What is it? Set 328

[Rob H.]

I need some assistance identifying two of them this week:

[Alexander Thesoso]

1881 Big soldering-iron tip.

[Dave__67]

1881- punches through an aircraft skin to fight a fire inside the plane 1883- decorative cap for a sewer vent 1884- well dang, found some details on this but got me no closer to figuring out what it is. The4re is a key piece of it not depicted.

Dave

[Robert]

1883 Rook for a life size chess set 1884 Pop Rivet Gun

Robert

[Rob H.]

Good answer, fire hose nozzle is correct.

Rob

[Zz Yzx]

half-round pins that extend from the housing. One pin has a small bump or protusion on the end; the pins together are ~1/8 in diameter,minus the bump (at least the ones I have are). When inserted in the gun and the handle is depressed, the pin with the bump slides out in front of the other. Both pins are then inserted through a 1/8" hole drilled through two pieces of sheet metal (say, an airplane skin), and when the handle released the pin retracts and the sheets are clamped together.

I'll post pics when I can find them.

-Zz

[Jerry Wass]

1884 A Cleco fastener setter/remover---used to temporarily fasten the edges of sheet metal together prior to riveting---these kept the pcs in place so they wouldn't get out of alignment while riveting---several were/are used in the aircraft industry---aluminum

[Paul K. Dickman]

1883 is a Victorian chimney pot.

It works kind of like a venturi to increase the draft in your chimney.

Paul K. Dickman

1881- punches through an aircraft skin to fight a fire inside the plane 1883- decorative cap for a sewer vent 1884- well dang, found some details on this but got me no closer to figuring out what it is. The4re is a key piece of it not depicted.

Dave

[Carl G.]

My guesses:

1879 Soldering tips. 1880 Wood fastener for logs/beams. 1881 I would have said soldering tip, but I saw the correct answer. 1882 Hook/eye with screw broken off. 1883 Space heater. 1884 Rivit fastener gun.

Carl G.

[Steve W.]

1879 - Looks like the pin from some types of racking. I have also seen something similar on sprinklers. 1880 - Double nail? Looks like a way to attach two large beams together without being visible. 1881 - Piercing nozzle. Used to fight fires by punching it through the wall or floor and pumping in the water. Still found in many departments. 1882 - Hose strap. Can be used in many ways. Wrapped around the hose to provide a handle, wrapped around the hose and hooked to a ladder rung to support the hose up the ladder. 1883 - Smokestack off a small boiler or small steam locomotive?

1884 - Looks like the handle off an old caulking gun?

[whit3rd]

1880: shopmade scribe

1883: a chimney pot? Decorative tile pipe that tops off a smoke exhaust, adding to the draft and keeping corrosive smoky products from the nearby masonry. Perhaps also diverts rain from the orifice.

[Nahmie]

1883 made me think of decorative smokestacks on old time steamboats.

Norm

[Nova]

11" seems awful long but it looks like a soldering tip for an old blow torch.

[Rob H.]

Chimney pot is correct, or chimney top, it's from England, c. 1800s.

Rob

[Rob H.]

No correct answers for this one yet, these things are for use in a particular sport.

Rob

[DoN. Nichols]

1879) Looks like a tent peg designed to sustain a sideways load on the ring. 1880) Looks to be more decorative than a tool. Perhaps detail photos of the points and the wide part might show something else. 1881) Looks like a propane bottle fired heavy-duty soldering iron. I don't see a flow control knob, so it is either run very hot all the time, or the knob is on the hidden side. 1882) A pull release for some kind of hitch? 1883) A wine bottle chiller? 1884) either a staple gun or a cable tie tightener.

Now to see what others have suggested.

Enjoy, DoN.

[Steve W.]

Empty chamber flag?

[Steve W.]

If you would like a picture of a complete 1882 let me know. Have a few at the station. Even have some of the cast iron ones like the one you show.

an updated version.

[Rob H.]

Nope, that's not it.

[Rob H.]

Excellent, I'll pass these links on to the owner of it and will also use them on the answer page.

Rob