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Title: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: cee_jay on December 28, 2010, 09:46:40 am: She picked up this tool and cant find out what it is or what it was used for.
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Title: Re: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: Oceans64 on December 28, 2010, 10:53:02 am: Not sure if this is your teacher or not but there are some nice pics of the tool... http://cestnik.com/tool.htm

Also says Pat. August 1876.

This sounds like a case for Wayward but I'll keep looking ;D
Title: Re: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on December 28, 2010, 11:06:39 am: Reminds me of an industrial version of the combs that are used to prepare sheep's wool to be spun before it goes on a spinning wheel. I have no idea what they are called though. I could be way off on this.
Title: Re: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: hosman321 on December 28, 2010, 11:26:08 am: Been searching google patents for 40 minutes with no luck. Wayward will happen along and find it in 2 minutes. :P
Title: Re: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: hosman321 on December 28, 2010, 11:28:51 am: Ooo I think i fiured it out. Be right back...
Title: Re: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: hosman321 on December 28, 2010, 11:33:07 am: Carpet puller/stretcher/tool of some sort? ???
Similar to this...
http://www.google.com/patents?id=cJYfAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=carpet&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=0&as_miny_ap=&as_maxm_ap=0&as_maxy_ap=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=8&as_miny_is=1876&as_maxm_is=8&as_maxy_is=1876&num=10&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=false
Title: Re: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: hosman321 on December 28, 2010, 11:36:14 am: Got the idea from here, which sounds like a similar description:
http://history.fcgov.com/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/ma&CISOPTR=840&CISOBOX=1&REC=10
Title: Re: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: mariok54 on December 28, 2010, 11:50:03 am: Apologies Oceans.. Just realised that I posted exactly the same as yours ...
Title: Re: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: KC on December 28, 2010, 03:31:38 pm: Believe it can be a "Combination Tool" Patent # 181,104 granted on August 15, 1876 to Maynard Reynolds.
It is an improvement on a tool, arranged as a hoe with a potato hook.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=viJbAAAAEBAJ&printsec=description&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false (http://www.google.com/patents?id=viJbAAAAEBAJ&printsec=description&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false)

Toolmakers' history
http://books.google.com/books?id=uvMLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA751&lpg=PA751&dq=Knapp+%26+Cowles+Co+history&source=bl&ots=knLqqMCnsy&sig=BmMtS4McUriqzVZmCD5s-JjmRfw&hl=en&ei=VlkaTbyuGoyRnwe68_DHDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false (http://books.google.com/books?id=uvMLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA751&lpg=PA751&dq=Knapp+%26+Cowles+Co+history&source=bl&ots=knLqqMCnsy&sig=BmMtS4McUriqzVZmCD5s-JjmRfw&hl=en&ei=VlkaTbyuGoyRnwe68_DHDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false)
Title: Re: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: cee_jay on December 28, 2010, 03:37:36 pm: OH thank you so much!! she has been looking for so long!! she said she found one on line but when she went back to it. poof gone. :D
Title: Re: my teacher found this tool and we dont know what it is.
Post by: waywardangler on December 28, 2010, 04:24:03 pm: I just got back from an out-of-town trip to visit my oldest daughter and her husband. No time to surf. Nice going on identifying this tool!