Mystery Tools December/January 2026

The genius of pioneer inventors can confound us.

By Farm Collector Staff
Published on November 13, 2025
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courtesy of Ernie Nolan

Countless contraptions that revolutionized farming in the 19th and early 20th centuries have become contemporary curiosities or even mysteries. Here are six sent in by readers. Do you know what they are?

Answers to the December/January 2025/2026 items will appear in the April/May 2026 issue.

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