Do you recognize this tool?

This mystery tool has three wooden rollers. The top one turns with the crank and is also on a concentric hub that makes it wobble back and forth. "THE BOSS" is stenciled on the top. A label on the front reads "F. ZIMERMAN – PAMELA N.Y." On the back is a label that reads "PATENT APPLIED FOR." Across the top is a wood bar with a threaded wing nut for tensioning the rollers.

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May 2012 Mystery Tool A 

Unknown. Photo submitted by Daniel Jepsen, Miles, Iowa. 

May 2012 Mystery Tool B 

Unknown. DJ Hucker, Hopkinton, Iowa, believes it may be a spoke pulled used by a wheelwright to align spokes when assembling a wooden wheel. Photo submitted by Virgil Cassill, Drakesville, Iowa. 

May 2012 Mystery Tool C 

Commonly referred to as a dengel stock or a scythe anvil. When grain and hay crops were harvested with a scythe, a sharp cutting edge was of prime importance. If a whetstone was used to get the sharp edge, each time it was sharpened, some of the metal was lost. If the edge was hammered sharp each time, the only metal lost was by wear. While sharpening with a hammer, only a small portion of the cutting edge was worked at any one time, therefore only anvils with a small surface were required to re-form the metal to a sharp edge. The workman carried the anvil on his belt or with a leather thong around his neck or shoulder. The sharp point allowed it to be pounded into a convenient stump or log for rigidity in use. The dengel hammer had a short handle for more accurate control of the blows. Photo submitted by Andrew C. Troyer, Shipshewna, Ind. 

May 2012 Mystery Tool D 

Broadcast seed-sower. May have come with a harness that fit around the neck and likely has a socket for a vertical shaft. See patent no. 242,402 for a similar piece. Photo submitted by Gary Hamilton, Union City, Tenn. 

Do you recognize this tool?

The head measures 6-1/4 by 8 inches. The entire tool weighs 45 pounds. The single-bit axe handle is the size of a boy's axe.

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Do you recognize this tool?

This tool was found nailed upright in an old barn. The "Bird bill"-type shears (located on the opposite end of the foot pedal) have a sharp edge.

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Check back here July 17 for the correct answer, or find it in the August issue of Farm Collector.

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Do you recognize this tool?

This tool measures approximately 3 feet long.

If you recognize this mystery tool, leave a comment in the comment section below.

Check back here July 17 for the correct answer, or find it in the August issue of Farm Collector.

Have a tool you want to submit? Email us at editor@farmcollector.com with at least one photo taken in a well-lit area against a plain background. Include dimensions and any markings on the piece.