A. Marked Todd’s PA Made in USA No. 1. Measures 12 inches long. Triangle-shaped handles. Jaws measure 1-3/4 in length. Jaws are removable and fit in milled slot.
Answer: Cutting nippers, possibly for use by farriers or in fence construction and repair. Identified by Dean Fuelling, Rapid City, S.D.; Harold Kaufman, Porterfield, Wis.; Eugene Roelofs, Byron Center, Mich.; Richard Lerhr; Ralph Farnsworth, New Haven, Vt.; and Robert Scholz, Elmo, Mo. Photo submitted by
Ron Harts, Stacy, Minn.
B. Tool measures about 9 inches long.
Answer: Hand-held pinking shears. Identified by Arvid Weflen, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Lynn Osantowski, Clovis, Calif. “We still use some in aircraft fabric covering when cutting small pieces of fabric,” Arvid says. “It increases the edge area so the fabric is less likely to come loose. Pinking shears are also available as straight scissors.” Photo submitted by Richard Burch, Wausau, Wis.
C. No information provided.
Answer: Improvement in ox-bow pin used to secure the bows of ox yokes, allowing for quick release as needed. Identified by Larry Harpster, Pennsylvania Furnace, Penn.; Donald Rich, Oxford, Conn.; Harold Kaufman; Ram A. Cnaan, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ken Eldred, Beaver Dams, N.Y.; Dwayne Schmoll, Dodge Center, Minn.; Jim Jensen, Canyon City, Ore.; Ralph Farnsworth; and Richard Bader, Middletown, N.Y. Photo submitted by Roland Duffy, Jackson, Wyo.
D. Handle with screw measures about 4 inches tall; arm measures about 3-1/2 inches. No markings.
Answer: Carrying handle for a 1918 Browning machine gun. Identified by Willy Steers, Roxbury, Conn., and John A. Smith, Prospect, Conn. Photo submitted by Larry Kohnen, Hitchcock, S.D.
E. Tool measures 8-1/2 inches in length (not including wood handle). Opening at end measures 5/16-inch on angle. Marked B just above collar at midpoint.
Answer: No positive identification. Photo submitted by Ed Appel, Galesburg, Ill.
F. Tool measures 20 inches long.
Answer: J.I. Case corn picker cutter/scraper/cleaner. Identified by Tim Putt, Greenwich, Conn., and Ray Hoffman, Blanchard, Iowa. “When I was a boy I thought this was a good idea, so I made one myself,” Tim says. “It didn’t work as well. It would dull easily and bend because I didn’t have hardened steel for a blade. This tool was also used to clean manure spreader beaters.” Photo submitted by Daniel Jepson, Miles, Iowa.
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