February 2012 Mystery Tool A
Fowl killing device. See patent 2,466,489. Photo submitted by Richard Bader, Middletown, N.Y.
February 2012 Mystery Tool B
Leather-crimping machine. See patent no. 29,429. Photo submitted by Marshall L. Futhey, Rose Hill, Kan.
February 2012 Mystery Tool C
Thill support, used to hold carriage thills in an upright position when the vehicle is not in use. See patent no. 615,066. Photo submitted by Jimmy and Patsy Carter, Greenwood, Del.
February 2012 Mystery Tool D
Carriage maker’s grooving router used to make a groove in wood for wood inlays. Photo submitted by Don Crader, Wills Point, Texas.