March Mystery Tools

The genius of pioneer inventors can confound us. Countless contraptions that revolutionized farming in the 19th and early 20th centuries have become contemporary curiosities, or even mysteries.

By The Farm Collector Staff
Published on February 10, 2023
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Here are six mystery tools sent in by readers. Do you know what they are?

Answers to the March 2023 items will appear in the May 2023 issue.

Answers for new items in this issue must be received by March 13, 2023.


A. Piece stands 45 inches tall overall. The three-piece flared “paddle” end is 7 inches high, flaring to a 5-inch sideways fan from front to back flared pieces. Nail heads look very old.

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