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4. 2" wide:
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14. 10" long:
15. 5-3/4" long:
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17. 8" 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:
The next set of photos can be seen here.
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