tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388880732011-04-21T15:28:58.241-07:00Rob H.noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38888073.post-1172182033237760872007-02-22T14:06:00.000-08:002007-02-23T14:12:55.356-08:00<br><br />908. <a href="http://www.milessupply.com/drilling.htm">Shims and wedge</a>, or feathers and wedge, used to split stone. Among other purposes, these were used to make <a href="http://www.rushcounty.org/PostRockMuseum/PostRockMuseum2.htm">limestone fence posts</a>. In the plains where trees were scarce, there were plenty of large slabs of limestone about eight to twelve inches thick that could be split to make posts. <br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic908.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />909. <a href="http://www.maxtool.com/cgi-bin/dbsearch.exe?mdb=%5Ctools.mdb,dbTYPE=2000,tbl=IC_ITEMS,template=/comp_master-3.htm,DBCOMP=ABS,dbsort=retail,ReturnMax=25,DB_CAT2=VGPliers">Vise grip welding clamp</a><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic909.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />910. Locks onto an <a href="http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~cyberheritage/houses/plate8.jpg">old wheel and spoke</a> to prevent the theft a of car, the side reads "Stop thief car lock".<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic910.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic910a.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />911. Ice holder, clamps onto a running board of a car and holds a block of ice in place, patent number <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT1651457&id=Xq5BAAAAEBAJ&dq=1,651,457">1,651,457</a>.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic911a.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />912. <a href="http://www.mrtool.com/browse.cfm/4,443.html">Battery post cleaner</a> <br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic912.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic912a.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />913. Holder for arc lamp carbons, as used inside a <a href="http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/Electricity/Arc_Light_Switch/Arc_Light_Switch.html">projector</a> , similar to patent number <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT981121">981,121</a>. More on arc lamps can be found at the <a href="http://www.electricmuseum.com/exhibits/arclamps/">Museum of Electricity</a>.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic913b.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />914. <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Fishing-KNIFE-Stalvaru-SWEDEN-Fish-SCALER-w-Box_W0QQitemZ120059615190QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting">Fish scaler</a>, made in Sweden.<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic914.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/pic914a.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 />The answer page will be posted in a day or two.<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 />Last week's set is seen below, <a href="http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/2007/02/set-157.html">click here</a> to view the entire post:<br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%205/set157.jpg" border="0"><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>.<br /><br><br /><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38888073-117218203323776087?l=pzphotosan158-zr7.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rob H.noreply@blogger.com0