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Rob

#757 Is a tool to expand rubber sleeves used to cover cable terminations
before heat shrink tubing was invented.
The English trade name was Hellerman and there was a special lubricant
to allow correct placement of the sleeves in sizes rangining from one
conductor to an inch or so.

There was a very vulgar name for this tool but it would not be proper
with the current US administration.

Imagine stretching and then doing an illegal procedure.
--
John G

Hey, what happened to the Roman numerals?

Is the first item a railway signalling lamp?

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Rob


#757 Is a tool to expand rubber sleeves used to cover cable terminations
before heat shrink tubing was invented.
The English trade name was Hellerman and there was a special lubricant
to allow correct placement of the sleeves in sizes rangining from one
conductor to an inch or so.

There was a very vulgar name for this tool but it would not be proper
with the current US administration.

Imagine stretching and then doing an illegal procedure.

What's illegal about bob tailing sheep or nuttering them? That was my
first though when seeing this item.

Howard (old farmer) Garner

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#757 is a sleeve expander for fitting rubber terminations over cable ends,
glands etc

#759 looks like a paraffin-fired greenhouse heater

#761 is effectively a screw rotation about the centre fold. Take the card
as pictured, pick it up by the club symbol and rotate to bring the top half
of the card back flat, then just keep rotating the same way and you get the
original flat card - it's then fairly clear how to cut it. It looks odd but
isn't really.

756. A blackout lantern
757. A tool to stretch something. The prongs/tines are too long to be
very stiff so it might be something elastic as opposed to something
like a snapring. Not sure what exactly.
758. Lawn dart
759. A radiator of some sort. Probably a space heater or towel
warmer.
760. Possibly a lightning rod tip.
761. Center part of card that's standing up is only attached at it's
two lowest corners. The card is cut and the pieces twisted into
position.

R

ROTFLMAO. Howard, that's what I thought of too. However, all the
"elastrators" I've seen had
shorter wires with blunt ends, and there were four instead of three. Same
principle. We used them to convert bull calves into steers.

Bill


"Howard R Garner" wrote in message
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What's illegal about bob tailing sheep or nuttering them? That was my
first though when seeing this item.

Howard (old farmer) Garner

756 Railroad signal lamp?

758 Dart. Lawn dart?

759 Kerosene fired water heater?

Bill Marrs wrote:
ROTFLMAO. Howard, that's what I thought of too. However, all the
"elastrators" I've seen had
shorter wires with blunt ends, and there were four instead of three. Same
principle. We used them to convert bull calves into steers.

Ouch. Couldn't you just give them saltpeter or something?

R

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My guesses:

756. Kerosene darkroom lamp.
757. Stretcher for elastic tubing used to wrap electrical wires.
758. Dart.
759. Kerosene heater, perhaps for warming barbershop towels or creating
steam for humidification?
760. Lighting rod tip?
761. Make three cuts from edge to centerline (two on one side-one on the
other), and twist the card.

Carl G.

#760 is a tire "deflator". Spread on roads to stop vehicles with inflated
tires. This might be WW2 vintage.
Ray

On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:44:04 GMT, "Ray Field"
wrote:

#760 is a tire "deflator". Spread on roads to stop vehicles with inflated
tires. This might be WW2 vintage.

A form of caltrop? I've always thought of them as being a skeleton
tetrahedron. I can see why this would work like this, but why is it
the shape it is, and what is the copper coloured "base" for?

The wikipedia article for "caltrop" shows them looking like I've
suggested, and shows a rather nice one for tyre deflation which is
hollow with an extra air-hole.

So I'm not saying you are wrong, but wondering whether it is quite the
right shape.
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Nick wrote:
) A form of caltrop? I've always thought of them as being a skeleton
) tetrahedron. I can see why this would work like this, but why is it
) the shape it is, and what is the copper coloured "base" for?

Looking at the picture, it's the sort of thing I would expect on top
of a security fence or wall.


SaSW, Willem
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made in the above text. For all I know I might be
drugged or something..
No I'm not paranoid. You all think I'm paranoid, don't you !
#EOT

#756 A signal lantern of some form?
#757 ?
#758 A lawn dart
#759 A Still?
#760 Caltrop?
#761 Cut one side halfway through at the 1/3 marks,
cut the other side halfway through at the 1/2 mark,
and fold.

"RicodJour" writes:
Bill Marrs wrote:
ROTFLMAO. Howard, that's what I thought of too. However, all the
"elastrators" I've seen had
shorter wires with blunt ends, and there were four instead of three. Same
principle. We used them to convert bull calves into steers.

Ouch. Couldn't you just give them saltpeter or something?

R

Generally you just pinch the vas deferens and that is sufficient.

scott

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756 appears to be a shielded lantern, probably the ring is to carry
it.

758 looks like a lawn dart.

759 portable radiator

760 looks similar to a caltrop, possibly meant to be used in shallow water.

761 Make the two cuts and fold the raised section. Cut from the
center of the fold to the side opposite the other cuts, then just flip
the top or the bottom over.

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"Scott Lurndal" wrote in message
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Generally you just pinch the vas deferens and that is sufficient.



I doubt that would do the trick, you want to eliminate the production of
testosterone not just eliminate fertility.

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1] Depth of gene pool
2] Position on the food chain.

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Rob


756: lamp for old slides or movie projector

757: "Elastorator", used for bloodless castration of bulls. A rubber
ring is expanded by the metal fingers and placed at the base of the bull's
anatomy. This cuts off circulation to that part and in a few weeks, it
sloughs off.

758: Shaft of a dart (?)

759: Distiller for water (?)

760: Primitive version of tire spikes (?)



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760 looked like a caltrop to me, as well, but the apparent socket on
the end confused me. I'm leaning toward lightning rod tip.

Pythor wrote:
) 760 looked like a caltrop to me, as well, but the apparent socket on
) the end confused me. I'm leaning toward lightning rod tip.

The observation that it has corroded in a green colour would indicate
that it's made of copper, or some copper alloy. That would point to
lightning as well.


SaSW, Willem
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made in the above text. For all I know I might be
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"Roger Shoaf" writes:

"Scott Lurndal" wrote in message
m...

Generally you just pinch the vas deferens and that is sufficient.



I doubt that would do the trick, you want to eliminate the production of
testosterone not just eliminate fertility.


For whatever reason, it works. My job was to hold the tail
parallel to the back while my uncle did the pinch. I'm not
clear on the physiology of why it effectively made a steer from
a bull calf.

They've all been answered correctly this week:




756. Kerosene darkroom safelight

757. Rubber sleeve spreader

758. Lawn dart, currently banned from sale in the U.S.

759. Greenhouse heater

760. Lightning rod tip

761. Make three cuts, fold the middle part up and rotate one of the ends 180
degrees.



A few links and new photos have been posted on the answer page:

http://pzphotosan130-v6.blogspot.com/


Rob

"Jordan" wrote in message
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Hey, what happened to the Roman numerals?


I switched after being informed that some filters won't allow posts with XXX
in the title, and it was easier for me to change the numbering than for
others to adjust their filters.


Rob

In article , rhvp67
@cinci.rr.com says...


758. Lawn dart, currently banned from sale in the U.S.


And lamented in the smash hit "Pegged in the Head With a Lawn Dart" by
the band Ed's Redeeming Qualities.

************************************************** **
It was the third of July and the weather was fine
Ed brought the hot dogs, the croquet set was mine
But the red ball was missing and three mallets were bent
Ed suggested lawn darts so to K-Mart we went

We looked by the yard games, we looked by the grills
But we couldn't find lawn darts come high water or hills
We talked to the sales clerk and she started to cry
She said "They're off the shelves now," and she told us both why:

A kid was pegged in the head with a lawn dart
Her dad didn't see 'er, that's the worst part;
A kid was pegged in the head with a lawn dart
So they're now off the shelves at the K-Mart

Well we both felt so bad that we gave up the search
Ed went to bed, and I went to church
And now we never grill hot dogs, and we don't play yard games
Since we heard that sad story things just aren't the same

Pegged in the head with a lawn dart (lawn dart!)
Her dad didn't see 'er, that's the worst part;
Pegged in the head with a lawn dart
So they're now off the shelves at the K-Mart

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In article , rhvp67
@cinci.rr.com says...


758. Lawn dart, currently banned from sale in the U.S.


And lamented in the smash hit "Pegged in the Head With a Lawn Dart" by
the band Ed's Redeeming Qualities.



Sounds like an interesting band, I was expecting to find them to be a hard
driving angst filled rock type but instead found that their music is
alternative/contemporary folk. I listened to a couple of their songs but
couldn't find a cut of Lawn Dart on the web, they remind me a little of a
band I used to like called Balancing Act.


Rob

According to R.H. :
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http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

I'm quite late at getting to this -- my wife has been in the
hospital since the 24th -- but I'll take a try at it before reading what
others have posted (Including probably the answers by now).

756) A "dark lantern" -- with a shutter to allow it to remain lit
without revealing its presence. Such were mentioned frequently
in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

757) Looks like a tool for stretching the end of a hose or tube
prior to slipping it onto a fitting.

758) No real clue on this one.

759) Looks like a thermopile -- designed to generate electricity
from heat from a kerosene lantern. Such were used to power
radios during WWII, IIRC.

760) Either a spike for the top of a wall to make it uncomfortable
to climb, or to go on the top of a lightning rod, to dissipate
the power of a lightning stroke after forming a corona path to
it.

761) I can do it easily from looking at the illustration, but I
don't quite feel up to describing it in words.

A drawing would make it easier to show -- but I'll bet others
have already done the task, since I am coming in so late.

Now to see what has been said.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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According to R.H. :
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I'm quite late at getting to this -- my wife has been in the
hospital since the 24th -- but I'll take a try at it before reading what
others have posted (Including probably the answers by now).


I was wondering why you hadn't posted, best of luck to your wife for a quick
recovery, hope things work out for the best.


Rob

According to R.H. :

"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
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According to R.H. :
Another set has just been posted:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

I'm quite late at getting to this -- my wife has been in the
hospital since the 24th -- but I'll take a try at it before reading what
others have posted (Including probably the answers by now).


I was wondering why you hadn't posted, best of luck to your wife for a quick
recovery, hope things work out for the best.

Thanks to both of you who have posted already, and in advance to
others who may post. I am having difficulty keeping up with usenet at
the moment -- between all the visits and extra things which I need to
do. And to compound it, the air conditioning failed at the early stages
of her hospitalization, and cooked some computers. I had several disk
drives on a still critical but holder machine lock up from the heat, and
one older machine cooked its power supply. Luckily, I had another
chassis of the same machine with a flakey CPU card, so I could combine
parts to revive that. (And of course, it was not a normal PC, so I
could not just go to the store for a cheap power supply. :-)

It is obviously time to upgrade some of the hardware.

Once my wife is home and healthy. At least she is keeping up her
sense of humor -- and is getting better each day now -- unlike at the
start of this.

Thanks much,
DoN.
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On 3 Sep 2006 23:09:51 GMT, (DoN. Nichols) wrote:


I'm quite late at getting to this -- my wife has been in the
hospital since the 24th

My best wishes for her complete and full recovery.

Gunner

"I think this is because of your belief in biological Marxism.
As a genetic communist you feel that noticing behavioural
patterns relating to race would cause a conflict with your belief
in biological Marxism." Big Pete, famous Usenet Racist

Best wishes on the recovery of your wife.
I've gotten at least one hard drive to start working by whacking it a
couple times while it was powered down..
Karl

DoN. Nichols wrote:
According to R.H. :

"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
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According to R.H. :
Another set has just been posted:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

I'm quite late at getting to this -- my wife has been in the
hospital since the 24th -- but I'll take a try at it before reading what
others have posted (Including probably the answers by now).


I was wondering why you hadn't posted, best of luck to your wife for a quick
recovery, hope things work out for the best.

Thanks to both of you who have posted already, and in advance to
others who may post. I am having difficulty keeping up with usenet at
the moment -- between all the visits and extra things which I need to
do. And to compound it, the air conditioning failed at the early stages
of her hospitalization, and cooked some computers. I had several disk
drives on a still critical but holder machine lock up from the heat, and
one older machine cooked its power supply. Luckily, I had another
chassis of the same machine with a flakey CPU card, so I could combine
parts to revive that. (And of course, it was not a normal PC, so I
could not just go to the store for a cheap power supply. :-)

It is obviously time to upgrade some of the hardware.

Once my wife is home and healthy. At least she is keeping up her
sense of humor -- and is getting better each day now -- unlike at the
start of this.

Thanks much,
DoN.
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According to :
Best wishes on the recovery of your wife.

She's been sprung from the ICU -- and may be home from the
hospital sometime near the end of this week.

I've gotten at least one hard drive to start working by whacking it a
couple times while it was powered down..

The last problem drive was powered down (using the key in the
cage) pulled out, and burped, after the AC had been restored and the
temperature pulled down to reasonable.

Thanks,
DoN.
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According to Gunner :
On 3 Sep 2006 23:09:51 GMT, (DoN. Nichols) wrote:


I'm quite late at getting to this -- my wife has been in the
hospital since the 24th

My best wishes for her complete and full recovery.

Thanks Gunner,
DoN.
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Excellent news.
Karl

DoN. Nichols wrote:
According to :
Best wishes on the recovery of your wife.

She's been sprung from the ICU -- and may be home from the
hospital sometime near the end of this week.

I've gotten at least one hard drive to start working by whacking it a
couple times while it was powered down..

The last problem drive was powered down (using the key in the
cage) pulled out, and burped, after the AC had been restored and the
temperature pulled down to reasonable.

Thanks,
DoN.
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In article ,
(Scott Lurndal) wrote:

"Roger Shoaf" writes:

"Scott Lurndal" wrote in message
m...

Generally you just pinch the vas deferens and that is sufficient.

I doubt that would do the trick, you want to eliminate the production of
testosterone not just eliminate fertility.


For whatever reason, it works. My job was to hold the tail
parallel to the back while my uncle did the pinch. I'm not
clear on the physiology of why it effectively made a steer from
a bull calf.

Bet it crushed the blood vessels as well, so the testis just dried up.

Joe Gwinn

Thank you for that.