the incomplete answer page: http://pzphotosan111-r.blogspot.com/ Rob |
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Four of the six have been fully identified so far: 636. Point aligning tool for a distributor 637. Indian war club 638. Compass/sundial 639. Scale/letter opener 640. This tool was marked as being a scraper/shaver of a particular type, shaver is probably a better description, I should have mentioned this in my previous post. 641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and pencil. The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is no longer used for the purpose for which it was made. Wild guess: the third item is a knife to sharpen the pencil and pen quill? |
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641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and pencil. The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is no longer used for the purpose for which it was made. Based on that clue, I would guess the third item is "ink" Howard Garner |
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640. Hide scraper used by tanners?
"R.H." wrote in message . .. Four of the six have been fully identified so far: 640. This tool was marked as being a scraper/shaver of a particular type, shaver is probably a better description, I should have mentioned this in my previous post. |
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On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:49:31 GMT, "R.H." wrote:
Four of the six have been fully identified so far: 636. Point aligning tool for a distributor 637. Indian war club 638. Compass/sundial 639. Scale/letter opener 640. This tool was marked as being a scraper/shaver of a particular type, shaver is probably a better description, I should have mentioned this in my previous post. 641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and pencil. The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is no longer used for the purpose for which it was made. Hmm. Is the third piece a sand shaker for blotting the ink? |
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641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and pencil. The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is no longer used for the purpose for which it was made. I think Mark P nailed it. Penknife----originally used to sharpen pens, no longer used for that purpose. Bill |
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Wild guess: the third item is a knife to sharpen the pencil and pen quill?
Knife is correct, though my guess is that it was used as an eraser to scrap away mistakes, but I'm sure it was also used to sharpen the pencil lead. Rob |
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640. Hide scraper used by tanners? Nope, I think it was more of a shaver than a scraper, possibly used in the home, for something fairly common. ----- In my post concerning the pen, pencil and knife, I forgot to link back to the answer page where I've posted a new photo of set: http://pzphotosan111-r.blogspot.com/ Rob |
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wrote: Nope, I think it was more of a shaver than a scraper, possibly used in the home, for something fairly common. Ice? |
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R.H. wrote: Four of the six have been fully identified so far: 641. Two pieces of this set have been guessed correctly: a pen and pencil. The last item is related to them, although in modern times this piece is no longer used for the purpose for which it was made. A knife, perhaps. -- There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. |
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In my post concerning the pen, pencil and knife, I forgot to link back to the answer page where I've posted a new photo of set: http://pzphotosan111-r.blogspot.com/ I also think that the knife was used for erasing. I did that many times when drawing plans on transparent paper with black ink. You get errors only off with razor-blades or the like. Because the surface gets rough by scratching, you would get raggy lines if writing over that spot again. Either smoothen it with the flat of your finger nail, or with the handle of the knife (see below). Depending on the radius of the glass(?) balls in the end of the handles on your photo, they might be used for that purpose. My dad, who was an architect, had a special knife for that purpose, albeit it looked different. Nick -- Motor Modelle // Engine Models http://www.motor-manufaktur.de DIY-DRO // Eigenbau-Digitalanzeige http://www.yadro.de |
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"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message news:140420061751290284%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderst one.ca... In article , R.H. wrote: Nope, I think it was more of a shaver than a scraper, possibly used in the home, for something fairly common. Ice? Correct, it's an ice shaver. Rob |
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