OT mystery tool

[hubops]

I was browsing the auction sales and noticed an odd tool - I photo-shopped the pic to remove the label. I'm guessing that it's about 2 feet long.

John T.

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Looks like just the thing to pull wire or rope through a long thin crevice. With the offset on the handle, probably a crevice underneath something. Like if you wanted to fish the power cord of a fridge out to the front underneath the appliance (instead of along the side, or just plugging it in behind).

A rather specialized task, but I'm sure someone has needed to do it before.

Elijah

------ probably good for spanking people, too

[Ed Pawlowski]

That's an easy one. It is used for colonoscopy.

[G Ross]

Believe it is to slide under a shingle to grab the nail to remove it. For removing a single shingle.

[G Ross]

See:

[DJ Delorie]

It's for roofers, to remove nails from under shingles by cutting them. You can hammer on the bent part of the handle if needed.

[hubops]

How-To link for the mystery tool :

Also - 2 lots of rough cut cherry at the same auction :

The auction is in Delaware ... < Ontario Canada > :-)

John T.

[Leon]

Yup! A cedar shingle nail remover for replacing broken shingles.

[Spalted Walt]

Variation on a theme:

[krw]

Ow!

[Leon]

That is nasty!

[Ian James]

Slater's (roofer's?) ripper