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Can you identify these mystery farm tools?


August 2011 Mystery Tool B

Do you recognize this tool? It is marked "patent applied for."

August 2011 Mystery Tool B 

August 2011 Mystery Tool B 

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Check back here September 20 for the correct answer, or find it in the October 2011 issue of Farm Collector.

Have a tool you want to submit? E-mail 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.

August 2011 Mystery Tool A

Do you recognize this tool? It measures 36 inches from handle to handle and 16 inches wide. It has two "teeth" on each side.

August Mystery Tool A 

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Check back here September 20 for the correct answer, or find it in the October 2011 issue of Farm Collector.

Have a tool you want to submit? E-mail 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.

Mystery Solved! June 2011 Mystery Tool Answers

June 2011 Item A 

June 2011 Item A 

Marble shooter, identified by Frank Tolford, Evanston, Ill., and Warren Fick, Durant, Iowa. Photo submitted by Joe Greiwe, Batesville, Ind. See patent 819, 891 for a similar device.  

June 2011 Item B 

June 2011 Item B 

Body shop tool, identified by William Weiss, West Haven, Ct.; Nick Jonkman, Wyoming, Ontario; Larry Ruebush, Good Hope, Ill.; and Ronald Young, Madison, Ind. Photo submitted by Bob Crowell, Batesville, Ind. See patent 2,352,009 for a similar device. 

June 2011 Item C 

June 2011 Item C 

Adjustable door vise, identified by Frank Scheibert, Middletown, Ohio; Jim Kelp, Nashville, Ind.; and Donald E. King, Home, Pa. Photo submitted by Stephen Mead, Kearney, Neb. See patent 973,942 for a similar device. 

June 2011 Item D 

June 2011 Item D 

Offset hinges, for use on gable hay doors on barns, identified by Mil Harr, Centennial, Colo.; Bill Thomas, Silverwood, Mich.; Earl Hepworth; Donald Labrune, Holland, Minn.; Alvin Weber, Sigourney, Iowa; and Jerry Kamp, Wooster, Ohio. Photo submitted by Jim Couchman, Medford, Okla. 

July 2011 Web Exclusive Mystery Tool

Do you recognize this tool?

What Is It 

Web exclusive 

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July 2011 Mystery Tool D

Do you recognize this tool?

July 2011 Mystery Tool D 

July 2011 Mystery Tool D 

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Check back here August 16 for the correct answer, or find it in the September 2011 issue of Farm Collector.

Have a tool you want to submit? E-mail 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.

July 2011 Mystery Tool C

Do you recognize this tool? It measures about 7-1/2 inches long, with a wooden handle. The steel shaft appears to have been bent by the manufacturer. The steel shaft freely spins/rotates within the wood handle, and the white plastic knob on the handle end rotates with the steel shaft. On the tip of the steel shaft there is a small nipple.

July 2011 Item C 

If you recognize this mystery tool leave a comment by clicking the Comment link below.

Check back here August 16 for the correct answer, or find it in the September 2011 issue of Farm Collector.

Have a tool you want to submit? E-mail 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.


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