1352. Windlass for raising anchor. 1354. Some sort of struck swage. 1355. Engravers hand peg vise - missing pegs. 1356. Someone who didn't want to mess with rulers stamped these hammers to save time perhaps.
1353. I am sorry to keep coming late to the party. The cube of each of the holes is approximately double of the one just smaller. In other words, the volume of a sphere that will just pass through one hole is double the volume of a sphere that will pass through the next smaller one.
I think this is some sort of shot sizing tool, but cannot quickly find any online reference for confirmation.
- Edward
7/12/2008 7:05 PM
Anonymous said...
1353 Perhaps it's a pasta measure. One serving of pasta is 2.25 circumference or 0.716 but I would think it would be marked by serving. Anyhoo just my 2¢
7/16/2008 6:58 PM
1351. 11" long, from the 1860's: [Image] Larger image
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1352. About 42" tall, shot on the deck of the ship seen in the second photo below: [Image]
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1353. 4.7" diameter, submitted by a visitor who is looking to identify it, the hole diameters are: 0.383", 0.486", 0.571", 0.713", 0.901", 1.125", and 1.356"; it was found in England, and the text on it reads "imperial standard": [Image]
1354. 2-5/8" tall, I bought this over a year ago and just last week found out what it's for: [Image]
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1355. 6" long: [Image]
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1356. 14" long: [Image]
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[Image] These are both from Scotty Fulton's collection.
To submit photos, click on the profile link at the upper right to find my email address.
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6 Comments -
1352. Windlass for raising anchor.
1354. Some sort of struck swage.
1355. Engravers hand peg vise - missing pegs.
1356. Someone who didn't want to mess with rulers stamped these hammers to save time perhaps.
7/10/2008 6:47 AM
1353. (Forgot one) Probably a drill gauge used in British Empire when Imperial Standard was the system of measure.
7/10/2008 7:03 AM
The ship looks similar to the Kalmar Nyckel out of Wilmington, DE.
7/10/2008 8:57 AM
It's the U.S. Brig Niagara, in Erie, Pa.
7/11/2008 4:46 PM
1353. I am sorry to keep coming late to the party. The cube of each of the holes is approximately double of the one just smaller. In other words, the volume of a sphere that will just pass through one hole is double the volume of a sphere that will pass through the next smaller one.
I think this is some sort of shot sizing tool, but cannot quickly find any online reference for confirmation.
- Edward
7/12/2008 7:05 PM
1353 Perhaps it's a pasta measure. One serving of pasta is 2.25 circumference or 0.716 but I would think it would be marked by serving. Anyhoo just my 2¢
7/16/2008 6:58 PM