tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44502549248518270022024-02-20T02:54:15.647-08:00What is it? Answers 311Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450254924851827002.post-43238828274171835592009-11-20T06:42:00.000-08:002015-07-07T03:16:03.716-07:00<br><br />NEXT WEEK: I'll be posting on Wednesday instead of Thursday<br /><br /><br /><br />1777. A trivet for use by a fireplace, a pot of cooked food was placed on it and hot coals were pushed under the pot to keep the food warm. The adjustable part on the end was for holding the handle of the pot or resting a utensil.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1777x.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1778. Haven't been able to confirm any of these guesses yet:<br />-bench dog<br />-bearing with replaceable parts<br />-journal box bearing<br />-linear bearing<br />-counter weight<br />-for aligning two holes<br />-bushing driver from a press<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1778.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1778a.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1779. A cigar cutter, it would have been found on a counter at a store, when someone bought a cigar they would place it in one of the holes and push the top down which forced the blade across the bottom of the hole, cutting off the end. It was for smaller cigars of years ago, not the stogies of today. The thin piece of metal in the second photo serves as both a spring and a blade. Patent number <a href="http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=Nu5oAAAAEBAJ&dq=190784">190,784</a><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1779.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1779a.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1779b.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1780. A cast iron <a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/monon-route-alligator-match-safe-cast-iron">alligator match safe</a>, text on its back says "Monon Route", on its legs "Cincinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis, and Atlanta", on its head "Chicago" and on the tail "Florida". It advertised the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway, which later changed its name to <a href="http://www.american-rails.com/monon-route.html">The Monon Route</a>, it served the previously mentioned locations.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1780d.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1780j.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1780h.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1780ha.jpg">Larger image</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1781. A scraper for cleaning the flue of a furnace, it could also be fitted with a brush, patent number <a href="http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=VBVTAAAAEBAJ&dq=1544635">1,544,635</a>:<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1781.jpg" /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1781a.jpg">Larger image</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1781b.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1781c.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1782. A small pipeline cutter and reaming tool, the part on the end was used to remove the burrs on the pipe after it was cut:<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/pic1782d.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To submit photos, send them to the address in my <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02571776892571984835">profile</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Last week's set is seen below, <a href="http://55tools.blogspot.com/2009/11/set-310.html">click here</a> to view the entire post.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album11/set310.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />More discussion and comments on these photos can be found at the newsgroup <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.puzzles?hl=en">rec.puzzles</a>. <a href="http://glenwoodgardenspark.blogspot.com/">Glenwood Gardens Park</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0