Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Set 1

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14. 10" long:












15. 5-3/4" long:












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20. 5" diameter:













21. Found on the beach, 3" long:













22. 3-1/2" tall:











23. 10" long:











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32. 2-1/8" diameter:















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35. 2-1/2" tall:
















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41. 1-3/4" long:















42. 2-3/4" long:












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44. This tool has three different functions:












45. 4" long:















46. 2-1/2" tall:















47. 5" long:















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49. 6" long:















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Answers:


1. An antique marble shooter:











2. These are sand casting patterns:














3. This was used with a conical sieve to make juice:












4. This is part of a puzzle:












5. A sculpting tool for use with clay:












6. This was used to stretch canvas over stretcher bars for paintings:












7. A finger tip accessory for shuffling paper at the office:












8. An insect antenna:












9. A leather forming tool:












10. A battery clamp puller:












11. Sand casting patterns:















12. Sand casting patterns:













13. Sand casting pattern:












14. Someone has just informed me that he has seen a wooden plant sculpture in which some of the leaves were identical to this one.












15. A leather hole punch:












16. A close-up of a magnetic ball sculpture:












17. A jar wrench:












18. Sand casting pattern:












19. An apple corer:












20. Probably a finial for a staircase or railing:













21. A skate egg case, there is a photo of one that has been cut open here.













22. This one is a leather patch cutting tool, the patches were used when loading muskets. The ball was placed on the patch and then pushed down the barrel.











23. A clay sculpting tool:











24. Sand casting pattern:












25. A freezer ice scraper:











26. Sand casting pattern:












27. A glass cutter:













28. An Asian trunk lock:













29. Sand casting pattern:












30. A Texas York nut sheller:














31. Sand casting pattern:












32. A nut from a bank vault:















33. A rocket bank:












34. A vulcanizer for repairing tube tires:












35. A dime bank:
















36. Sand casting pattern:











37. An ice crusher:













38. A tobacco pipe reamer:














39. A gyroscope wheel:










40. Sand casting pattern:












41. A matchbox protector:















42. A Victorian door stop:












43. A lathe scribe:












44. A paint can opener, bottle opener, and carrier for two cans of paint:












45. A wire fence anchor:















46. A lawn mower blade balancer:















47. A metal lathe cutting tool:















48. A masonry tool for smoothing concrete between bricks:












49. A filter for a coffee maker:















50. A bent shoe hook:





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