Tuesday, September 30, 2008. 1423 A marine steam engine, shot at the Henry Ford Museum, it was used on two Great Lakes boats during its 50 years of operation, first on Portage, 1875-1903, and then on Romania 1914-1926. 1427 This is most likely a tube clamp, a modern version can be seen here. To submit photos, send them to the address in my profile.

Friday, October 17, 2008. A large image of the chart on the box lid can be seen here. The hammer is used to tap in the probe, and the pry bar on the other end is used to remove it. 1436 A rack lifter, this winch was powered by horses and was used to elevate a wagon box or rack of hay up to the second floor of a barn, where it was forked to the storage area. Has some drawings of a similar device.

Thursday, April 23, 2009. For first time visitors I recommend this archive. For some of my best posts. 1598 A plow clevis, this was used to attach draft animals to a plow beam, similar to patent number 311,405. 1599 A swing-arm mounted resonator for holding a telegraph sounder. 1600 A Blackhawk Dynamic Entry Mobile Home Breacher. 1602 A clapboard gauge, patent number 370,019.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009. 1617 A piece of hardware for a pulley.

Thursday, August 27, 2009. 1706 A rocker assembly for a lawn glider. Although according to an expert on these, roasters typically had spikes that curved up so the meat would not fall off, and toasters were usually made with shorter and straighter spikes than the roasters. 1708 A Genesis Rescue Systems.