tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270170520929042062024-02-08T07:27:29.411-08:00What is it? Answers 244Rob H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02571776892571984835noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627017052092904206.post-40138862151247186962008-08-08T12:33:00.001-07:002011-01-12T12:32:17.255-08:001375. A carpenter's gauge for drawing marks parallel to the straight or curved edge of a board, the mechanism keeps the marking point the required distance from the edge, patent number <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?id=4rUAAAAAEBAJ&dq=79052">79,052</a>.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1375s.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1375al.jpg">Larger image</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1375bs.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1375bl.jpg">Larger image</a><br /><br /><br />A side view of it from the patent:<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1375c.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1376. This device is a cotter pin puller.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1376s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1376as.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1377a. These are both man traps, the first was used by a wealthy land owner in England to catch poachers. It takes a key to open the jaws and they can't be pried apart. It was designed so as not to break the leg, a small consolation since the victim probably paid with his life.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1377.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1377al.jpg">Larger image</a><br /><br /><br />A shot of the keyhole:<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1377c-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1377b.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1377bl.jpg">Larger image</a><br /><br /><br /><br />1377b. The trap below was meant to capture a chicken thief, according to the patent:<br /><blockquote>This invention relates to jaw traps and, among other objects, aims to provide a jaw trap which may be used to capture chicken thieves, being so constructed that the more the victim struggles the closer together the jaws move. A further object is to provide a jaw trap having a jaw locking mechanism which prevents the jaws from being pried apart by the victim, the mechanism itself being so guarded that the victim cannot release himself. A further object is to provide a jaw trap for the purpose stated which is so constructed that the victim is not injured in any way.</blockquote><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1377d.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Patent number <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?id=eoRqAAAAEBAJ&dq=1840581">1,840,581</a><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1377e.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1377dl.jpg">Larger image</a><br />Both traps are from the North American Trap Collectors Association Museum<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1378. This tool was used for holding either a <a href="http://www.worksunlimited.com/Silver_Plate.htm#antique">lamb's leg</a> (14th photo from the top) or a <a href="http://www.mjdtools.com/auction/graphics/a212493.htm">drumstick</a> from a roasted fowl. <br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1378.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1378a.jpg" /><br /><br />On the inside there are four small spikes on the left and two on the right.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1378b.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1379. This was possibly used for splitting bamboo or as a tool similar to a <a href="http://www.woolgatherers.com/id107.htm">flax break</a>, for breaking up plant fibers. <br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1379s.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1379al.jpg">Larger image</a><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1379b.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1379c.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1379cl.jpg">Larger image</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1379ea.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1379el.jpg">Larger image</a><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1379fs.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1379fl.jpg">Larger image</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1380. A <a href="http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/206827252/REPLACEABLE_FACE_HAMMER/showimage.html?">replaceable face</a> or demountable hammer, used for non-marring of struck surfaces. The nut was loosened to attach the inserts, which were available in rawhide, babbitt, copper, and lead. These were used by both metal and leather workers.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1380b.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Both ends look the same:<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/pic1380d.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To submit photos, click on the profile link at the upper right to find my email address.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Last week's set is seen below, <a href="http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/2008/07/set-243.html">click here</a> to view the entire post:<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%209/set243.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://blackopsprotips.blogspot.com/">Black Ops Pro Tips</a><br />More discussion and comments on these photos can be found at the newsgroup <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.puzzles?hl=en">rec.puzzles</a>.Rob H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02571776892571984835noreply@blogger.com0