Here are six sent in by readers. Do you know what they are?
Answers to the December 2022 items will appear in the February 2023 issue.
Answers for new items in this issue must be received by December 1, 2022.
A. Arms measure about 10 inches long. Horseshoe-shaped piece with five holes measures about 7-1/2 inches tall; interior opening is about 4-1/2 inches tall. Triangular piece measures about 9 inches long. Total length is about 16 inches. No markings.
No positive identification. Photo submitted by Nicholas Briggs, Montague, Mich.
B. Piece measures about 30 inches tall. When the pedal is depressed, the fingers spread and clamp down. No markings.
No positive identification Photo submitted by Dennis Freeman, St. Joseph, Mo.
C. Tool’s handle is made of brass; measures 9-1/2 by 4-1/2 inches. Chain (with a hook on the end) measures 46 inches long. No markings.
No positive identification. Norm Hayes, Vernon, Colo., thinks it may be a device used to carry a small load of firewood, by wrapping the chain around the load and then hooking into the right side of the handle. Photo submitted by Carroll Gum, Camden, W.Va.
D. Jack’s overall height is 9 inches, 18-1/2 inches, 24 inches, 27-1/2 inches. What was it used for and how is it safely lowered?
Railway jack. Identified by Edward Marks, Wanatah, Ind.; Darwyn Wirth, Churchbridge, Saskatchewan, Canada; and Norm Hayes. Photo submitted by Timothy J. Reisenauer, Kennewick, Wash.
E. Basket measures 5-1/4 inches wide and rotates.
Kerosene lamp bracket. Identified by Richard Vlach, Auburn, Neb.; Edward Marks; Doug Thompson, Avon, Conn.; Monroe Ropp, Kalona, Iowa; Robert Marshall, Madrid, N.Y.; Nick Caldiero, Afton, N.Y.; Ken Bolton, Fall Creek, Wis.; Scott Eisele, Avoca, Mich.; Louis Bentzinger, Cook, Neb.; Paul Ryberg, Cambridge, Minn.; Norm Hayes; Jack Simmons, Mt. Vernon, Ill.; Rollan Schnitker, Hoyleton, Ill.; Paul Baxter, Central Square, N.Y.; Mark Stead, Platteville, Wis.; and Willard A. Sorter, Middle River, Minn. “The pin facing down on the left of the bracket would fit into a plate mounted on the wall,” Scott Eisele says, “while the round pin with a hole would hold a tin reflector.” Photo submitted by Timothy J. Reisenauer, Kennewick, Wash.
F. Numbers cast in head: 82004 (or possibly B20G4).
No positive identification Photo submitted by Jake Ferrari, Newry, Pa.
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Answers for new items shown in this issue must be received by December 1, 2022.
