What is it? Set 269

[Rob H.]

Another new set has been posted:

[Alexander Thesoso]

[Howard R Garner]

1529 Typical "spy" camera 16mm still camera

[Andrew Erickson]

1525 - Looks to be a moulding plane, or closely related implement, particularly designed to cut narrow slots in wood a variable distance from the edge. I'd fancy the slot might be used to hold a piece of sheet tin or similar material, say when making a pie safe. 1526 - Which portion is the sharp part? If the half moon is not really sharp, I'd guess it may be a letter opener and envelope sealer, the seam rippper like bit being the opener and the half moon used to apply pressure to the moistened gummed flap of the envelope. 1527 - Possibly a fancy snow making gun setup from a ski area? 1528 - Holders for the slats of vertical blinds? 1529 - Photographic light/exposure meter 1530 - Ummm....some sort of tire changing/seating/manipulation tool? On the other hand, it looks vaguely evil, so maybe instead it's a torture device from an old prison.

Now to read other guesses....

[Ed Huntress]

It's 9.5 mm film. I have a Minox exactly like that one. And the black box is a container for a film cassette.

-- Ed Huntress

[RoyJ]

1525 Inlay cutter. used to cut the grove for a brass/gold/ivory/contrasting wood inlay in a table top or box

1526 Letter opener. The flat part was to pry open the wax seal, the bullet part was to cut the envelope open if that failed.

1527 Look like some sort of rocket sled or similar. The steering wheel controls a high pressure dual valve setup to open the valve on that side.

1529 16mm "Spy" camera advertised > Another new set has been posted:

[Christian Stü]

and again some silly guesses from germany ...

1525 tool for making dimension lumber (in german: Leistenschneider)

1526 ?

1527 hm, the driver seat of my old volkswagen looks the same. (don´t know from which plane or helicopter this is taken)

1528 something from a sailing ship?

1529 yep, this is model a ?

greetings from germany chris

[Rob H.]

The small blade next to the point is sharp, and here is the owner's description of the half moon:

"As to sharpness, I guess you can say it is not blunt, but you can run your finger over it with moderate pressure and not be cut. It requires a fair amount of pressure to cut through a folded paper seam and the cut is not real clean."

Good guess, it's a tool for use with the old auto tires.

Rob

[DoN. Nichols]

1525) A special plane designed to cut a narrow groove a selected distance from the edge of a wood surface.

I don't see an exit path for the curls -- but I also don't see all views. It could be on the side opposite the sidecar which serves as a distance guide.

1526) I *think* that this is a "case knife" -- used for opening snap-on watch case backs.

I'm not sure what the pin on the other side is for -- perhaps to lever the case back off after the knife starts it open.

1527) This looks like an astronaut's motorcycle. The various jets around the device thrust in various directions to steer and to move the device (and its rider).

It *could* be intended for use underwater instead, adding maneuverability for a SCUBA diver.

I'm not sure whether the cushioned seat would work well in either environment, however. :-) It depends on what stuffing it uses. Almost certainly it would not like the vacuum environment, so let's settle on an underwater maneuvering cycle instead of a space one.

1528) Hangers for old wooden Venetian blinds? The residue of oxidized green paint in the closeups seems to match what I remember. 1529) "Minox" tiny camera. Used a very small film -- smaller than the 16mm ones which I have. 1530) Part of it looks as though it would be usable for installing nose rings in bulls. not sure what the other parts do.

Now to see what others have suggested.

Enjoy, DoN.

[Winston]

Rob H. wrote: (...)

Bead breaker?

[Dwayne]

1525 I think this is for one of two things either it is a rather elaborate scriber or it is for planing rebates into wood? 1526 could this be a dentists tool? 1527 my first thought was its the seat out of a simulater but it i dont think thats right. However I hope whatever does not involve too much movement that shaft at groin level looks like it may hurt a little :{ 1528 ? 1529 stud detector? not sure why it would have dials however. 1530 i will have a stab at a farriers tool.

[Nahmie]

I'm stumped! However, as a wild guess, 1529 resembles a plastic "citrus peeler" that I picked up in a grocery store some years ago aound Christmas time. The little tooth on the bottom is designed to slice into the peel and slice it open without gouging into the "flesh" of the orange, etc. Once you've made some slices(I preferred quartering the skin from top to bottom), you can then use the semicircular blade to slide under the peel and work it loose, again without gouging into the "flesh" of the fruit, as the blade is not really sharp. Just my .02 cents worth.

Nahmie

[Steve W.]

[Rob H.]

Yes, for getting the tire on and off the rim.

Rob

[John Martin]

1525: Looks to be a slitter, for cutting strips from veneer or thin wood.

John Martin

[William Bagwell]

How would they attach to the blinds?

I'm guessing that the flat part is intended to be imbedded in masonry joints (brick or block) with only the round knobby part sticking out. To hold something moderately heavy that needs to be hung and removed with out tools.

[DoN. Nichols]

They would be screwed to the upright at the hinge end. (These are wood framed Venetian blinds -- with wood slats opened or closed by a vertical piece of wood hooked to the edes of the slats with tiny staples in both parts). The knobs stick up and down beyond the blind's frame, and pass through flat rings screwed to the top and bottom of the wooden window frame to allow the blinds to pivot.

I've seen something like this in South Texas in the house in which I did some of my growing up. The green showing in a chip on the end of the knob in the close up is a close match to my memory of the very oxidized green paint on those on some windows on the house. It was about 1955 when I would last have regularly seen these (so I would have been about fourteen years old at the most), and I have no idea how old they were at that time -- but I would guess that they were at least thirty years old or more. (Rain was quite infrequent there, so a wooden structure like this would last a lot longer than here in Northern Va.

Hmm ... the pattern of holes looks like they are designed to accept flat-head screws from one side rather than to be a way to bond to the masonry.

Enjoy, DoN.

[Charles Rowe]

I think # 1526 is an old-time physician's tool called a "fleam" used for bleeding the patient. Googling around yields images of implements with similar crescent shaped blades.

[Leon Fisk]

I dug around looking for patents. Nothing all that close in letter openers. The Citrus peeler though... these are the closest I could come up with:

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[Rob H.]

solved. I've done some searching on the various guesses but didn't find much.

Also, I added Charles' suggestion and riverman's (for # 1528) to the answer page. I'm thinking that sooner or later we'll get the answer to one of these, but I'll surprised if we bet both.

Rob