the first thing looks like a leyden jar, for storing an electric charge.
found under the boards of the house: one truck tire tool from the thirties. the wrench end fit the lug nuts, the other end is a bead-breaking tool for unseating tires from rims when replacing the innertubes trucks used to use.
6/05/2008 4:03 PM
Anonymous said...
1322 is a spring hose clamp
6/05/2008 5:21 PM
Anonymous said...
1320 might be a wet cell (not a battery - technically, a battery consists of more than one cell, though nowadays battery=cell, I suppose)
6/06/2008 5:50 AM
Anonymous said...
1324 Looks like a post or pipe protector for use when you need to pound one of them into the ground and don't want to damage the top of it.
I'll be on the road for a few days next week so I'll be posting on Wednesday morning instead of the usual Thursday.
1320. 8-1/2" tall: [Image]
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1321. 10-1/2" long, submitted by a visitor who is looking to identify this tool, it was found under some floor boards of a house that was being demolished: [Image]
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1322. 3" long: [Image]
1323. Approximately 6" tall, another unidentified device: [Image]
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The top part can be moved but is spring returned to the position seen in the previous photos. [Image] From Stan Seevers' collection
1324. 4-1/4" tall, from the 1940's: [Image]
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1325. Around 12"-14" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this tool and a chance to win a t-shirt: [Image]
[Image] From Scotty Fulton's collection
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"Set 235"
8 Comments -
Is it a numerical cow marker?
6/05/2008 7:20 AM
1320. An acid battery
6/05/2008 12:21 PM
the first thing looks like a leyden jar, for storing an electric charge.
found under the boards of the house: one truck tire tool from the thirties. the wrench end fit the lug nuts, the other end is a bead-breaking tool for unseating tires from rims when replacing the innertubes trucks used to use.
6/05/2008 4:03 PM
1322 is a spring hose clamp
6/05/2008 5:21 PM
1320 might be a wet cell (not a battery - technically, a battery consists of more than one cell, though nowadays battery=cell, I suppose)
6/06/2008 5:50 AM
1324 Looks like a post or pipe protector for use when you need to pound one of them into the ground and don't want to damage the top of it.
6/06/2008 8:36 AM
1320. Could be a diode (rectifier).
6/06/2008 9:45 AM
1321
this is to adjust air brakes on big trucks
4/04/2010 11:48 AM