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Rob

1529 A Minox camera.
http://www.minox.org/minoxencycloped...amera.html#top


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1529 Typical "spy" camera 16mm still camera

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Another new set has been posted:

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Another new set of (un)educated guesses has been produced, too:

1525 - Looks to be a moulding plane, or closely related implement,
particularly designed to cut narrow slots in wood a variable distance
from the edge. I'd fancy the slot might be used to hold a piece of
sheet tin or similar material, say when making a pie safe.

1526 - Which portion is the sharp part? If the half moon is not really
sharp, I'd guess it may be a letter opener and envelope sealer, the seam
rippper like bit being the opener and the half moon used to apply
pressure to the moistened gummed flap of the envelope.

1527 - Possibly a fancy snow making gun setup from a ski area?

1528 - Holders for the slats of vertical blinds?

1529 - Photographic light/exposure meter

1530 - Ummm....some sort of tire changing/seating/manipulation tool? On
the other hand, it looks vaguely evil, so maybe instead it's a torture
device from an old prison.

Now to read other guesses....

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Rob

1529 Typical "spy" camera 16mm still camera

It's 9.5 mm film. I have a Minox exactly like that one. And the black box is
a container for a film cassette.

--
Ed Huntress

1525 Inlay cutter. used to cut the grove for a
brass/gold/ivory/contrasting wood inlay in a table top or box

1526 Letter opener. The flat part was to pry open the wax seal, the
bullet part was to cut the envelope open if that failed.

1527 Look like some sort of rocket sled or similar. The steering wheel
controls a high pressure dual valve setup to open the valve on that side.

1529 16mm "Spy" camera advertised in all the magazines in the '50s

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Rob

and again some silly guesses from germany ...


1525 tool for making dimension lumber (in german: Leistenschneider)

1526 ?

1527 hm, the driver seat of my old volkswagen looks the same. (don´t know
from which plane or helicopter this is taken)

1528 something from a sailing ship?

1529 yep, this is model a
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...20060216232505

1530 ?

greetings from germany
chris

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1526 - Which portion is the sharp part? If the half moon is not really
sharp, I'd guess it may be a letter opener and envelope sealer, the seam
rippper like bit being the opener and the half moon used to apply
pressure to the moistened gummed flap of the envelope.


The small blade next to the point is sharp, and here is the owner's
description of the half moon:

"As to sharpness, I guess you can say it is not blunt, but you can run your
finger over it with moderate pressure and not be cut. It requires a fair
amount of pressure to cut through a folded paper seam and the cut is not
real clean."


1530 - Ummm....some sort of tire changing/seating/manipulation tool?


Good guess, it's a tool for use with the old auto tires.


Rob

On 2009-01-29, Rob H. wrote:
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http://55tools.blogspot.com/

As always, posting from rec.crafts.metalworking.

1525) A special plane designed to cut a narrow groove a selected
distance from the edge of a wood surface.

I don't see an exit path for the curls -- but I also don't see
all views. It could be on the side opposite the sidecar which
serves as a distance guide.

1526) I *think* that this is a "case knife" -- used for opening
snap-on watch case backs.

I'm not sure what the pin on the other side is for -- perhaps to
lever the case back off after the knife starts it open.

1527) This looks like an astronaut's motorcycle. The various jets
around the device thrust in various directions to steer and to
move the device (and its rider).

It *could* be intended for use underwater instead, adding
maneuverability for a SCUBA diver.

I'm not sure whether the cushioned seat would work well in
either environment, however. :-) It depends on what stuffing it
uses. Almost certainly it would not like the vacuum
environment, so let's settle on an underwater maneuvering cycle
instead of a space one.

1528) Hangers for old wooden Venetian blinds? The residue of oxidized
green paint in the closeups seems to match what I remember.

1529) "Minox" tiny camera. Used a very small film -- smaller than
the 16mm ones which I have.

1530) Part of it looks as though it would be usable for installing
nose rings in bulls. not sure what the other parts do.

Now to see what others have suggested.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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1530 - Ummm....some sort of tire changing/seating/manipulation tool?


Good guess, it's a tool for use with the old auto tires.

Bead breaker?

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1525 I think this is for one of two things either it is a rather elaborate
scriber or it is for planing rebates into wood?
1526 could this be a dentists tool?
1527 my first thought was its the seat out of a simulater but it i dont
think thats right. However I hope whatever does not involve too much
movement that shaft at groin level looks like it may hurt a little :{
1528 ?
1529 stud detector? not sure why it would have dials however.
1530 i will have a stab at a farriers tool.

On Jan 29, 3:20*pm, "Rob H." wrote:
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1526 - Which portion is the sharp part? *If the half moon is not really
sharp, I'd guess it may be a letter opener and envelope sealer, the seam
rippper like bit being the opener and the half moon used to apply
pressure to the moistened gummed flap of the envelope.

The small blade next to the point is sharp, and here is the owner's
description of the half moon:

"As to sharpness, I guess you can say it is not blunt, but you can run your
finger over it with moderate pressure and not be cut. *It requires a fair
amount of pressure to cut through a folded paper seam and the cut is not
real clean."

1530 - Ummm....some sort of tire changing/seating/manipulation tool?

Good guess, it's a tool for use with the old auto tires.

Rob

I'm stumped! However, as a wild guess, 1529 resembles a plastic
"citrus peeler" that I picked up in a grocery store some years ago
aound Christmas time. The little tooth on the bottom is designed to
slice into the peel and slice it open without gouging into the "flesh"
of the orange, etc. Once you've made some slices(I preferred
quartering the skin from top to bottom), you can then use the
semicircular blade to slide under the peel and work it loose, again
without gouging into the "flesh" of the fruit, as the blade is not
really sharp. Just my .02 cents worth.

Nahmie

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1525 - Slotting plane. Used to cut slots set distances from the edges
of the work.

1526 - Looks like a pearl handled letter opener. One side opens the
envelope and the other side presses the flap closed

1527 - Looks like the unit used to get a pilot used to their flight
suit inflation system. Installed in a simulator so they can "fly" and
get used to the effects of the pressure suits reaction.

1528 - Window shutter pieces.

1529 - Minox camera. That one looks like the commercial model not the
smaller one you see in spy films.

1530 - Ye olde tire tool. Used to break the bead and hold the bead
open so you can patch the tire/tube without dismounting the tire.


--
Steve W.

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1530 - Ummm....some sort of tire changing/seating/manipulation tool?


Good guess, it's a tool for use with the old auto tires.

Bead breaker?


Yes, for getting the tire on and off the rim.


Rob

On Jan 29, 4:26*am, "Rob H." wrote:
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Rob

1525: Looks to be a slitter, for cutting strips from veneer or thin
wood.

John Martin

On 29 Jan 2009 21:25:46 GMT, "DoN. Nichols" wrote:


1528) Hangers for old wooden Venetian blinds? The residue of oxidized
green paint in the closeups seems to match what I remember.

How would they attach to the blinds?

I'm guessing that the flat part is intended to be imbedded in masonry joints
(brick or block) with only the round knobby part sticking out. To hold
something moderately heavy that needs to be hung and removed with out tools.
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On 2009-01-30, William Bagwell wrote:
On 29 Jan 2009 21:25:46 GMT, "DoN. Nichols" wrote:


1528) Hangers for old wooden Venetian blinds? The residue of oxidized
green paint in the closeups seems to match what I remember.

How would they attach to the blinds?

They would be screwed to the upright at the hinge end. (These
are wood framed Venetian blinds -- with wood slats opened or closed by a
vertical piece of wood hooked to the edes of the slats with tiny staples
in both parts). The knobs stick up and down beyond the blind's frame,
and pass through flat rings screwed to the top and bottom of the wooden
window frame to allow the blinds to pivot.

I've seen something like this in South Texas in the house in
which I did some of my growing up. The green showing in a chip on the
end of the knob in the close up is a close match to my memory of the
very oxidized green paint on those on some windows on the house. It
was about 1955 when I would last have regularly seen these (so I would
have been about fourteen years old at the most), and I have no idea how
old they were at that time -- but I would guess that they were at least
thirty years old or more. (Rain was quite infrequent there, so a wooden
structure like this would last a lot longer than here in Northern Va.

I'm guessing that the flat part is intended to be imbedded in masonry joints
(brick or block) with only the round knobby part sticking out. To hold
something moderately heavy that needs to be hung and removed with out tools.

Hmm ... the pattern of holes looks like they are designed to
accept flat-head screws from one side rather than to be a way to bond to
the masonry.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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I think # 1526 is an old-time physician's tool called a "fleam" used for
bleeding the patient. Googling around yields images of implements with
similar crescent shaped blades.

On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:58:50 -0800 (PST), humunculus
wrote:

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I think the other unknown one is a fancy citrus peeler..but have no
proof.

--riverman

I dug around looking for patents. Nothing all that close in
letter openers. The Citrus peeler though... these are the
closest I could come up with:

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1072243

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=D415660

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=2549326

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1472462


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I dug around looking for patents. Nothing all that close in
letter openers. The Citrus peeler though... these are the
closest I could come up with:

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1072243

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=D415660

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=2549326

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1472462


Thanks, some of them are close but not quite close enough to call this one
solved. I've done some searching on the various guesses but didn't find
much.

Also, I added Charles' suggestion and riverman's (for # 1528) to the answer
page. I'm thinking that sooner or later we'll get the answer to one of
these, but I'll surprised if we bet both.



Rob

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wrote:

Also, I added Charles' suggestion and riverman's (for # 1528) to the answer
page. I'm thinking that sooner or later we'll get the answer to one of
these, but I'll surprised if we bet both.

Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure this patent is the
answer to 1528:

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1214177

Hardware for hanging overhead track in say an old barn.

From what I could figure out, Rowe Manufacturing in
Galesburg, IL is out of business.

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On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:44:31 -0500, "Rob H."
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Also, I added Charles' suggestion and riverman's (for # 1528) to the
answer
page. I'm thinking that sooner or later we'll get the answer to one of
these, but I'll surprised if we bet both.

Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure this patent is the
answer to 1528:

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1214177

Hardware for hanging overhead track in say an old barn.


Great job on finding that! I'd say this is probably the right patent, but
as you mention it's still possible that it's incorrect. I'll add the patent
to the answer page and pass this along to the owner of the hardware.


Thanks,
Rob

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:42:47 -0500, "Rob H."
wrote:


"Leon Fisk" wrote in message
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On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:44:31 -0500, "Rob H."
wrote:

Also, I added Charles' suggestion and riverman's (for # 1528) to the
answer
page. I'm thinking that sooner or later we'll get the answer to one of
these, but I'll surprised if we bet both.

Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure this patent is the
answer to 1528:

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=1214177

Hardware for hanging overhead track in say an old barn.


Great job on finding that! I'd say this is probably the right patent, but
as you mention it's still possible that it's incorrect. I'll add the patent
to the answer page and pass this along to the owner of the hardware.


Thanks,
Rob

Tell him he owes me a BEER ;-)

If you only knew how much time I piddle away trying to
figure out some of this things...

Suspect they may have come from an old barn close by
(shrug).

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Tell him he owes me a BEER ;-)

If you only knew how much time I piddle away trying to
figure out some of this things...

Suspect they may have come from an old barn close by



I appreciate the assistance, I don't always have the time to do the research
necessary to find the answers, so it's great to have some help, it's a lot
more fun for me when we figure out what the various things are for.


Rob

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wrote:

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I appreciate the assistance, I don't always have the time to do the research
necessary to find the answers, so it's great to have some help, it's a lot
more fun for me when we figure out what the various things are for.


Rob

Oh, I really appreciate your effort with this every week!

If I don't find anything worth reporting back with I don't.
But just because you don't hear from me doesn't mean I
haven't been investigating

I'll probably send you an email in the not too distant
future. There are a few other old items I have some info on,
but no solid answers. It will take me a bit to assemble my
haphazard notes, links and such.

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