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Rob H.
Jul 5, 2012, 4:05:15 AM7/5/12
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anorton
Jul 5, 2012, 4:30:31 AM7/5/12
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2602 could be a saw horse bracket. The legs go in the clamps and the end of
cross piece drops in the slot.
Bill
Jul 5, 2012, 5:13:03 AM7/5/12
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#2600 Crimper, for attaching wires using insulated or non-insulated
connectors.
#2603 Put grapes in it to make wine?
#2604 Hotplates (to rest a hot pan on a genteel table)?
Bill
Bill
Jul 5, 2012, 5:18:46 AM7/5/12
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Bill wrote:
> Rob H. wrote:
>> This week's set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
> Rob H. wrote:
>> This week's set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
> #2604 Hotplates (to rest a hot pan on a genteel table)?
Scratch that guess, they are not big enough.
How about a "musical" purpose--percusive?
Bill
Wild_Bill
Jul 5, 2012, 6:08:32 AM7/5/12
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2600: A Heyco bushing compression tool.. used to install power cord (or
other cable) protective bushings in metal panels.
Heyco bushings are those plastic inserts installed around power cords to
securely anchor them in metal panels of appliances and other equipment.
The cord is placed in the bushing shell and the tool is used to compress the
bushing so the barbed body of the bushing can be inserted into the panel
hole easily.
When the tool is removed, the bushing expands slightly, gripping the edges
of the panel hole to provide a secure mechanical attachment.
Despite the fairly simple design of the Heyco bushings, they're not easily
installed or removed from a panel, particularly from the outside (power cord
side) of an appliance.
Some Heyco bushings include additional strain relief features to promote
reliability of the power cord/cable.
(a fairly easy puzzle since the company name is prominently displayed, this
time).
--
WB
.........
other cable) protective bushings in metal panels.
Heyco bushings are those plastic inserts installed around power cords to
securely anchor them in metal panels of appliances and other equipment.
The cord is placed in the bushing shell and the tool is used to compress the
bushing so the barbed body of the bushing can be inserted into the panel
hole easily.
When the tool is removed, the bushing expands slightly, gripping the edges
of the panel hole to provide a secure mechanical attachment.
Despite the fairly simple design of the Heyco bushings, they're not easily
installed or removed from a panel, particularly from the outside (power cord
side) of an appliance.
Some Heyco bushings include additional strain relief features to promote
reliability of the power cord/cable.
(a fairly easy puzzle since the company name is prominently displayed, this
time).
--
WB
.........
Alexander Thesoso
Jul 5, 2012, 6:50:15 AM7/5/12
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2599 Hmmm...
Looking at the first picture, I jump to the conclusion that this is a
mill. The millstone rolls in circles on its periphery. The central
post is upside-down, and its upper projection forms the central pivot.
Then, quickly looking at the next two pictures, I get confused...
There is no room for a draft animal to go round between the brick circle
and the nearby post. The working periphery of the millstone is very
rough, so it cannot be used to grind to a powder. There is no way to
collect a liquid if this mill is used to extract a fluid or juice or oil
from something.
Then the fourth and fifth picture confuse the driving situation. The
frame is a yoke for a draft animal with the sheave driving a belt to the
mill. But the draft animal would have to step or jump over the belt?
Is it possible that the yoke, post and sheave are upside-down?
I can't immediately think of a farm product that is produced or used in
quantity that would be made by this crushing mill.
Looking at the first picture, I jump to the conclusion that this is a
mill. The millstone rolls in circles on its periphery. The central
post is upside-down, and its upper projection forms the central pivot.
Then, quickly looking at the next two pictures, I get confused...
There is no room for a draft animal to go round between the brick circle
and the nearby post. The working periphery of the millstone is very
rough, so it cannot be used to grind to a powder. There is no way to
collect a liquid if this mill is used to extract a fluid or juice or oil
from something.
Then the fourth and fifth picture confuse the driving situation. The
frame is a yoke for a draft animal with the sheave driving a belt to the
mill. But the draft animal would have to step or jump over the belt?
Is it possible that the yoke, post and sheave are upside-down?
I can't immediately think of a farm product that is produced or used in
quantity that would be made by this crushing mill.
Stormin Mormon
Jul 5, 2012, 8:14:42 AM7/5/12
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2599, either artifact of Fred Flinstone's car, or maybe a millstone for
wheat grinding.
2600, I suspect a crimper for electronic cable connector.
2601, that's familiar gadget. I think opening paint cans, carrying paint
cans (wire handle) and can't think of the third.
2602, probably for holding the corners of furniture, while the glue dries.
2603, Goliath's combat helmet. The chin strap is missing, typically made of
sewn leather. Or, it could be a kettle for boiling syrup from sap.
2604, totally no clue.
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wheat grinding.
2600, I suspect a crimper for electronic cable connector.
2601, that's familiar gadget. I think opening paint cans, carrying paint
cans (wire handle) and can't think of the third.
2602, probably for holding the corners of furniture, while the glue dries.
2603, Goliath's combat helmet. The chin strap is missing, typically made of
sewn leather. Or, it could be a kettle for boiling syrup from sap.
2604, totally no clue.
Christopher A. Young
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Lee Michaels
Jul 5, 2012, 8:48:01 AM7/5/12
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2603. Isn't this the classic pot used by the natives to boil missionaries?
Snag
Jul 5, 2012, 9:54:38 AM7/5/12
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open fire ?
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Snag
Learning keeps
you young !
Snag
Jul 5, 2012, 9:56:13 AM7/5/12
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Sonny
Jul 5, 2012, 11:00:07 AM7/5/12
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2603 - Is a syrup kettle, for making syrup in. Sugar cane juice is
squeezed from the sugar cane and the juice runs, via a trough, into
this pot to be cooked down into syrup. We have a pic of my
grandfather's syrup mill with the horse spinning the press, which
squeezes the cane to extract the juice.
Today, many of these kettles are used for flower bed displays (think
of a large hanging flower pot, but on the ground, not hanging) or for
some feature of lawn decor.
squeezed from the sugar cane and the juice runs, via a trough, into
this pot to be cooked down into syrup. We have a pic of my
grandfather's syrup mill with the horse spinning the press, which
squeezes the cane to extract the juice.
Today, many of these kettles are used for flower bed displays (think
of a large hanging flower pot, but on the ground, not hanging) or for
some feature of lawn decor.
Sonny
Jul 5, 2012, 11:12:23 AM7/5/12
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On Jul 5, 5:50 am, Alexander Thesoso <alexander_thes...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
have a "concrete" or stone bottom. The contents in the ring appears
to be wood chips, but not sure if this is there for demo purposes,
relative to use of the "tool". There is no debris, as this, anywhere
else, nearby... only within the ring. It certainly doesn't appear as
a typical gristmill.
For grinding coal? I don't know why coal would need to be ground,
though. I don't think this tool is indigenous to my area, so I have
no idea about regions of the country with coal, hence the guess.
Charcoal grinder?
Sonny
wrote:
> 2599 Hmmm...
> Looking at the first picture, I jump to the conclusion that this is a
> mill. The millstone rolls in circles on its periphery. The central
> post is upside-down, and its upper projection forms the central pivot.
> Then, quickly looking at the next two pictures, I get confused...
> There is no room for a draft animal to go round between the brick circle
> and the nearby post. The working periphery of the millstone is very
> rough, so it cannot be used to grind to a powder. There is no way to
> collect a liquid if this mill is used to extract a fluid or juice or oil
> from something.
> Then the fourth and fifth picture confuse the driving situation. The
> frame is a yoke for a draft animal with the sheave driving a belt to the
> mill. But the draft animal would have to step or jump over the belt?
> Is it possible that the yoke, post and sheave are upside-down?
> I can't immediately think of a farm product that is produced or used in
> quantity that would be made by this crushing mill.
>
The bottom of the bricked circular ring (enlarge the pic) appears to
> Looking at the first picture, I jump to the conclusion that this is a
> mill. The millstone rolls in circles on its periphery. The central
> post is upside-down, and its upper projection forms the central pivot.
> Then, quickly looking at the next two pictures, I get confused...
> There is no room for a draft animal to go round between the brick circle
> and the nearby post. The working periphery of the millstone is very
> rough, so it cannot be used to grind to a powder. There is no way to
> collect a liquid if this mill is used to extract a fluid or juice or oil
> from something.
> Then the fourth and fifth picture confuse the driving situation. The
> frame is a yoke for a draft animal with the sheave driving a belt to the
> mill. But the draft animal would have to step or jump over the belt?
> Is it possible that the yoke, post and sheave are upside-down?
> I can't immediately think of a farm product that is produced or used in
> quantity that would be made by this crushing mill.
>
have a "concrete" or stone bottom. The contents in the ring appears
to be wood chips, but not sure if this is there for demo purposes,
relative to use of the "tool". There is no debris, as this, anywhere
else, nearby... only within the ring. It certainly doesn't appear as
a typical gristmill.
For grinding coal? I don't know why coal would need to be ground,
though. I don't think this tool is indigenous to my area, so I have
no idea about regions of the country with coal, hence the guess.
Charcoal grinder?
Sonny
G. Ross
Jul 5, 2012, 12:12:33 PM7/5/12
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2603 Syrup kettle for boiling down cane juice.
2604 Skimmers to remove the foam/debris from the contents of the kettle.
--
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A Metaphor is like a Simile.
Steve W.
Jul 5, 2012, 1:18:05 PM7/5/12
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grains or to grind limestone for chinking/mortar. The last picture is a
different style but used to make flour normally.
2600 - Strain relief pliers.
2601 -
2602 -
2603 - Looks like an old tanning pot for liming hides.
2604 -
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Steve W.
Jerry OHIO
Jul 5, 2012, 1:47:34 PM7/5/12
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tiredofspam
Jul 5, 2012, 1:54:21 PM7/5/12
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2603: Looks like a kettle that Elmer Fud used to use to cook Rabbit Stew
in :-0
On 7/5/2012 4:05 AM, Rob H. wrote:
in :-0
On 7/5/2012 4:05 AM, Rob H. wrote:
Rob H.
Jul 5, 2012, 5:46:50 PM7/5/12
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>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> 2603. Pot for boiling sugar cane juice into syrup. At least that's what
> they used it for at Middleton Place.
> Karl
Large kettles could be used for several different purposes, so while your
answer is a correct use for such a kettle, it isn't the answer for this
particular one.
Rob
Rob H.
Jul 5, 2012, 5:50:55 PM7/5/12
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>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
> #2599 Part of a "Frisbee Golf" course?
> #2600 Crimper, for attaching wires using insulated or non-insulated
> connectors.
>
> #2603 Put grapes in it to make wine?
> #2604 Hotplates (to rest a hot pan on a genteel table)?
Rob H.
Jul 5, 2012, 5:52:07 PM7/5/12
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>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>> #2604 Hotplates (to rest a hot pan on a genteel table)?
>
> Scratch that guess, they are not big enough.
>
> How about a "musical" purpose--percusive?
They aren't music related
>
> Scratch that guess, they are not big enough.
>
> How about a "musical" purpose--percusive?
Rob H.
Jul 5, 2012, 5:54:08 PM7/5/12
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>>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
> OOOps , that would be 2599 is a cane crushing device .
Nope, not cane crushing
Rob H.
Jul 5, 2012, 5:56:28 PM7/5/12
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> 2600: A Heyco bushing compression tool.. used to install power cord (or
> other cable) protective bushings in metal panels.
>
> Heyco bushings are those plastic inserts installed around power cords to
> securely anchor them in metal panels of appliances and other equipment.
>
> The cord is placed in the bushing shell and the tool is used to compress
> the bushing so the barbed body of the bushing can be inserted into the
> panel hole easily.
> When the tool is removed, the bushing expands slightly, gripping the edges
> of the panel hole to provide a secure mechanical attachment.
>
> Despite the fairly simple design of the Heyco bushings, they're not easily
> installed or removed from a panel, particularly from the outside (power
> cord side) of an appliance.
>
> Some Heyco bushings include additional strain relief features to promote
> reliability of the power cord/cable.
>
> (a fairly easy puzzle since the company name is prominently displayed,
> this time).
but I did a search on the company name and didn't find an answer for this
tool.
Rob H.
Jul 5, 2012, 6:11:52 PM7/5/12
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> 2599 Hmmm...
> Looking at the first picture, I jump to the conclusion that this is a
> mill. The millstone rolls in circles on its periphery. The central post
> is upside-down, and its upper projection forms the central pivot.
> Then, quickly looking at the next two pictures, I get confused...
> There is no room for a draft animal to go round between the brick circle
> and the nearby post. The working periphery of the millstone is very
> rough, so it cannot be used to grind to a powder. There is no way to
> collect a liquid if this mill is used to extract a fluid or juice or oil
> from something.
> Then the fourth and fifth picture confuse the driving situation. The
> frame is a yoke for a draft animal with the sheave driving a belt to the
> mill. But the draft animal would have to step or jump over the belt? Is
> it possible that the yoke, post and sheave are upside-down?
> I can't immediately think of a farm product that is produced or used in
> quantity that would be made by this crushing mill.
As I mentioned earlier, this is at a village museum, all of the 25 or so
> Looking at the first picture, I jump to the conclusion that this is a
> mill. The millstone rolls in circles on its periphery. The central post
> is upside-down, and its upper projection forms the central pivot.
> Then, quickly looking at the next two pictures, I get confused...
> There is no room for a draft animal to go round between the brick circle
> and the nearby post. The working periphery of the millstone is very
> rough, so it cannot be used to grind to a powder. There is no way to
> collect a liquid if this mill is used to extract a fluid or juice or oil
> from something.
> Then the fourth and fifth picture confuse the driving situation. The
> frame is a yoke for a draft animal with the sheave driving a belt to the
> mill. But the draft animal would have to step or jump over the belt? Is
> it possible that the yoke, post and sheave are upside-down?
> I can't immediately think of a farm product that is produced or used in
> quantity that would be made by this crushing mill.
buildings were moved to this location, so it's possible that this stone
grinder was not set up properly. I can't answer any questions about how it
should work. The only other mule driver grinding stone that I could find on
the web had the mules walking just outside the stone circle, seen here:
http://travelwithsally.blogspot.com/2009/03/mazatlan-part-five-get-out-of-town.html
The one on my site was used to grind something different than on the link
above.
Rob H.
Jul 5, 2012, 6:13:16 PM7/5/12
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>The bottom of the bricked circular ring (enlarge the pic) appears to
>have a "concrete" or stone bottom. The contents in the ring appears
>to be wood chips, but not sure if this is there for demo purposes,
>relative to use of the "tool". There is no debris, as this, anywhere
>else, nearby... only within the ring. It certainly doesn't appear as
>a typical gristmill.
>For grinding coal? I don't know why coal would need to be ground,
>though. I don't think this tool is indigenous to my area, so I have
>no idea about regions of the country with coal, hence the guess.
>Charcoal grinder?
Rob H.
Jul 5, 2012, 6:14:57 PM7/5/12
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> 2601, that's familiar gadget. I think opening paint cans, carrying paint
> cans (wire handle) and can't think of the third.
Artemus
Jul 5, 2012, 6:39:08 PM7/5/12
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Art
>
>> 2601, that's familiar gadget. I think opening paint cans, carrying paint cans
>> (wire handle) and can't think of the third.
>
> You've got two of the three correct.
Removing bottle caps?
>> 2601, that's familiar gadget. I think opening paint cans, carrying paint cans
>> (wire handle) and can't think of the third.
>
> You've got two of the three correct.
Art
Dr Nick
Jul 5, 2012, 6:56:21 PM7/5/12
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Stormin Mormon
Jul 5, 2012, 7:22:52 PM7/5/12
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And all the rest were wrong, I gather?
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Stormin Mormon
Jul 5, 2012, 7:23:25 PM7/5/12
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Painter got to stay hydrated. I did think bottle cap remover, but on a paint
tool?
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dpb
Jul 5, 2012, 7:34:29 PM7/5/12
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On 7/5/2012 4:50 PM, Rob H. wrote:
>
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>> #2599 Part of a "Frisbee Golf" course?
>
> Actually part of a village type museum
...
>
>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>> #2599 Part of a "Frisbee Golf" course?
>
> Actually part of a village type museum
It's been long enough since I were in the areawas last there but that
looks like could be John Rice Irwin's Museum of Appalachia in/near
Clinton/Norris, TN. If so, I'm pretty sure I know it... :)
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Jul 5, 2012, 7:38:58 PM7/5/12
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Jul 5, 2012, 7:38:28 PM7/5/12
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Rob H.
Jul 5, 2012, 7:41:10 PM7/5/12
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dpb
Jul 5, 2012, 8:09:01 PM7/5/12
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On 7/5/2012 6:41 PM, Rob H. wrote:
...
> Yes, that's the one
OK, I'll let the regulars continue for a while then... :)
He was a kewl dude--if you took these pictures and aren't from there (I
think you're somewhere in OH?) did you get to the Lenoir Museum just up
the road towards Norris. Mr Lenoir was still alive for a number of
years when we in the area. It was a treat to spend as much time as one
had the leisure to take hearing all about his collecting and how he came
to get any one item.
There are plenty of "mystery objects" there... :)
It's now part of the State of TN parks Dept at Norris Lake as he donated
the entire collection to the State in return for the agreement to
maintain it which they've done an admirable job thereof...
--
...
> Yes, that's the one
He was a kewl dude--if you took these pictures and aren't from there (I
think you're somewhere in OH?) did you get to the Lenoir Museum just up
the road towards Norris. Mr Lenoir was still alive for a number of
years when we in the area. It was a treat to spend as much time as one
had the leisure to take hearing all about his collecting and how he came
to get any one item.
There are plenty of "mystery objects" there... :)
It's now part of the State of TN parks Dept at Norris Lake as he donated
the entire collection to the State in return for the agreement to
maintain it which they've done an admirable job thereof...
--
JeffW
Jul 5, 2012, 8:43:21 PM7/5/12
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"pancakes.". Stick them in between flanges.
Dennis
Jul 5, 2012, 10:25:21 PM7/5/12
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I'm with WB on that one, its for installing cable locks/strain reliefs.
F Murtz
Jul 5, 2012, 10:44:01 PM7/5/12
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2604 Targets?
Michael A. Terrell
Jul 5, 2012, 10:51:16 PM7/5/12
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Dennis wrote:
>
> I'm with WB on that one, its for installing cable locks/strain reliefs.
J Burns
Jul 6, 2012, 12:21:05 AM7/6/12
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boil maple sap in shallow rectangular pans, providing a large bottom for
heating and a large surface for evaporation.
If it's 5 feet edge to edge, it might hold 75 gallons. The shape would
make it fairly rigid. It has no corners and is lowest at the center.
These days, the spoilage of citrus crops is greatly reduced by washing
with water containing a little bleach and a little baking soda. I
imagine it has always been desirable to wash some crops for inspection
and storage, such as root crops and apples picked up from the ground.
For nonfloating crops, a net could be hooked to the rim. That way,
heavy dirt would settle to the bottom, leaving the water clear. After
most of the water was removed with buckets, the tub could be tipped up
and cleaned.
DoN. Nichols
Jul 6, 2012, 12:36:26 AM7/6/12
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On 2012-07-05, Rob H. <rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote:
> This week's set has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
Posting from Rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
> This week's set has been posted:
>
> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
2599) Well ... to me, the first part looks like a rolling mill
for grinding rain in the circle. The upward pointing end of the
right-angle piece of wood should fit into a hole in the center
stump and I guess that a person walks the axle around
The other part looks like it might be for winnowing the grain.
2600) O.K. This one I *know* -- though I have not seen one marked
and built quite like this.
HEYCO makes strain reliefs for power cords an the like. Two
pieces of plastic (usually black, and sometimes tethered together
by a string of plastic). They have notches in the OD, and
distort the cord into a 'U' shape within the body of the relief.
These pliers are designed to grip the two halves from the side
(thus the angled tips) and compress them to deform the power
cord enough so the two halves fit into a hole punched in the
chassis. When the pliers relax their grip, the two halve expand
a bit and grip the hole so it won't pull out.
The metal 'U' around the pliers is to keep the jaw geared to the
handle to cover a specific range. You can move that to
disengage the gears to allow adjusting for larger or smaller
strain reliefs. Very useful tool. I have two, which I keep
set to common sizes in what I do. Mine have a nut which is
removed to allow the gear mesh between jaw and handle to be
shifted.
2601) This one looks to me like part of a strain relief for running
telephone cables between the building and the pole. There should
be another part which slides into it or which is locked by the
center tabs to keep a grip.
2602) For holding two things at a specific angle while they are glued
together.
Or -- for holding steel cable in the shape of an eye while it is
being served to keep it in that form. Hmm ... the previous
object might be used as part of the serving.
2603) Hog-scalding kettle -- for removing the bristles from the hide
of a hog prior to cutting it up for meat.
2604) Dodging tools -- for holding back the exposure of some areas of
a photographic print, while the rest is allowed to darken more.
Now to post and see what others have suggested.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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Rob H.
Jul 6, 2012, 3:17:52 AM7/6/12
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> OK, I'll let the regulars continue for a while then... :)
> He was a kewl dude--if you took these pictures and aren't from there (I
> think you're somewhere in OH?) did you get to the Lenoir Museum just up
> the road towards Norris. Mr Lenoir was still alive for a number of years
> when we in the area. It was a treat to spend as much time as one had the
> leisure to take hearing all about his collecting and how he came to get
> any one item.
>
> There are plenty of "mystery objects" there... :)
stop in, sounds like an interesting place.
Stormin Mormon
Jul 6, 2012, 8:00:26 AM7/6/12
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Painters need to stay hydrated? Must be.
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Sonny
Jul 6, 2012, 8:35:24 AM7/6/12
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Is 2599 (the grinding stones) related, in some way, to 2603 (the large
5' kettle)? Both appear to be at the same museum, ie. the signs on
the tree with the number 26, other grinding stones, and the fence
construction in some areas.
Whatever is ground, by the stones, is placed into the kettle for
cooking/processing? Other guesses: For grinding some wood/fibrous
product, to make a resinous paste product or for making a texture
product for better chinking of logs of a log cabin, for enhancing
mortar for chimney making or for making a more solid (or waterproof?)
flooring in cabins?
That museum looks like a nice interesting place to visit.
5' kettle)? Both appear to be at the same museum, ie. the signs on
the tree with the number 26, other grinding stones, and the fence
construction in some areas.
Whatever is ground, by the stones, is placed into the kettle for
cooking/processing? Other guesses: For grinding some wood/fibrous
product, to make a resinous paste product or for making a texture
product for better chinking of logs of a log cabin, for enhancing
mortar for chimney making or for making a more solid (or waterproof?)
flooring in cabins?
That museum looks like a nice interesting place to visit.
J Burns
Jul 6, 2012, 9:47:25 AM7/6/12
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On 7/6/12 12:36 AM, DoN. Nichols wrote:
> On 2012-07-05, Rob H.<rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote:
>> This week's set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> On 2012-07-05, Rob H.<rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote:
>> This week's set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>
>
> 2603) Hog-scalding kettle -- for removing the bristles from the hide
> of a hog prior to cutting it up for meat.
>
http://www.southernmatters.com/sugarcane/operations-cashwell.htm
> of a hog prior to cutting it up for meat.
>
#6 shows a 60-gallon Columbus kettle used to scald hogs. It looks like
a match.
#11 shows a 120-gallon used to boil cane juice. Kettles for this
purpose appear thicker than the mystery item, probably to prevent hot spots.
Sonny
Jul 6, 2012, 1:27:38 PM7/6/12
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I cheated and found the answer to #2599, the grinding stones. Here is
someone's MySpace site with 90 pictures taken at the Museum of
Appalachia, in Norris, Tn. http://www.myspace.com/harleyseduce/photos/4717286#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A4718574%7D
As for as that large kettle, I still believe its original purpose was
for making syrup. It may have had a secondary use for scalding hogs,
just as today the kettles, in my area, have a secondary use as lawn
decor. You don't need 60 or 120 gallons of hot water to scald a hog,
unless it was used at a slaughter house for scalding lots of hogs,
hence the quantity of water needed was great, for the many hogs.
Additionally, read the sign here:
http://www.myspace.com/harleyseduce/photos/4717286#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A4717286%7D
someone's MySpace site with 90 pictures taken at the Museum of
Appalachia, in Norris, Tn. http://www.myspace.com/harleyseduce/photos/4717286#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A4718574%7D
As for as that large kettle, I still believe its original purpose was
for making syrup. It may have had a secondary use for scalding hogs,
just as today the kettles, in my area, have a secondary use as lawn
decor. You don't need 60 or 120 gallons of hot water to scald a hog,
unless it was used at a slaughter house for scalding lots of hogs,
hence the quantity of water needed was great, for the many hogs.
Additionally, read the sign here:
http://www.myspace.com/harleyseduce/photos/4717286#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A4717286%7D
Mike Marlow
Jul 6, 2012, 1:40:28 PM7/6/12
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though I have made many gallons of the stuff. Generally, syrup is cooked
down in shallow pans, not in deep kettles. You usually want a broad surface
area that is not at all deep.
--
-Mike-
mmarlo...@windstream.net
dpb
Jul 6, 2012, 2:52:46 PM7/6/12
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On 7/6/2012 12:40 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
> Sonny wrote:
...
>> As for as that large kettle, I still believe its original purpose was
>> for making syrup. It may have had a secondary use for scalding hogs,
>> just as today the kettles, in my area, have a secondary use as lawn
>> decor. You don't need 60 or 120 gallons of hot water to scald a hog,
>> unless it was used at a slaughter house for scalding lots of hogs,
>> hence the quantity of water needed was great, for the many hogs.
>> Additionally, read the sign here:
>> http://www.myspace.com/harleyseduce/photos/4717286#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A4717286%7D
>
> You might be right, and I do not have a lot of experience with making syrup,
> though I have made many gallons of the stuff. Generally, syrup is cooked
> down in shallow pans, not in deep kettles. You usually want a broad surface
> area that is not at all deep.
From that area, the most likely was for a molasses kettle...
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dpuch/123609259/>
I wasn't back for a while; I see the posting from the shots from
somebody else from the Applachian Museum identified the crusher.
I wasn't absolutely positive it was the same one--when I was last there
it hadn't gotten in such bad shape yet as indicated by the picture on
the other link when it was still intact...the current state is sad to
see... :(
It's been 15 yr now since we moved back to the farm from the time spent
in TN and I suppose probably had been 10 since had done anything except
go to the festival weekends and not wandered the grounds much while
still there. We were located about 15 mi southwest...
> Sonny wrote:
...
>> As for as that large kettle, I still believe its original purpose was
>> for making syrup. It may have had a secondary use for scalding hogs,
>> just as today the kettles, in my area, have a secondary use as lawn
>> decor. You don't need 60 or 120 gallons of hot water to scald a hog,
>> unless it was used at a slaughter house for scalding lots of hogs,
>> hence the quantity of water needed was great, for the many hogs.
>> Additionally, read the sign here:
>> http://www.myspace.com/harleyseduce/photos/4717286#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A4717286%7D
>
> You might be right, and I do not have a lot of experience with making syrup,
> though I have made many gallons of the stuff. Generally, syrup is cooked
> down in shallow pans, not in deep kettles. You usually want a broad surface
> area that is not at all deep.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dpuch/123609259/>
I wasn't back for a while; I see the posting from the shots from
somebody else from the Applachian Museum identified the crusher.
I wasn't absolutely positive it was the same one--when I was last there
it hadn't gotten in such bad shape yet as indicated by the picture on
the other link when it was still intact...the current state is sad to
see... :(
It's been 15 yr now since we moved back to the farm from the time spent
in TN and I suppose probably had been 10 since had done anything except
go to the festival weekends and not wandered the grounds much while
still there. We were located about 15 mi southwest...
Leon Fisk
Jul 6, 2012, 3:03:25 PM7/6/12
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And I fiddled with them pretty regular. Motorola used them to secure
the microphone cords on their Maxar/Moxy model line and I replaced a
lot of them... Used to be the smallest version (don't know if that is
still true) made by Channel Lock. Worked quite well too :)
--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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Michael A. Terrell
Jul 6, 2012, 3:38:44 PM7/6/12
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than parallel so that the Heyco would compress with little or no
damage. I've done that on ones that ranged from 1/4" mounting hole, to
ones that were over an inch in diameter.
Rob H.
Jul 6, 2012, 5:00:17 PM7/6/12
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scalding hogs, but this larger one was not for making syrup. Still no luck
on the clamp but the rest of the answers have been posted:
http://55tools.blogspot.com/2012/07/set-448.html#answers
Leon Fisk
Jul 6, 2012, 5:48:50 PM7/6/12
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On Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:38:44 -0400
plier worked so well. Now I don't feel quite so clever anymore,
must have been an obvious solution ;-)
>>Leon Fisk wrote:
>> Interesting comment Michael, that was my tool of choice for them too.
>> And I fiddled with them pretty regular. Motorola used them to secure
>> the microphone cords on their Maxar/Moxy model line and I replaced a
>> lot of them... Used to be the smallest version (don't know if that is
>> still true) made by Channel Lock. Worked quite well too :)
> These were about 8" long, and I would set them to one groove longer
>than parallel so that the Heyco would compress with little or no
>damage. I've done that on ones that ranged from 1/4" mounting hole, to
>ones that were over an inch in diameter.
Yup, that is exactly how I used to do it and why the "groove" style
>> Interesting comment Michael, that was my tool of choice for them too.
>> And I fiddled with them pretty regular. Motorola used them to secure
>> the microphone cords on their Maxar/Moxy model line and I replaced a
>> lot of them... Used to be the smallest version (don't know if that is
>> still true) made by Channel Lock. Worked quite well too :)
> These were about 8" long, and I would set them to one groove longer
>than parallel so that the Heyco would compress with little or no
>damage. I've done that on ones that ranged from 1/4" mounting hole, to
>ones that were over an inch in diameter.
plier worked so well. Now I don't feel quite so clever anymore,
must have been an obvious solution ;-)
Michael A. Terrell
Jul 6, 2012, 7:26:48 PM7/6/12
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Leon Fisk wrote:
>
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>
> >>Leon Fisk wrote:
>
> >> Interesting comment Michael, that was my tool of choice for them too.
> >> And I fiddled with them pretty regular. Motorola used them to secure
> >> the microphone cords on their Maxar/Moxy model line and I replaced a
> >> lot of them... Used to be the smallest version (don't know if that is
> >> still true) made by Channel Lock. Worked quite well too :)
>
> > These were about 8" long, and I would set them to one groove longer
> >than parallel so that the Heyco would compress with little or no
> >damage. I've done that on ones that ranged from 1/4" mounting hole, to
> >ones that were over an inch in diameter.
>
> Yup, that is exactly how I used to do it and why the "groove" style
> plier worked so well. Now I don't feel quite so clever anymore,
> must have been an obvious solution ;-)
Not to my former co-workers. They told me that it was impossible to
> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>
> >>Leon Fisk wrote:
>
> >> Interesting comment Michael, that was my tool of choice for them too.
> >> And I fiddled with them pretty regular. Motorola used them to secure
> >> the microphone cords on their Maxar/Moxy model line and I replaced a
> >> lot of them... Used to be the smallest version (don't know if that is
> >> still true) made by Channel Lock. Worked quite well too :)
>
> > These were about 8" long, and I would set them to one groove longer
> >than parallel so that the Heyco would compress with little or no
> >damage. I've done that on ones that ranged from 1/4" mounting hole, to
> >ones that were over an inch in diameter.
>
> Yup, that is exactly how I used to do it and why the "groove" style
> plier worked so well. Now I don't feel quite so clever anymore,
> must have been an obvious solution ;-)
remove a Heyco, and reuse it without a lot of damage. :)
Rob H.
Jul 6, 2012, 7:49:57 PM7/6/12
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>>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>>
>> 2604 Targets?
>
>
> Good answer, that's what the owner said they were.
As I mentioned, the owner of these items had told me they were targets, they
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>>
>> 2604 Targets?
>
>
> Good answer, that's what the owner said they were.
didn't have any noticeable dents in them so I was skeptical but went with
that answer for lack of a better one. Someone just sent me an email stating:
"They are actually "frying pan" or "pancake" pipe line blanks, for blanking
off product
lines in manufacturing processes. I worked with them for 40 odd years. They
are
installed in the lines between flange fittings to prevent product flow in
the lines while
doing maintenance or repair."
Sounds reasonable so I went ahead and added this to my answer.
Sonny
Jul 6, 2012, 10:43:24 PM7/6/12
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were used as blocks at flange fittings during maintenance operations.
I initially thought they looked familiar.
Sonny
Leon Fisk
Jul 7, 2012, 2:08:10 PM7/7/12
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On Fri, 6 Jul 2012 17:00:17 -0400
"Rob H." <rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote:
<snip>
Joints".
Patent number: 948686
Date: Feb 8, 1910
http://www.google.com/patents?vid=948686
"Rob H." <rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote:
<snip>
>This museum had a couple of smaller kettles that were marked as being for
>scalding hogs, but this larger one was not for making syrup. Still no luck
>on the clamp but the rest of the answers have been posted:
Think I got lucky ;-) Item #2602 seems to be a "Device for filling Pipe
>scalding hogs, but this larger one was not for making syrup. Still no luck
>on the clamp but the rest of the answers have been posted:
Joints".
Patent number: 948686
Date: Feb 8, 1910
http://www.google.com/patents?vid=948686
Rob H.
Jul 7, 2012, 6:30:21 PM7/7/12
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> Think I got lucky ;-) Item #2602 seems to be a "Device for filling Pipe
> Joints".
>
> Patent number: 948686
> Date: Feb 8, 1910
>
> http://www.google.com/patents?vid=948686
>
> --
> Leon Fisk
> Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
> Remove no.spam for email
guessing it was from the 1920s.
Rob
DoN. Nichols
Jul 7, 2012, 9:28:05 PM7/7/12
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On 2012-07-07, Leon Fisk <lf...@no.spam.iserv.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Jul 2012 17:00:17 -0400
> "Rob H." <rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote:
>
><snip>
> On Fri, 6 Jul 2012 17:00:17 -0400
> "Rob H." <rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote:
>
><snip>
>> Still no luck
>>on the clamp but the rest of the answers have been posted:
>
> Think I got lucky ;-) Item #2602 seems to be a "Device for filling Pipe
> Joints".
>
> Patent number: 948686
> Date: Feb 8, 1910
>
> http://www.google.com/patents?vid=948686
That is it! Even the patent date matches. :-)
>>on the clamp but the rest of the answers have been posted:
>
> Think I got lucky ;-) Item #2602 seems to be a "Device for filling Pipe
> Joints".
>
> Patent number: 948686
> Date: Feb 8, 1910
>
> http://www.google.com/patents?vid=948686
Enjoy,
Don.
Steve B
Jul 7, 2012, 10:49:18 PM7/7/12
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> Rob
#1 is a type of arrasta. A mule or horse would pull it in a circle, and it
would grind grain, or pulverize rock for gold mining. Some had round rocks
and rolled, others just drug a large rock. They had the center post, and
outward shaft, and at the end of the shaft, the animal was rigged up.
I have seen pots similar to the large one in Louisiana. They were used to
scald pigs after they were killed. They were also used to boil large
amounts of oil to make gratons, the Cajun French word for pork skins. They
had much more meat and fat on them than the ones we buy now that are called
cracklins or chiccharones. They had to be eaten before long, as the fat and
meat went bad.
Steve
> Rob
#1 is a type of arrasta. A mule or horse would pull it in a circle, and it
would grind grain, or pulverize rock for gold mining. Some had round rocks
and rolled, others just drug a large rock. They had the center post, and
outward shaft, and at the end of the shaft, the animal was rigged up.
I have seen pots similar to the large one in Louisiana. They were used to
scald pigs after they were killed. They were also used to boil large
amounts of oil to make gratons, the Cajun French word for pork skins. They
had much more meat and fat on them than the ones we buy now that are called
cracklins or chiccharones. They had to be eaten before long, as the fat and
meat went bad.
Steve
J Burns
Jul 8, 2012, 2:46:38 PM7/8/12
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On 7/7/12 10:49 PM, Steve B wrote:
> "Rob H."<rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote in message
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>> This week's set has been posted:
>>
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>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> "Rob H."<rhv...@gmailnospam.com> wrote in message
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>> This week's set has been posted:
>>
>> http://55tools.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>> Rob
>
> I have seen pots similar to the large one in Louisiana. They were used to
> scald pigs after they were killed. They were also used to boil large
> amounts of oil to make gratons, the Cajun French word for pork skins. They
> had much more meat and fat on them than the ones we buy now that are called
> cracklins or chiccharones. They had to be eaten before long, as the fat and
> meat went bad.
>
> Steve
>
>
I've read that making salt from brine appeared in the South in the Civil
> scald pigs after they were killed. They were also used to boil large
> amounts of oil to make gratons, the Cajun French word for pork skins. They
> had much more meat and fat on them than the ones we buy now that are called
> cracklins or chiccharones. They had to be eaten before long, as the fat and
> meat went bad.
>
> Steve
>
>
War because salt imports were cut off. A facility might have 100 kettles.
The bulbous bottom looks perfect for making salt because the fire could
be concentrated under the shrinking brine. But if they couldn't import
salt, they probably couldn't import thousands of industrial kettles. I
wonder if they were for something else prior to 1861.
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