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What is it? Set 134
"R.H." wrote in message ... 785 - Really intrigued me with its diminutive size, so I mucked around till I found the most likely patent number. I think it is 435,590 "Grappling Hook". It was claimed to be used for retrieving objects from water wells. i.e. dippers, buckets, anything that had been dropped in that would stop the well from functioning properly. See: http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat435590.pdf It does work in a similar manner, maybe the same person got a couple of patents on the same day for two different hooks or he got this patent and then modified the tool and kept the same date. I'm guessing that the one on my site isn't spring loaded, but I'll ask the owner of it, though he's out of town for a couple of days so it will be a while until I get an answer. Thanks for finding that. It's clearly missing its spring which would locate in the notches either side of the top of the arms. -- Dave Baker www.pumaracing.co.uk "Why," said Ford squatting down beside him and shivering, "are you lying face down in the dust?" "It's a very effective way of being wretched," said Marvin. |
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What is it? Set 134
"R.H." wrote in message ... Just posted an image of the carpet stretcher from an old Sears catalog where it sold for 37 cents: http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/ Inherited from my mother via my grandparents I have a similar but simpler carpet stretcher. It's about 1 foot long and consists of almost identical metal teeth like yours at one end and a turned wooden handle comprising a 1 inch diameter shaft and a round circular pad about 4 inches in diameter at the end. You dig the teeth into the carpet, push it taught and then hold the tension with your knee against the pad while you nail the carpet down. I clearly recall asking mum what this strange thing was when I was a kid. Yours is designed to be used by digging the teeth into the carpet then using the hooked lever against the edge of the floorboards to pull the carpet tight then finally you press the spike through the carpet and into the floorboards to hold everything. Basically a hands (or knees) free version of the simpler one I own. Frankly I'm not sure if so many holes in a fine carpet would be a good idea. Of course yours requires floorboards under the carpet to take the spike and mine can be used even if the carpets are over a stone or concrete floor. I've no idea where it is at present but if it ever turns up again I'll post a photo to you. It's entirely possible my grandfather bought it to help him fit the carpets in the house he built when he married my grandmother in the early part of last century. I'm slightly annoyed that having such a similar object with the same teeth I still didn't twig what your device was until the solution was posted. -- Dave Baker www.pumaracing.co.uk "Why," said Ford squatting down beside him and shivering, "are you lying face down in the dust?" "It's a very effective way of being wretched," said Marvin. |
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What is it? Set 134
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:56:38 GMT, "R.H." wrote:
"Andy Asberry" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:05:25 GMT, "R.H." wrote: Just posted an image of the carpet stretcher from an old Sears catalog where it sold for 37 cents: http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/ And, what is "Japanned" steel? --Andy Asberry recommends NewsGuy-- I was wondering that myself, according to the web site below, it's "most often a heavy black lacquer, almost like enamel paint." Indeed. A lot of the early Japanese cameras were "japanned"...rather than blued. A fairly tough lacquer, IRRC shellac based. When it chips..it leaves bright metal under it usually. http://www.answers.com/japanned&r=67 I thought it might be a dated term, but Lee Valley still uses it: http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...=3,43631,43634 Rob "A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences." - Proverbs 22:3 |
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What is it? Set 134
Brian Lawson wrote:
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:55:04 GMT, "R.H." wrote: "Mark Brader" wrote in message ... Rob H.: 781. Coal shovel SNIP I've looked but haven't been able to find one on the web like it. Rob Hey Rob, Maybe not on the web, but I have one like it in my back-yard as a decorative item.. Bought it for 2 bucks at an auction, so I've no idea either. Take care. Brian Lawson, Bothwell, Ontario. Ontario, huh....ever do any ice fishing? What did/would you use to clear the ice from the hole? -- Ted Don't forget to take out the trash |
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What is it? Set 134
Take a look at my doctored image where I highlighted in yellow where I suspect a spring should go: http://www.iserv.net/~lfisk/grpsprng.jpg I would be curious to know approximately how much this thing weighs too, when you get a chance to ask more about it. I just added a photo that shows where Gary placed a spring, same as in your pictu http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/ It weighs 2 pounds 15 ounces, and considering that it opens to a maximum of 6", I think the well hook answer is correct. Rob |
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What is it? Set 134
"Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:29:49 GMT, "R.H." wrote: Take a look at my doctored image where I highlighted in yellow where I suspect a spring should go: http://www.iserv.net/~lfisk/grpsprng.jpg I would be curious to know approximately how much this thing weighs too, when you get a chance to ask more about it. I just added a photo that shows where Gary placed a spring, same as in your pictu http://pzphotosan134-5.blogspot.com/ It weighs 2 pounds 15 ounces, and considering that it opens to a maximum of 6", I think the well hook answer is correct. Hi Rob, Thanks for the follow up. I'm pretty sure you're on the right track. I didn't really think it looked to be heavy-duty enough to be lifting anything much. It even weighs less than I would have hazard guessing... If the patent date is truly accurate, I'm pretty sure the one I linked to before would be the most likely candidate. I searched through that date pretty well via hit-and-miss and classes (classes are the best way to search, but take the most homework to figure out). It sure would be nice to have the original instructions that must have went with this item. I think there must have been something (another string or rope) that attached to the sliding wedge at the top too. Did the owner happen to comment on how/where they got it from? No biggy, just curious. That might shed some more light on the matter. As others have commented, Thanks a lot for putting all your work into this "puzzle" every week -- Leon Fisk Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b Remove no.spam for email He got it from a garage sale a little north of Dallas, and since the inventor lived in Arkansas, this is another indication that it's most likely a well hook. Rob |