1396 - Decorative lightning rod balls. The lightning rod was inserted through the hole in the ball. Usually seen in rural areas on lightning rods on the roofs of barns and homes.
8/28/2008 7:17 AM
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1393 - Polar planimeter, used for measuring areas on drawings, maps & such.
8/28/2008 9:07 AM
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1397 calibration weights for scales. i used them to recalibrate the scales when the forklift drivers would abuse them at both the box plant and the papermill.
8/28/2008 4:19 PM
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1394. Merriam Cast Iron Corn Cutter
8/28/2008 7:44 PM
1393. 5-1/4" long: [Image]
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1394. The blade is 9-1/2" long, first patented in the 1870's: [Image] Larger image
1395. 12-1/2" tall: [Image]
1396. 4-1/2" diameter, both are hollow and look the same on the bottom as on top, the blue one is ceramic and the other is made of glass: [Image]
1397. Below are two different types of weights, the one in this first photo weighs 50 pounds: [Image]
"Set 247"
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1397 Counterbalance weights for scales.
8/28/2008 6:30 AM
1396 - Decorative lightning rod balls. The lightning rod was inserted through the hole in the ball. Usually seen in rural areas on lightning rods on the roofs of barns and homes.
8/28/2008 7:17 AM
1393 - Polar planimeter, used for measuring areas on drawings, maps & such.
8/28/2008 9:07 AM
1397 calibration weights for scales. i used them to recalibrate the scales when the forklift drivers would abuse them at both the box plant and the papermill.
8/28/2008 4:19 PM
1394. Merriam Cast Iron Corn Cutter
8/28/2008 7:44 PM