Mystery Tools February/March 2025

The genius of pioneer inventors can confound us.

By Staff
Published on January 17, 2025
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courtesy of Dan Hanson

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 February/March 2024 items will appear in the June/July 2025 issue.

Answers for new items in this issue must be received by March 7, 2025.


A. The tool measures 32 inches long and the head measures 5 inches high, not including the spikes.

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