Here are six sent in by readers. Do you know what they are?
Answers to the January 2023 items will appear in the March 2023 issue.
Answers for new items in this issue must be received by January 3, 2023.
A. Foot of this tool swivels 180 degrees. Tool measures 6 inches long. Patented June 18, 1872.
Peg cutter used for pegs in construction of shoes and boots. See patent No. 128,147 for a similar device. Photo submitted by Bill Shields, Nampa, Idaho.
B. No details provided.
No positive identification. Photo submitted by Bill Shields, Nampa, Idaho.
C. Tool is mounted to a plank measuring roughly 16 by 4-1/2 inches. Cast into long handle: M.R. RANDALL WAUPACA WIS. PATENTS PENDING.
Nutcracker. Identified by Nick Caldiero, Afton, N.Y.; John and Alisha Mathis, Sauk Centre, Minn.; John Trumble, Pendleton, Ore.; and Geoff Gidman, West Hartford, Conn. “This is a commercial grade nutcracker used by bakers and candymakers,” Nick says. See patent No. 1,357,472. Photo submitted by Eric Bracher, Saratoga, Calif.
D. Tool is all wood; measures about 6 inches long.
No positive identification. Photo submitted by Gary Froiland, Stewartville, Minn.
E. Tool measures 5-1/2 by 6 inches. Marked Newark NJ.
Leatherworker’s draw gauge, used to slice leather into strips of uniform width. Identified by RC Ebert, Pleasant Hill, Mo.; Robert Scholz, Elmo, Mo.; Larry Kinnison, Bucklin, Mo.; Jesse Arnold “Sonny” Dawkins, Dalhart, Texas; James Frank, Springfield, Ill.; Cary Wilson, Masonville, N.Y.; Nick Caldiero; Sam Noble, Durango, Colo.; Larry Kinnison, Bucklin, Mo.; Willie Burkholder, LaPlata, Mo.; Gust Russakis, New Port Richey, Fla.; and Andy Hastings, Rio Vista, Calif.
“The tool was manufactured in Newark, N.J., probably by C.S. Osborne & Co. Newark represented one of the largest concentration of tanneries on the east coast,” Nick says. “As horses and carriages represented the primary means of transportation for the better part of the 19th century, tools used in horse tack, harness and saddlery were in major demand, not just in the U.S., but all over the world. C.S. Osborne flourished at that time by making the highest quality leatherworking tools in the country.” Photo submitted by Bob Wittersheim, Carleton, Mich.
F. Item has a mesh screen in the threaded metal end.
Mothball atomizer used to treat closets and storage areas; attaches to vacuum exhaust. Identified by Robert Scholz. Photo submitted by Wayne Beard, Dry Prong, La.
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Answers for new items shown in this issue must be received by January 3, 2023.
