Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


Along with answers to the previous set, which includes a photo showing the
entire object seen in #248 and an explanation of the multi-tool in pic #249.


I was doing some research on the web and finally confirmed the answer to
#237, which we had previously determined to be a modified Starrett nipper.
It is actually a typewriter repair tool, used to nip the back or front of a
typewriter bar. I found one just like it on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW


Based on this, I'm also changing my answer on #243 from "either a typewriter
tool or a wire stripper" to definitely a typewriter repair tool, since it
was found in the same tool box as #237. According to a typewriter expert on
the web, #243 was used for adjusting the type bars by bending them one way
or the other. Several people did post these answers correctly, but I had
been unable to verify them until now, so thanks to them for pointing me in
the right direction.


Rob

In article , rhvp67
@cinci.rr.com says...
Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


Along with answers to the previous set, which includes a photo showing the
entire object seen in #248 and an explanation of the multi-tool in pic #249.


I was doing some research on the web and finally confirmed the answer to
#237, which we had previously determined to be a modified Starrett nipper.
It is actually a typewriter repair tool, used to nip the back or front of a
typewriter bar. I found one just like it on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW


Based on this, I'm also changing my answer on #243 from "either a typewriter
tool or a wire stripper" to definitely a typewriter repair tool, since it
was found in the same tool box as #237. According to a typewriter expert on
the web, #243 was used for adjusting the type bars by bending them one way
or the other. Several people did post these answers correctly, but I had
been unable to verify them until now, so thanks to them for pointing me in
the right direction.


Rob




Rob - what was the lovely brass contraption from a month or
so ago.

254 - a very bicycle lamp

255,256 no idea

257 pan handle - for the camping billycan that come in a
nest and you have the handle (that fits all) inside the
smallest - although on second thoughts it is the wrong
shape


258 is a knife sharpener - the blade sits tween the +ve and
-ve bits shown and it is pulled allong blade. the black
metal guard is to stop the blade hitting fingers if you
slip or get to the end of the knife and dont stop.

its a seriously bad design: you're meant to put knife on
table and draw thing along blade (the black guard then hits
the table and stops injuryif you slip) - but people tend
to hold the knife in one hand and the sharpener in the
other - this lead to the knife and the knuckles coming
together ( once you have slipped the guard just diverts the
blade onto another bit of the finger). use a wall mounted
sharpener - or better still a steel.

259 a specialist key? (in the shape of a side arm batton)
tell me it is not a police locker key!
or is a peashooter?


thanks and regards

matthew

* Matthew Newell

254 - a very bicycle lamp

A signal lamp? For boats or road workers.


255,256 no idea

255 shoemaker's tool?

256 a sewing machine?



257 pan handle - for the camping billycan that come in a
nest and you have the handle (that fits all) inside the
smallest - although on second thoughts it is the wrong
shape

A bottle opener?


258 is a knife sharpener - the blade sits tween the +ve and
-ve bits shown and it is pulled allong blade. the black
metal guard is to stop the blade hitting fingers if you
slip or get to the end of the knife and dont stop.

its a seriously bad design: you're meant to put knife on
table and draw thing along blade (the black guard then hits
the table and stops injuryif you slip) - but people tend
to hold the knife in one hand and the sharpener in the
other - this lead to the knife and the knuckles coming
together ( once you have slipped the guard just diverts the
blade onto another bit of the finger). use a wall mounted
sharpener - or better still a steel.

Or a cloth cutter (aka scissors).


259 a specialist key? (in the shape of a side arm batton)
tell me it is not a police locker key!
or is a peashooter?

A silencer?

--
Jon Haugsand
Dept. of Informatics, Univ. of Oslo, Norway,
http://www.ifi.uio.no/~jonhaug/, Phone: +47 22 85 24 92

"Jon Haugsand" wrote in message
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* Matthew Newell

254 - a very bicycle lamp

A signal lamp? For boats or road workers.

This one isn't a lamp.



255,256 no idea

255 shoemaker's tool?

Nope


256 a sewing machine?

Not part of a sewing machine




257 pan handle - for the camping billycan that come in a
nest and you have the handle (that fits all) inside the
smallest - although on second thoughts it is the wrong
shape

A bottle opener?

Correct



258 is a knife sharpener - the blade sits tween the +ve and
-ve bits shown and it is pulled allong blade. the black
metal guard is to stop the blade hitting fingers if you
slip or get to the end of the knife and dont stop.

its a seriously bad design: you're meant to put knife on
table and draw thing along blade (the black guard then hits
the table and stops injuryif you slip) - but people tend
to hold the knife in one hand and the sharpener in the
other - this lead to the knife and the knuckles coming
together ( once you have slipped the guard just diverts the
blade onto another bit of the finger). use a wall mounted
sharpener - or better still a steel.

Or a cloth cutter (aka scissors).

Sharpener was right.



259 a specialist key? (in the shape of a side arm batton)
tell me it is not a police locker key!
or is a peashooter?

A silencer?

Not a silencer.

* R. H.
"Jon Haugsand" wrote in message
...
* Matthew Newell

254 - a very bicycle lamp

A signal lamp? For boats or road workers.

This one isn't a lamp.

My children thought it was a lego man helmet. (But I think it is too
big, and I cannot figure out the release/open like handle at the
bottom.)

--
Jon Haugsand
Dept. of Informatics, Univ. of Oslo, Norway,
http://www.ifi.uio.no/~jonhaug/, Phone: +47 22 85 24 92

My children thought it was a lego man helmet. (But I think it is too
big, and I cannot figure out the release/open like handle at the
bottom.)
As a fan of LEGO, I can say that no helmet exists that looks like that

"Matthew Newell" wrote in message
T...
In article , rhvp67
@cinci.rr.com says...
Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


Along with answers to the previous set, which includes a photo showing
the
entire object seen in #248 and an explanation of the multi-tool in pic
#249.


I was doing some research on the web and finally confirmed the answer to
#237, which we had previously determined to be a modified Starrett
nipper.
It is actually a typewriter repair tool, used to nip the back or front
of a
typewriter bar. I found one just like it on ebay:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW


Based on this, I'm also changing my answer on #243 from "either a
typewriter
tool or a wire stripper" to definitely a typewriter repair tool, since
it
was found in the same tool box as #237. According to a typewriter
expert on
the web, #243 was used for adjusting the type bars by bending them one
way
or the other. Several people did post these answers correctly, but I
had
been unable to verify them until now, so thanks to them for pointing me
in
the right direction.


Rob




Rob - what was the lovely brass contraption from a month or
so ago.

It's an instrument for taking water samples from varying depths in a body of
water. A little more info he

http://pzphotosan44.blogspot.com/



254 - a very bicycle lamp

Nope


255,256 no idea

257 pan handle - for the camping billycan that come in a
nest and you have the handle (that fits all) inside the
smallest - although on second thoughts it is the wrong
shape

Not a pan handle


258 is a knife sharpener - the blade sits tween the +ve and
-ve bits shown and it is pulled allong blade. the black
metal guard is to stop the blade hitting fingers if you
slip or get to the end of the knife and dont stop.

its a seriously bad design: you're meant to put knife on
table and draw thing along blade (the black guard then hits
the table and stops injuryif you slip) - but people tend
to hold the knife in one hand and the sharpener in the
other - this lead to the knife and the knuckles coming
together ( once you have slipped the guard just diverts the
blade onto another bit of the finger). use a wall mounted
sharpener - or better still a steel.

Correct, it's a cheap sharpener.


259 a specialist key? (in the shape of a side arm batton)
tell me it is not a police locker key!
or is a peashooter?

It's a key, but not for a locker.



thanks and regards

matthew

259 Hand Cuff Key

"Leon" wrote in message
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259 Hand Cuff Key

Correct.

In article , R.H. says...

Added a few more photos today:

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254 is a turns-counting helipot dial, made by maybe clarostat
or bournes.

256 is a specialized sewing machine foot.

257 is a bottle opener

259 is a handcuff key.

Jim


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In article ,
jim rozen wrote:
In article , R.H. says...

Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

254 is a turns-counting helipot dial, made by maybe clarostat
or bournes.

Agreed. For a ten-turn pot, with the first digit counting
actual complete turns, and the other two showing tenths and hundredths of
a turn.

The little tab at the bottom left is a friction lock to keep the
setting from drifting or being changed casually.

256 is a specialized sewing machine foot.

I don't think so. It looks too massive and does not appear to
be jointed in such a way as to work for that.

It looks, in part (left-hand end), like some sort of
spring-loaded electrical contact -- perhaps for testing a rotor for a
distributor or something similar.

257 is a bottle opener

Agreed -- for the broad mouth bottle lids like used to come on
applesauce jars.

259 is a handcuff key.

More that that -- it is a particularly large version. My guess
is that it is the kind used in prisons when transporting prisoners. It
is too big to hide away, and can be chained to the correction's
officer's belt. The end near the ring is for double-locking the cuffs --
so they can't be made tighter or looser. Until that is done, they can be
tightened just by squeezing them. The right-angle handle gives control
for turning it at some distance from the hands of the person wearing
them. With them this long, the person wearing them can't really get a
grip on the key to unlock the cuffs even if he *does* get hold of the
key. The standard keys are much smaller, and could allow someone to
unlock himself.

255) A wrench for a bung plug for chemical drums, I think.

258) is a knife and scissors sharpener. I've got one
resting on my lap as I type. Moulded into the black finger guard (and
not readable in the image is:

BYERS' CREATIVE
SALES & MFG. CO.
WHITEFISH MONT.
59937
PAT NO. 4510824

The knife blade is sharpened in the V at the end, and the scissors blade
is sharpened in the square notch on the side visible in the second and
third photos.

Enjoy,
DoN.



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"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
...
In article ,
jim rozen wrote:
In article , R.H. says...

Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

254 is a turns-counting helipot dial, made by maybe clarostat
or bournes.

Agreed. For a ten-turn pot, with the first digit counting
actual complete turns, and the other two showing tenths and hundredths of
a turn.

This one might be a little different than the one you have in mind, one
complete turn (by hand) of the silver dial counts from 0 to 36, up to 999.


The little tab at the bottom left is a friction lock to keep the
setting from drifting or being changed casually.

Yes.


256 is a specialized sewing machine foot.

I don't think so. It looks too massive and does not appear to
be jointed in such a way as to work for that.

It looks, in part (left-hand end), like some sort of
spring-loaded electrical contact -- perhaps for testing a rotor for a
distributor or something similar.

I agree that it's not part of a sewing machine but I don't think it's for
anything electrical.


257 is a bottle opener

Agreed -- for the broad mouth bottle lids like used to come on
applesauce jars.

I thought it was for soda bottles, I've never used an opener on applesauce
jars.


259 is a handcuff key.

More that that -- it is a particularly large version. My guess
is that it is the kind used in prisons when transporting prisoners. It
is too big to hide away, and can be chained to the correction's
officer's belt. The end near the ring is for double-locking the cuffs --
so they can't be made tighter or looser. Until that is done, they can be
tightened just by squeezing them. The right-angle handle gives control
for turning it at some distance from the hands of the person wearing
them. With them this long, the person wearing them can't really get a
grip on the key to unlock the cuffs even if he *does* get hold of the
key. The standard keys are much smaller, and could allow someone to
unlock himself.

Thanks for the info, I didn't realize the value of a longer key, thought it
was more of a novelty. I got it from a military surplus store.



255) A wrench for a bung plug for chemical drums, I think.

Wrench is correct, but not for bungs.


258) is a knife and scissors sharpener. I've got one
resting on my lap as I type. Moulded into the black finger guard (and
not readable in the image is:

BYERS' CREATIVE
SALES & MFG. CO.
WHITEFISH MONT.
59937
PAT NO. 4510824

The knife blade is sharpened in the V at the end, and the scissors blade
is sharpened in the square notch on the side visible in the second and
third photos.

Mine must have come from a different batch, it says:

CREATIVE SALES COMPANY
SUPERSHARPENER.COM
MADE IN USA

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R.H. wrote:

"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
...
In article ,
jim rozen wrote:
In article , R.H. says...

Added a few more photos today:

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254 is a turns-counting helipot dial, made by maybe clarostat
or bournes.

Agreed. For a ten-turn pot, with the first digit counting
actual complete turns, and the other two showing tenths and hundredths of
a turn.

This one might be a little different than the one you have in mind, one
complete turn (by hand) of the silver dial counts from 0 to 36, up to 999.

Hmm ... that would give 27.75 turns to go full scale. I have
seen a very few pots which were twenty turn instead of ten turn -- but
even that would not reach full scale. Perhaps this one was made to go
on something else -- a mechanical tuning device in some custom
equipment. Normally, they are set up to go to full scale at the end of
ten turns. Most used in later years are much shallower with a counter
in a window which increments once per full turn, and has a 0-100 dial in
the center.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
...
In article ,
R.H. wrote:

"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
...
In article ,
jim rozen wrote:
In article , R.H. says...

Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

254 is a turns-counting helipot dial, made by maybe clarostat
or bournes.

Agreed. For a ten-turn pot, with the first digit counting
actual complete turns, and the other two showing tenths and hundredths
of
a turn.

This one might be a little different than the one you have in mind, one
complete turn (by hand) of the silver dial counts from 0 to 36, up to
999.

Hmm ... that would give 27.75 turns to go full scale. I have
seen a very few pots which were twenty turn instead of ten turn -- but
even that would not reach full scale. Perhaps this one was made to go
on something else -- a mechanical tuning device in some custom
equipment. Normally, they are set up to go to full scale at the end of
ten turns. Most used in later years are much shallower with a counter
in a window which increments once per full turn, and has a 0-100 dial in
the center.

I don't think it made to go on a piece of equipment, probably just a stand
alone hand turned counter.

"jim rozen" wrote in message
...
In article , R.H. says...

Added a few more photos today:

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254 is a turns-counting helipot dial, made by maybe clarostat
or bournes.

Correct, it's a counter, didn't know it was a helipot type. This one was
made by The George W Borg Corporation, Janesville, Wis.

256 is a specialized sewing machine foot.

Nope, not part of sewing machine.


257 is a bottle opener

259 is a handcuff key.

These last two are correct.

In article ,
R.H. wrote:
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254: Itty bitty shielded lantern
255: Stamping tool -- you held this over the die and hit it with a hammer.
256: Sewing machine part?
257: Bottle opener
258: Junk, given that it's from the "Creative Sales company" It would
appear that they claim it's a knife and scissor sharpener.
259: Janitor's tool; opens paper towel and toilet paper dispensers

"Matthew Russotto" wrote in message
...
In article ,
R.H. wrote:
Added a few more photos today:

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254: Itty bitty shielded lantern
255: Stamping tool -- you held this over the die and hit it with a hammer.
256: Sewing machine part?

These aren't correct.

257: Bottle opener

Yes

258: Junk, given that it's from the "Creative Sales company" It would
appear that they claim it's a knife and scissor sharpener.

Correct, that's what they claim.

259: Janitor's tool; opens paper towel and toilet paper dispensers

Nope

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 23:23:21 GMT, "R.H." wrote:

256: Sewing machine part?

My husband *thinks* that it may be part of a specialized adjustable
plane. More than that he's not venturing.

Barb

"Barbara Bailey" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 23:23:21 GMT, "R.H." wrote:

256: Sewing machine part?

My husband *thinks* that it may be part of a specialized adjustable
plane. More than that he's not venturing.

Barb

Nope, it isn't any type of plane.

On Thursday 27 Jan 2005 9:39 am, R.H. scribbled:

http://puzzlephotos.
Hey I finally get one:

#257, bottle cap opener. My parents used to have one. At least, that's
what we used it for.

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257 is a paint can opener

"TaskMule" wrote in message
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"R.H." wrote in message
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257 is a paint can opener

It would certainly work as a paint can opener, but that wasn't its primary
purpose.

Multi turn knob for an electronic instrument. Digits show
thru the 3 windows on top to indicate how many turns
have been dialed. The sliding lever on the bottom locks
it from turning.

Art


"R.H." wrote in message
...
Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


Along with answers to the previous set, which includes a photo showing the
entire object seen in #248 and an explanation of the multi-tool in pic #249.


I was doing some research on the web and finally confirmed the answer to
#237, which we had previously determined to be a modified Starrett nipper.
It is actually a typewriter repair tool, used to nip the back or front of a
typewriter bar. I found one just like it on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll... 407&rd=1&ssP
ageName=WDVW


Based on this, I'm also changing my answer on #243 from "either a typewriter
tool or a wire stripper" to definitely a typewriter repair tool, since it
was found in the same tool box as #237. According to a typewriter expert on
the web, #243 was used for adjusting the type bars by bending them one way
or the other. Several people did post these answers correctly, but I had
been unable to verify them until now, so thanks to them for pointing me in
the right direction.


Rob

Oops. Forgot to type #254.

"Wood Butcher" wrote in message
...
Multi turn knob for an electronic instrument. Digits show
thru the 3 windows on top to indicate how many turns
have been dialed. The sliding lever on the bottom locks
it from turning.

Art


"R.H." wrote in message
...
Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


Along with answers to the previous set, which includes a photo showing the
entire object seen in #248 and an explanation of the multi-tool in pic #249.


I was doing some research on the web and finally confirmed the answer to
#237, which we had previously determined to be a modified Starrett nipper.
It is actually a typewriter repair tool, used to nip the back or front of a
typewriter bar. I found one just like it on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll... 407&rd=1&ssP
ageName=WDVW


Based on this, I'm also changing my answer on #243 from "either a typewriter
tool or a wire stripper" to definitely a typewriter repair tool, since it
was found in the same tool box as #237. According to a typewriter expert on
the web, #243 was used for adjusting the type bars by bending them one way
or the other. Several people did post these answers correctly, but I had
been unable to verify them until now, so thanks to them for pointing me in
the right direction.


Rob

"Wood Butcher" wrote in message
...
Multi turn knob for an electronic instrument. Digits show
thru the 3 windows on top to indicate how many turns
have been dialed. The sliding lever on the bottom locks
it from turning.

Art

I don't think it's for an electronic instrument, but the rest of your answer
is correct.

New what is it question.

I bought a meat fork at a yard sale. It also came with a knife. The fork
has two tines. Both items have nice bone or antler handles. They look like
they are probably fifty years old.

On the meat fork, there is a folding thingus just up from the handle. It
moves ninety degrees. It is wishboned shape just like the meat fork. It
folds up or down. When folded down, it lays along the handle. When folded
up, it is at a ninety to the handle. When it is folded up, you can sit the
fork down, and the two points of the wishbone and the end of the horn handle
keep the two tines off the surface you sit it on. This is the only use I
can think of for the moveable piece.

Is that what it is used for, or does the piece have another/other uses?

Steve

When it is folded up, you can sit the
fork down, and the two points of the wishbone and the end of the horn
handle keep the two tines off the surface you sit it on. This is the only
use I can think of for the moveable piece.

This is what it is for, to keep the fork off of the tablecloth...

SteveB wrote:

New what is it question.

I bought a meat fork at a yard sale. It also came with a knife. The fork
has two tines. Both items have nice bone or antler handles. They look like
they are probably fifty years old.

On the meat fork, there is a folding thingus just up from the handle. It
moves ninety degrees. It is wishboned shape just like the meat fork. It
folds up or down. When folded down, it lays along the handle. When folded
up, it is at a ninety to the handle. When it is folded up, you can sit the
fork down, and the two points of the wishbone and the end of the horn handle
keep the two tines off the surface you sit it on. This is the only use I
can think of for the moveable piece.

Is that what it is used for, or does the piece have another/other uses?

Steve

Known as a guard rest, offers protection from the knife and as you
surmise, a rest for the fork.

Tom

I am amazed once again at the things that I can learn here. Thanks for the
info. My MIL and I were just discussing it. She is 86, and didn't know
what it was for either. I figured something that old, that she would surely
know.

I love usenet.

Steve

"Tom" wrote in message
...
SteveB wrote:

New what is it question.

I bought a meat fork at a yard sale. It also came with a knife. The
fork
has two tines. Both items have nice bone or antler handles. They look
like
they are probably fifty years old.

On the meat fork, there is a folding thingus just up from the handle. It
moves ninety degrees. It is wishboned shape just like the meat fork. It
folds up or down. When folded down, it lays along the handle. When
folded
up, it is at a ninety to the handle. When it is folded up, you can sit
the
fork down, and the two points of the wishbone and the end of the horn
handle
keep the two tines off the surface you sit it on. This is the only use I
can think of for the moveable piece.

Is that what it is used for, or does the piece have another/other uses?

Steve

Known as a guard rest, offers protection from the knife and as you
surmise, a rest for the fork.

Tom

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:46:41 -0800, "SteveB"
wrote:

New what is it question.

I bought a meat fork at a yard sale. It also came with a knife. The fork
has two tines. Both items have nice bone or antler handles. They look like
they are probably fifty years old.

On the meat fork, there is a folding thingus just up from the handle. It
moves ninety degrees. It is wishboned shape just like the meat fork. It
folds up or down. When folded down, it lays along the handle. When folded
up, it is at a ninety to the handle. When it is folded up, you can sit the
fork down, and the two points of the wishbone and the end of the horn handle
keep the two tines off the surface you sit it on. This is the only use I
can think of for the moveable piece.

Is that what it is used for, or does the piece have another/other uses?

Steve


That's what it's for.

Barb

#259 is a handcuff key, um, keychain.

The end in the second photo is to open handcuffs (like you would
expect) and the other end is to lock them in place, i.e., so they won't
tighten up. The key ring part is for putting keys unrelated to
handcuffs on.

-Phil Crow

wrote in message
oups.com...
#259 is a handcuff key, um, keychain.

The end in the second photo is to open handcuffs (like you would
expect) and the other end is to lock them in place, i.e., so they won't
tighten up. The key ring part is for putting keys unrelated to
handcuffs on.

-Phil Crow

Correct.

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"R.H." wrote:

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254. This guy's thumbtip: http://tinyurl.com/4rv7w
255. Double-barrel hammer.
256. Floss dispenser.
257. A handle.
258. Knife chipper.
259. Item from GI Joe KGB action play set.

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, B.B.
u wrote:

257. A handle.

It's a bottle opener, for those of us who remember caps that weren't
twist-off.

djb

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"The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't notice it, and B,
sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows

"Dave Balderstone" wrote in message
tone.ca...
In article
, B.B.
u wrote:

257. A handle.

It's a bottle opener, for those of us who remember caps that weren't
twist-off.

Correct.

On 1/27/2005 4:39 AM US(ET), R.H. took fingers to keys, and typed the
following:

Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


Along with answers to the previous set, which includes a photo showing the
entire object seen in #248 and an explanation of the multi-tool in pic #249.


I was doing some research on the web and finally confirmed the answer to
#237, which we had previously determined to be a modified Starrett nipper.
It is actually a typewriter repair tool, used to nip the back or front of a
typewriter bar. I found one just like it on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW


Based on this, I'm also changing my answer on #243 from "either a typewriter
tool or a wire stripper" to definitely a typewriter repair tool, since it
was found in the same tool box as #237. According to a typewriter expert on
the web, #243 was used for adjusting the type bars by bending them one way
or the other. Several people did post these answers correctly, but I had
been unable to verify them until now, so thanks to them for pointing me in
the right direction.


Rob


253 - zipper unsnag tool.

--
Bill

"willshak" wrote in message
...
On 1/27/2005 4:39 AM US(ET), R.H. took fingers to keys, and typed the
following:

Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


Along with answers to the previous set, which includes a photo showing
the
entire object seen in #248 and an explanation of the multi-tool in pic
#249.


I was doing some research on the web and finally confirmed the answer to
#237, which we had previously determined to be a modified Starrett
nipper.
It is actually a typewriter repair tool, used to nip the back or front of
a
typewriter bar. I found one just like it on ebay:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...em=3869740 40
7&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW


Based on this, I'm also changing my answer on #243 from "either a
typewriter
tool or a wire stripper" to definitely a typewriter repair tool, since it
was found in the same tool box as #237. According to a typewriter expert
on
the web, #243 was used for adjusting the type bars by bending them one
way
or the other. Several people did post these answers correctly, but I had
been unable to verify them until now, so thanks to them for pointing me
in
the right direction.


Rob


253 - zipper unsnag tool.

This one isn't a zipper tool.

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:39:01 GMT, "R.H." wrote:

Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


#255 is a horse-drawn wagon axle nut wrench. I have a couple.
http://home.neb.rr.com/mvwcnews/gloss.html

"Andy Asberry" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:39:01 GMT, "R.H." wrote:

Added a few more photos today:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/


#255 is a horse-drawn wagon axle nut wrench. I have a couple.
http://home.neb.rr.com/mvwcnews/gloss.html

Yes, it's for wagon axle nuts, thanks for the link.