What is it? CLXII

Mar 22, 2007 37 Replies
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and again the most dumbest guesses from germany

933 a tool for climbing rocks. the four half wheels are to block (verklemmen) themself in rock-split

934 no idea

935 used to flatten car tires / to stop cars ?

936 pre-historic pencil sharpener ?

937 stand for thick books, the two flat areas are to hold front and back separately so that old and expensive books will not fold too much ?

938 for woodworking, to remove the bark (oops, right word? Baumrinde) from logs

939 funny thing used in itchy and scratchy moovies. no idea what it is used for, microscope? rocket or jet engine?

greetings, chris

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some kind of brakable or ascertainable cable drum? drum for measuring length with looong wire? some kind of speed meter for boats? used in big clocks for the weigths?

no, stop, my guesses are getting too dumb

greetings, chris

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One of the objects is very similar to a previously posted photo from a couple years ago, so I added another picture for a total of seven this week:



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933 Climber's Cam

934 Microtome

935 Caltrops

936 Quill Pen point maker?

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938 Agricultural veggie harvesting tool?

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#934 You should know this one. It can be used for slicing bratwurst.

Other people use it for making thin sections of specimens for study under a microscope. The specimen is mounted in paraffin and sliced up.

Regards,

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933. That's correct. In America it's called a cam. 934. Microtome. slices thin tissue sections in wax for looking at with a microscope. 935. Probably Correct. Caltrop. Size would help to indicate whethter it's tires or people. 936. I think pencil sharpener too. 938, A handheld hook for grabbing things.

Thanks Karl

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"GeorgeD" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:ZRsMh.15810$1a6.895@trnddc08...

yes, i know what you mean ... but who wants to see a bratwurst under a microscope? ;-)

after having read what it should be it is clear. in the middle an adjustable hole to fill in the specimen (some bratwurst with or without mustard or ketchup, choose yourself what you like more), and on top a handle with a sharp cutter. a microtome, didn´t i say this? ahem, no, karl did.

greetings, chris

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another silly guess...

939 some lens for cinema, slide projector, some old magic lantern? at the rear some device to make light with big holes for getting rid of the heat, then a condensing lens, a hole to insert some transparency objects, and a adjustable lens to project to your wall.

greetings

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This is also known as a microtome. Now there is a word I haven't heard since High School biology. Who knows why it jumped into my 65 year-old mind after all these years.

Rich

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Also known as a Dictionary Stand.

Rich

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"Rich" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:qN-dnQTsgr4_5J_bnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com...

that´s the problem for me. even when i have some idea what it is used for, then the right english words are missing. and my dictionary (hey, i should have known it!) doen´t give a translation for all i am searching.

but i hope i described it clear enough.

greetings

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ice at a fish processing facility. I don't know if that was the intended or original use of the tool.

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939 is a slide projector/magic lantern. Since the fitting on the back looks like a pipe fitting, the light source is probably a gas/acetylene burner with a mantel inside the perforated case.

Northe

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936 is a pencil sharpener (automatic, too!)

LLoyd

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Ok, what is it in German? Der Wörterbuchstand? Die Wörterbuchstelle? Der Wörterbuchtisch? Apparently not.

Regards,

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hi all,

"GeorgeD" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:jZwMh.7065$YD.5977@trnddc06...

google is my friend ... just found on ebay:

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looks, ahem, very similar.

another item, picture shows some use i would not have expected:

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from germany, chris

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937--Exactly like the dictionary stand on my living room. Mine has a Webster's Unabridged on it' 938--A hook that would be held in one hand and swung to seat the hook into something soft and heavy, like a bale of cotton, or a bag of grain. I do not include hay, because I know that hay hooks are used in pairs, and have a different handle. Not for ice--the hook would just chip the ice. 939--As others have said, a projector. One of the clues is the knurled brass focusing knob. I think I have seen the slides for this. They are glass, a couple of inches wide, and several inches long. Each one has a series of round images, cartoon-like, and in color.
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938 is a smaller version of a "hookaroon" to handle firewood lengths as opposed to logs, the bigger version has about a 30" handle.
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of the few times I'm very confident in my response to a question on this site. My two passions are woodworking and rock climbing, and this, my friends, as some have indicated is definitely a cam for rock climbing. The above address will link you to more information if you are interested, though I'm sorry it didn't seem to paste as a link.

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Any idea if the small platform above the legs has a purpose or is it just decorative?

Rob

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