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Rob H.
Feb 9, 2012, 4:04:37 AM2/9/12
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Harry Vaderchi
Feb 9, 2012, 4:47:13 AM2/9/12
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2474 - Nose ring!
2475 - folding spanner - a cyclists tool, including spoke adjuster and
bottle opener!
2476 - leather football former
2477 - hot plate gripper?
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Alexander Thesoso
Feb 9, 2012, 6:03:04 AM2/9/12
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2476 Sand-casting pattern for a cannon ball?
Kenefick
Feb 9, 2012, 6:20:21 AM2/9/12
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2473 cigar cutter?
2474 towel holder?
2475 glass cutter?
2476 first thought was a hat jig. after the other photos, no clue.
2477 oil can remover? HFS in the 60s = Harbor Freight Tools now
2478 fumergator?
On 2/9/2012 4:04 AM, Rob H. wrote:
2474 towel holder?
2475 glass cutter?
2476 first thought was a hat jig. after the other photos, no clue.
2477 oil can remover? HFS in the 60s = Harbor Freight Tools now
2478 fumergator?
On 2/9/2012 4:04 AM, Rob H. wrote:
axolotl
Feb 9, 2012, 6:25:06 AM2/9/12
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Kevin Gallimore
Stormin Mormon
Feb 9, 2012, 8:21:54 AM2/9/12
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2473 vacuum cleaner nozzle for under the sofa?
2474 the round ball probably has female threads? Which makes it a towel
holder.
2475, some kind of wrench, but what?
2476 looks a bit like the "ink balls" that were used to put ink on old
movable type printing pressess. The ball is coated with leather, of course.
There's a historic site within driving distance of me that has ink balls.
2477, gee whiz. Harbor Freight is still in business. You could contact them,
and see if someone at the office knows. Me, sorry, not sure.
2478, something based on a wick type oil lamp. Beyond that, I'm guessing.
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"Rob H." <rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote in message
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2474 the round ball probably has female threads? Which makes it a towel
holder.
2475, some kind of wrench, but what?
2476 looks a bit like the "ink balls" that were used to put ink on old
movable type printing pressess. The ball is coated with leather, of course.
There's a historic site within driving distance of me that has ink balls.
2477, gee whiz. Harbor Freight is still in business. You could contact them,
and see if someone at the office knows. Me, sorry, not sure.
2478, something based on a wick type oil lamp. Beyond that, I'm guessing.
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anorton
Feb 9, 2012, 11:56:59 AM2/9/12
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2478: Humidifier, fumigator and deodorizer?
J Burns
Feb 9, 2012, 1:54:39 PM2/9/12
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on his China trip. Nowadays, you might use a balloon for a form.
It looks as if you could make a paper-mache pinata up to 53 degrees
north of the equator, like Dublin or Liverpool, and still get the wedges
out after withdrawing the center piece. Then you could put in the
goodies and attach a paper-mache cap. Perhaps this would be more rigid
and could be filled fuller than if you made a pinata out of two hemispheres.
Lloyd E. Sponenburgh
Feb 9, 2012, 2:07:26 PM2/9/12
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"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61***spam...@hotmail.com> fired this volley
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> There's a historic site within driving distance of me that has ink
> balls.
Yeah, but Stormy, those balls are filled with wool, not wood. One letter
off!
Lloyd
in news:FMPYq.33900$3D4....@news.usenetserver.com:
> There's a historic site within driving distance of me that has ink
> balls.
off!
Lloyd
Gerald Ross
Feb 9, 2012, 3:36:45 PM2/9/12
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2378 Hand warmer, cigar lighter, coffee warmer.
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ARE out to get you.
WW
Feb 9, 2012, 3:46:49 PM2/9/12
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2478 Hen House heater?
Rob H.
Feb 9, 2012, 3:47:19 PM2/9/12
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"Harry Vaderchi" <ad...@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:04:37 -0000, Rob H. <rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote:
>
>> The latest set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
>
> 2473 - Bottle opener
I guess I should give you about a 90% on this answer, it _is_ a bottle
>
>> The latest set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
>
> 2473 - Bottle opener
opener but it's for a specific kind of bottle, one which most people here
have probably opened on at least one occasion.
WW
Feb 9, 2012, 3:49:34 PM2/9/12
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2478 Maybe a humidifier? 2nd guess.
Rob H.
Feb 9, 2012, 3:49:22 PM2/9/12
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a box lot that they had purchased at an auction.
Rob H.
Feb 9, 2012, 3:53:37 PM2/9/12
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> 2474 towel holder?
Looks like I should have taken the photo from a lower angle so it would be
more obvious that the slot that you can see on the lower right is a key
hole.
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
Rob H.
Feb 9, 2012, 3:56:30 PM2/9/12
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Rob H.
Feb 9, 2012, 3:58:33 PM2/9/12
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"Gerald Ross" <gw...@comsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Rob H. wrote:
>> The latest set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
>
> 2378 Hand warmer...
>> The latest set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
>
Not technically correct but you're on the right track for one of the uses
for this device.
Rob H.
Feb 9, 2012, 6:04:15 PM2/9/12
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> "Rob H." <rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote in message
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>> The latest set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> 2478 Hen House heater?
> "Rob H." <rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote in message
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>> The latest set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
Yes, otherwise known as a brooder
> 2478 Maybe a humidifier? 2nd guess.
One use for this device has still gone unanswered.
Artemus
Feb 9, 2012, 6:32:17 PM2/9/12
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Egg candler?
Art
Art
Gerald Ross
Feb 9, 2012, 6:35:01 PM2/9/12
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Rob H.
Feb 9, 2012, 6:53:25 PM2/9/12
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>>>>
>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
probably a lot more clear when it was new.
>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>>>
>>>
>>> 2478 Hen House heater?
>>
>> Yes, otherwise known as a brooder
>>
>>> 2478 Maybe a humidifier? 2nd guess.
>>
>> Correct, if it's too dry then egg shells can stick to hatching chicks.
>>
>> One use for this device has still gone unanswered.
>>
> Egg candler?
> Art
Egg candler is correct, the round part on the cover is made of mica and was
>>>
>>> 2478 Hen House heater?
>>
>> Yes, otherwise known as a brooder
>>
>>> 2478 Maybe a humidifier? 2nd guess.
>>
>> Correct, if it's too dry then egg shells can stick to hatching chicks.
>>
>> One use for this device has still gone unanswered.
>>
> Egg candler?
> Art
probably a lot more clear when it was new.
Cliff Hartle
Feb 9, 2012, 8:25:32 PM2/9/12
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I think they still sell them.
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grmi...@rogers.com
Feb 9, 2012, 9:03:27 PM2/9/12
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On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:49:22 -0500, "Rob H." <rhv...@gmailnospam.com>
wrote:
More specificly for picture framing bradswhich somewhat resemble horse
shoe nails ~3/4" long with a flat back and tappered shaft.
wrote:
shoe nails ~3/4" long with a flat back and tappered shaft.
Ted Schuerzinger
Feb 9, 2012, 9:08:48 PM2/9/12
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On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:47:19 -0500, Rob H. wrote:
> I guess I should give you about a 90% on this answer, it _is_ a bottle
> opener but it's for a specific kind of bottle, one which most people
> here have probably opened on at least one occasion.
Champagne? Or wine in general?
> I guess I should give you about a 90% on this answer, it _is_ a bottle
> opener but it's for a specific kind of bottle, one which most people
> here have probably opened on at least one occasion.
20 years ago I went to the "old country" (Germany) with my parents. My
father brought with him a wine bottle opener that was "better" than a
corkscrew: it had two tines that went on either side of the cork between
the cork and the bottle, after which you twist to remove the cork,
leaving no hole in the cork.
The first time he demonstrated it for one of our relatives, he broke the
cork, leaving pieces of cork at the bottom of the bottle, much to the
delight of our relatives, who found it a laugh riot.
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Feb 9, 2012, 9:18:21 PM2/9/12
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On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:04:15 -0500, "Rob H." <rhv...@gmailnospam.com>
wrote:
>
IIRC the eggs are hatched in an "incubater" and thebaby chicks are
kept warm under the hood of a "brooder" This unit would be the
heat/humidity source probably used in conjunction with a
thermostaticly controled venting system for the incubator.
wrote:
>
kept warm under the hood of a "brooder" This unit would be the
heat/humidity source probably used in conjunction with a
thermostaticly controled venting system for the incubator.
Zz Yzx
Feb 9, 2012, 9:39:23 PM2/9/12
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>> 2473 - Bottle opener
>
>
>I guess I should give you about a 90% on this answer, it _is_ a bottle
>opener but it's for a specific kind of bottle, one which most people here
>have probably opened on at least one occasion.
A BROWN BOTTLE OPENER!
>
>
>I guess I should give you about a 90% on this answer, it _is_ a bottle
>opener but it's for a specific kind of bottle, one which most people here
>have probably opened on at least one occasion.
-Zz
Zz Yzx
Feb 9, 2012, 9:41:00 PM2/9/12
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>20 years ago I went to the "old country" (Germany) with my parents. My
>father brought with him a wine bottle opener that was "better" than a
>corkscrew: it had two tines that went on either side of the cork between
>the cork and the bottle, after which you twist to remove the cork,
>leaving no hole in the cork.
>
>The first time he demonstrated it for one of our relatives, he broke the
>cork, leaving pieces of cork at the bottom of the bottle, much to the
>delight of our relatives, who found it a laugh riot.
You don't "twist" those tools, you wiggle them back and forth in the
>father brought with him a wine bottle opener that was "better" than a
>corkscrew: it had two tines that went on either side of the cork between
>the cork and the bottle, after which you twist to remove the cork,
>leaving no hole in the cork.
>
>The first time he demonstrated it for one of our relatives, he broke the
>cork, leaving pieces of cork at the bottom of the bottle, much to the
>delight of our relatives, who found it a laugh riot.
same plane as the tines.
-Zz
Harry Vaderchi
Feb 10, 2012, 4:57:28 AM2/10/12
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On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:47:13 -0000, Harry Vaderchi <ad...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:04:37 -0000, Rob H. <rhv...@gmailnospam.com>
> wrote:
>
> 2473 - Bottle opener
> On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:04:37 -0000, Rob H. <rhv...@gmailnospam.com>
> wrote:
>
> 2474 - Nose ring!
> 2475 - folding spanner - a cyclists tool, including spoke adjuster and
> bottle opener!
> 2476 - leather football former
> 2477 - hot plate gripper?
2478 - still
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Rob H.
Feb 10, 2012, 4:59:34 AM2/10/12
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"Ted Schuerzinger" <fe...@hughes.spam> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:47:19 -0500, Rob H. wrote:
>
>> I guess I should give you about a 90% on this answer, it _is_ a bottle
>> opener but it's for a specific kind of bottle, one which most people
>> here have probably opened on at least one occasion.
>
> Champagne? Or wine in general?
>
Champagne opener is correct.
>
>> I guess I should give you about a 90% on this answer, it _is_ a bottle
>> opener but it's for a specific kind of bottle, one which most people
>> here have probably opened on at least one occasion.
>
> Champagne? Or wine in general?
>
Harry Vaderchi
Feb 10, 2012, 5:05:26 AM2/10/12
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http://www.bathales.com/our-ales/aid/gem/
I didn't think it was a corkscrew!
Harry Vaderchi
Feb 10, 2012, 5:22:44 AM2/10/12
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2474: Slave collar?
Scott Lurndal
Feb 10, 2012, 11:38:27 AM2/10/12
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Rob H.
Feb 10, 2012, 5:08:16 PM2/10/12
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> 2475, some kind of wrench, but what?
The leather handle has a picture of a landscape with a moose, I thought it
could be for an outdoorsman but maybe it's just a general purpose
combination tool. Also the wooden ball is still unidentified but the rest
of the answers have been posted and can be seen here:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2012/02/set-427.html#answers
Rob
Artemus
Feb 10, 2012, 5:41:27 PM2/10/12
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The tip of 2475 looks like a fish hook remover. So perhaps it is
a fisherman's tool? The notches on the side could be matched to
the nuts on a reel.
Art
a fisherman's tool? The notches on the side could be matched to
the nuts on a reel.
Art
Rob H.
Feb 11, 2012, 10:15:52 AM2/11/12
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Harry Vaderchi
Feb 12, 2012, 1:10:06 PM2/12/12
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On Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:39:23 -0000, Zz Yzx <zzy...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 2473 - Bottle opener
>>
Wasn't it me wot said that?
Air ye a jurdie mun? (other brown ales are available!)
>>> 2473 - Bottle opener
>>
Wasn't it me wot said that?
Harry Vaderchi
Feb 12, 2012, 1:10:31 PM2/12/12
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Stormin Mormon
Feb 14, 2012, 9:32:05 AM2/14/12
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I realize that I owe you some pictures of the mortise lock latch. Havn't
been to where I have my mortise lock stored.
The wooden ball looks a LOT like the ink balls used for old movable type
printing press.
If you open this photo in your browser:
http://www.lds.org/Static%20Images/PlacesToVisit/feb19-upload/GrandinInterior7-Detail.jpg
In the foreground is a wooden railing that keeps the public back. The
corner of the railing points to a black table, and on the table are two such
ink balls.
This is the page that hosts the picture I sent:
http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/eng/historical-sites/book-of-mormon-publication-site-grandin-building
The Grandin Building is about 15 minutes drive from where I live.
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been to where I have my mortise lock stored.
The wooden ball looks a LOT like the ink balls used for old movable type
printing press.
If you open this photo in your browser:
http://www.lds.org/Static%20Images/PlacesToVisit/feb19-upload/GrandinInterior7-Detail.jpg
In the foreground is a wooden railing that keeps the public back. The
corner of the railing points to a black table, and on the table are two such
ink balls.
This is the page that hosts the picture I sent:
http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/eng/historical-sites/book-of-mormon-publication-site-grandin-building
The Grandin Building is about 15 minutes drive from where I live.
Christopher A. Young
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J Burns
Feb 14, 2012, 2:24:35 PM2/14/12
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On 2/14/12 9:32 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
> I realize that I owe you some pictures of the mortise lock latch. Havn't
> been to where I have my mortise lock stored.
>
> The wooden ball looks a LOT like the ink balls used for old movable type
> printing press.
>
> If you open this photo in your browser:
> http://www.lds.org/Static%20Images/PlacesToVisit/feb19-upload/GrandinInterior7-Detail.jpg
> In the foreground is a wooden railing that keeps the public back. The
> corner of the railing points to a black table, and on the table are two such
> ink balls.
Functionally, I think it would be a disadvantage for an ink ball to be a
> I realize that I owe you some pictures of the mortise lock latch. Havn't
> been to where I have my mortise lock stored.
>
> The wooden ball looks a LOT like the ink balls used for old movable type
> printing press.
>
> If you open this photo in your browser:
> http://www.lds.org/Static%20Images/PlacesToVisit/feb19-upload/GrandinInterior7-Detail.jpg
> In the foreground is a wooden railing that keeps the public back. The
> corner of the railing points to a black table, and on the table are two such
> ink balls.
full sphere or to come apart.
It has been suggested that this was a form to make medicine balls.
Originally, they were only approximately round. They were sewed inside
out like pincushions.
More recent medicine balls had polar caps, suggesting that they were
sewn on forms. The caps I've seen are much too small to remove the four
largest wedges of the mystery form. Small wedges were more important
for making basketballs because it was important to remove them without
cutting the reinforcing cords.
The four large wedges suggest to me that it may have been to make
pinatas. You'd stick the stem in a hole in your bench, wax the wood,
wrap it with paper mache, remove the top by cutting a latitude line
larger than the Arctic Circle around the stem, remove the form, and use
more paper mache to stick the top back on. A pinata didn't have to be
strong like a basketball.
DanG
Feb 14, 2012, 7:05:39 PM2/14/12
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On 2/14/2012 8:32 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
> I realize that I owe you some pictures of the mortise lock latch. Havn't
> been to where I have my mortise lock stored.
>
> The wooden ball looks a LOT like the ink balls used for old movable type
> printing press.
>
> If you open this photo in your browser:
> http://www.lds.org/Static%20Images/PlacesToVisit/feb19-upload/GrandinInterior7-Detail.jpg
> In the foreground is a wooden railing that keeps the public back. The
> corner of the railing points to a black table, and on the table are two such
> ink balls.
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/2012/02/set-427.html#answers
> I realize that I owe you some pictures of the mortise lock latch. Havn't
> been to where I have my mortise lock stored.
>
> The wooden ball looks a LOT like the ink balls used for old movable type
> printing press.
>
> If you open this photo in your browser:
> http://www.lds.org/Static%20Images/PlacesToVisit/feb19-upload/GrandinInterior7-Detail.jpg
> In the foreground is a wooden railing that keeps the public back. The
> corner of the railing points to a black table, and on the table are two such
> ink balls.
>
Those aren't full round balls, they are for applying the ink to the
plates. They are stuffed very firmly with wool and the skin is leather.
I don't see any way that a wooden ball could work. I liked the pinata
idea - the segmented wooden ball must be for taking it apart after some
type of ball was formed.
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Rob H.
Feb 15, 2012, 7:37:29 AM2/15/12
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>I realize that I owe you some pictures of the mortise lock latch. Havn't
> been to where I have my mortise lock stored.
never get around to it that's fine too.
> The wooden ball looks a LOT like the ink balls used for old movable type
> printing press.
>
> If you open this photo in your browser:
>
> http://www.lds.org/Static%20Images/PlacesToVisit/feb19-upload/GrandinInterior7-Detail.jpg
solid wood.
Rob H.
Feb 15, 2012, 8:07:51 AM2/15/12
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> More recent medicine balls had polar caps, suggesting that they were
> sewn on forms. The caps I've seen are much too small to remove the four
> largest wedges of the mystery form.
would sew the top half first, then flip it over to work on the bottom, when
half of the bottom panels are complete they could pull out some wedges and
rotate the leather, then continue in this manner until complete.
> The four large wedges suggest to me that it may have been to make pinatas.
> You'd stick the stem in a hole in your bench, wax the wood, wrap it with
> paper mache, remove the top by cutting a latitude line larger than the
> Arctic Circle around the stem, remove the form, and use more paper mache
> to stick the top back on. A pinata didn't have to be strong like a
> basketball.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one, but if you find any sources on
wood pinata forms I'd be happy to take a look at them.
Someone had told me that 8" was too small for a medicine ball but I found
one that size on this page:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/85465782/fabulous-antique-leather-medicine-ball
J Burns
Feb 16, 2012, 3:12:55 AM2/16/12
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forms, I'd be happy to look at them. Here's one from the 1950s:
http://www.contextclothing.com/item.php?id=1941
Even then, they weren't perfectly round. It seems to me it would have
been much easier to sew without a form, especially if one used a sewing
machine.
Balloons became available about 1889, for 4¢ apiece, which would be $1
nowadays. Before that, what would they have used except wooden forms?
Even after balloons were available, making dozens of pinatas for annual
festivals would have been cheaper with wooden forms, and the wooden form
would have made it easier to cut the pinata open to fill with candy.
Rob H.
Feb 16, 2012, 5:14:05 AM2/16/12
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>
> If you find any sources showing medicine balls being sewed on wooden
> forms, I'd be happy to look at them. Here's one from the 1950s:
> http://www.contextclothing.com/item.php?id=1941
> Even then, they weren't perfectly round. It seems to me it would have
> been much easier to sew without a form, especially if one used a sewing
> machine.
>
> Balloons became available about 1889, for 4¢ apiece, which would be $1
> nowadays. Before that, what would they have used except wooden forms?
> Even after balloons were available, making dozens of pinatas for annual
> festivals would have been cheaper with wooden forms, and the wooden form
> would have made it easier to cut the pinata open to fill with candy.
You make some good points, I've been searching for pinata forms and medicine
> If you find any sources showing medicine balls being sewed on wooden
> forms, I'd be happy to look at them. Here's one from the 1950s:
> http://www.contextclothing.com/item.php?id=1941
> Even then, they weren't perfectly round. It seems to me it would have
> been much easier to sew without a form, especially if one used a sewing
> machine.
>
> Balloons became available about 1889, for 4¢ apiece, which would be $1
> nowadays. Before that, what would they have used except wooden forms?
> Even after balloons were available, making dozens of pinatas for annual
> festivals would have been cheaper with wooden forms, and the wooden form
> would have made it easier to cut the pinata open to fill with candy.
ball forms and have had the same luck with both, I'll let everyone know if
find anything. Wouldn't surprise me if it turned out to be for a totally
different purpose.
Steve W.
Feb 16, 2012, 1:05:31 PM2/16/12
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a valve cavity. One of the local outfits uses nice aluminum ones now but
wood is a LOT lighter and easier to work with for the previous generation.
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DoN. Nichols
Feb 16, 2012, 11:05:01 PM2/16/12
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"piñata", which can be difficult to generate depending on your keyboard
and computer OS, and in case it is not properly displayed on your
computer, it is an 'n' with a '~' above it. Not sure how forgiving the
search engines are about that.
Good luck,
DoN.
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J Burns
Feb 17, 2012, 5:21:34 AM2/17/12
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On 2/16/12 11:05 PM, DoN. Nichols wrote:
> On 2012-02-16, Rob H.<rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> If you find any sources showing medicine balls being sewed on wooden
>>> forms, I'd be happy to look at them. Here's one from the 1950s:
>>> http://www.contextclothing.com/item.php?id=1941
>>> Even then, they weren't perfectly round. It seems to me it would have
>>> been much easier to sew without a form, especially if one used a sewing
>>> machine.
>>>
>>> Balloons became available about 1889, for 4¢ apiece, which would be $1
>>> nowadays. Before that, what would they have used except wooden forms?
>>> Even after balloons were available, making dozens of pinatas for annual
>>> festivals would have been cheaper with wooden forms, and the wooden form
>>> would have made it easier to cut the pinata open to fill with candy.
>>
>>
>> You make some good points, I've been searching for pinata forms and medicine
>> ball forms and have had the same luck with both, I'll let everyone know if
>> find anything. Wouldn't surprise me if it turned out to be for a totally
>> different purpose.
>
> Have you spelled it right in your searches? It really should be
> "piñata", which can be difficult to generate depending on your keyboard
> and computer OS, and in case it is not properly displayed on your
> computer, it is an 'n' with a '~' above it. Not sure how forgiving the
> search engines are about that.
>
> Good luck,
> DoN.
>
Thanks, DoN.
> On 2012-02-16, Rob H.<rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> If you find any sources showing medicine balls being sewed on wooden
>>> forms, I'd be happy to look at them. Here's one from the 1950s:
>>> http://www.contextclothing.com/item.php?id=1941
>>> Even then, they weren't perfectly round. It seems to me it would have
>>> been much easier to sew without a form, especially if one used a sewing
>>> machine.
>>>
>>> Balloons became available about 1889, for 4¢ apiece, which would be $1
>>> nowadays. Before that, what would they have used except wooden forms?
>>> Even after balloons were available, making dozens of pinatas for annual
>>> festivals would have been cheaper with wooden forms, and the wooden form
>>> would have made it easier to cut the pinata open to fill with candy.
>>
>>
>> You make some good points, I've been searching for pinata forms and medicine
>> ball forms and have had the same luck with both, I'll let everyone know if
>> find anything. Wouldn't surprise me if it turned out to be for a totally
>> different purpose.
>
> Have you spelled it right in your searches? It really should be
> "piñata", which can be difficult to generate depending on your keyboard
> and computer OS, and in case it is not properly displayed on your
> computer, it is an 'n' with a '~' above it. Not sure how forgiving the
> search engines are about that.
>
> Good luck,
> DoN.
>
http://www.ehow.com/info_7931025_papermache-mexican-folk-art-projects.html
This page say Mexicans still use wooden forms to make table displays,
wall displays, clowns, and angels. They mold the paper mache around the
form, then cut the paper mache in two.
This page says wooden forms for paper mache are called takaan.
http://creeksideartgallery.com/db/forsale.pl/13/wood_molds.html
This page says molding paper mache toys on wooden forms became very
popular after American newspapers became available and declined when
plastic toys arrived.
http://www.artesdelasfilipinas.com/archives/6/paete-s-taka
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