Just added another set:
Rob
315 keys
316 317 Soma cubes 318 Oar fork for rowing boats (whatever such things are called in English)319
320 old thing to remove isolation from electrical wires
the word you are looking for to describe 318 is rollocks
Are you sure. Could not find that word using dict, but rowlock was there:
rowlock n : a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {pin}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {oarlock}]
But thanks anyway.
315. You otta be ashamed! Too simple. the lower one is a blank that hasn't been cut yet. to fit a particular use. 316 predecessor to a vice-grip plier.
it would be helpful to know what the lettering says, can't _quite_ read it. Top line is "A {something} MFG CO" mid line is location. {something} MICH I think bot line is "PAT MAY 29 34
317. a dis-assembled cube.318. a 'fork' of some sort, obviously. Tuning fork, maybe? or maybe an old-style stethoscope?
319. "What do you get when you cross a thumb-screw with a thimble?" :)it would be useful to know what the lettering says, above the knurled section.
320. Authoritatively -- what you get when you cross a rhinoceros with an elephant. It's an "elephino".
I think oarlock is more common. Never heard 'rowlock' before.
Oarlock is an Americanism. Rowlock is the Brit equivalent.
No, it's true.
(boom boom)
If 318 is a rowlock/oarlock then it is lying on some Really coarse fabric!
The spelling is 'rowlock' but it is pronounced 'rollock'. Much as 'gunwale' is pronounced 'gunnel' or 'boatswain' is pronounced 'bosun'.
318 is the junction of a stethoscope...links the ear hoses to the part that the Dr. puts on your chest. 320...a saw tooth set?
A friend worked on the tall ship Gazella, and once gave me a tour. After a while I caught on that things like "midsil" were actually the mid SAIL.
I developed a theory that, when on deck with your face encrusted with ice and your pearly whites clattering together, shortening words as much as possible becomes a biological necessity. :)
Jeez, you have some great stuff in your collection, Rob.
I'll take a stab at some of them for the first time:
315. A set of skeleton keys.317. A wooden Rubic's Cube?
308. Stair buttons for use on a framing square.309. A drafting duck?
310. A pencil sharpener.312. The same principle as that used in a lot of ancient Roman masonry: any combination of blocks, looked at from below, has more than 50% of its weight
*behind* the edge of the block the stack is resting upon.314. A Curta mechanical calculator.
-- Ed Huntress
Oarlocks
Agreed. Rowlock is a masonry term. A row of brick laying on edge capping the top of a freestanding brick wall is a rowlock.
315. Boy key and girl key. Joined with a ring, used to make more keys. 316. Mechanical pirana. 317. Wooden salt crystals. 318. Paper towel partially obscured by a thing. 319. Heh. 320. Robot tourniquet applicator.
It's a tuning fork. Possibly a "C" tuning fork.
Peter
On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:40:06 GMT, "R.H." wrote in rec.woodworking:
315. Keys 316. Not Keys 317. Puzzle 318. Not Puzzle 319. Phallic Thimble 320. Random-length dog nail clipperI'm pretty certain that #316 is from Menominee, Michigan. Perhaps used for straightening wire spokes?
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315: Keys to warded locks.
318: dipstick
320: Looks like a bypass cutting tool that might have been modified for a specific purpose.PolyTech Forum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.