Do you recognize this tool?

This mystery tool is marked "Iowa Farming Tool Co., Fort Madison, Iowa." The long straight piece measures about 1-1/2-inch square and 40 inches long. Loop measures about 8 inches by 12 inches.

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Check back here October 16 for the correct answer or find it in the November issue of Farm Collector.

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Do you recognize this tool?

This mystery tool has a center crossbar piece that measures about 15 inches wide.

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Check back here October 16 for the correct answer, or find it in the November issue of Farm Collector.

Have a mystery 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.

August 2012 Mystery Tool A 

We have no definitive answer on this item. One reader believes it to be a homemade device put around the neck of small farm animals (such as goats or sheep) to prevent them from jumping over low fences or rock walls. Photo submitted by Dale Moe, Pigeon Falls, Wis. 

August 2012 Mystery Tool B 

We have no definitive answer on this item. Photo submitted by Chris Jerue, Cheney, Wash. 

August 2012 Mystery Tool C 

Rim tool used in mounting tires. Photo submitted by Stephen Doty, McMinnville, Tenn. See patent 1,704,628 for a similar piece. 

August 2012 Mystery Tool D 

We have no definitive answer on this item. Photo submitted by Bud Lochen, Wausau, Wis. 

August 2012 Mystery Tool E

Barb-wire lifter and carrier, used to carry a spool of barb wire. With this tool, a spool could be carried by a person on each end of the tool, or one person could carry the spool using the center handle. Photo submitted by Steve Sylvester, Centuria Wis. See patent 264,547 for a similar piece.

Do you recognize this tool?

This mystery tool is a saw the measures about 28 inches long. There are four crosscut teeth per half-inch and a deep/wide gullet for sawdust removal. What would this saw have been used for?

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Check back here October 16 for the correct answer, or find it in the November issue of Farm Collector.

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This tool is cast with "Westinghouse." Its total length is 6 inches; the ball measures 2-1/2 inches in diameter. The loops are steel, and the ball is not magnetic.

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Check back here October 16 for the correct answer, or find it in the November issue of Farm Collector.

Have a mystery 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.

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August 2012 Mystery Tool D

This tool measures 24 inches long. The wood rail is 2-1/4 inches square. The bolt holes indicate a mounting for another 2-1/4-inch rail. Castings read "418F" on one side and "419F" on the other.

August 2012 Mystery Tool E

This tool measures about 24 inches long. The castings read "Hawk" and "Patented 1882."

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Check back here September 18 for the correct answer or find it in the October issue of Farm Collector.

Have a mystery 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.