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274819 | Joshua Clark <jclark@h...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Tool Mystery |
Galoots- These photos came to me from a tool museum in Australia. They have been unable to identify it and I'm equally stumped. Any ideas? https://groups.io/g/oldtools/album?id=270185 Thanks! Josh |
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274820 | Bridger Berdel <bridgerberdel@g...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
That's the nicest one of those I've ever seen. Haven't a clue... |
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274821 | Phil Schempf <philschempf@g...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
Curious. It looks like a boot jack, but that doesn't account for the extra bits.The brass "legs" are battered a bit on their tips. Attention was paid to clocking the screws. All I got. Phil |
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274822 | Mike Rock <mikerock@m...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
Are there any more photos? This is only part of the instrument..... be nice to see the rest. |
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274823 | Joshua Clark <jclark@h...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
That's all I have. I can't tell if the wooden part is simply a case for the tools held inside or if it serves some purpose. |
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274824 | Peter McBride <peter_mcbride@b...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
That is a folding boot jack with boot hooks. The hooks have lost some of the nice tooling on the ends of the handles. tinyurl.com/3cum64js |
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274825 | Jim H <jim1home@c...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
I believe Mr. McBride is correct. The two hooks look folded in half, or spring- loaded, or simple wire connection that when removed from their space, the "t=shaped" section becomes the handle, and the other parts the hooks for the straps on either side of the boots to pull them off. A boot put - er onner and taker offer as it were. |
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274826 | Curt Seeliger <seeligerc@g...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
In less than an hour, Peter nails it as a folding boot jack. I had no idea such a thing existed. The metal doodads are boot pullers and don't attach to the wooden jack. Huh. On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 8:06 PM Peter McBride |
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274827 | Joshua Clark <jclark@h...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
Fantastic! Thank you, Peter. I'm sure the museum will be happy to hear that it's been identified. Apparently it's been there for some time with many guesses, all incorrect. Thanks again, Galoots. Josh |
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274828 | Don Schwartz <dks@t...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
On 2021-11-22 9:21 p.m., Joshua Clark wrote: > Fantastic! Thank you, Peter. I'm sure the museum will be happy to hear that > it's been identified. Apparently it's been there for some time with many > guesses, all incorrect. > > Thanks again, Galoots. > Josh > > On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 11:18 PM Curt Seeliger |
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274829 | Richard Wilson <yorkshireman@y...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
Just yesterday I was explaining to a friend about the porch, and how much accreted knowledge there is here. So we have a Museum in Australia with a mystery item, unidentified for years, appeals to New York to get the question published, and the question is solved in minutes by another Australian who looks at a UK site where a photo and details with description are available. Such is the Power of the Porch. Richard Wilson Way further north than Yorkshire. > On 23 Nov 2021, at 03:35, Joshua Clark |
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274830 | Margaret & Charles Pilgrim <pilgrim@s...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
It is a very nice boot jack with handles to pull your boots on. I have one that is also folding. Found it in a box of old tools. C. Pilgrim |
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274831 | Curt Seeliger <seeligerc@g...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
> It seems to me this is not the sort of thing one has lying around the > house - or barn even. It folds up the way it does because it's meant for > travel - a traveler's folding boot jack! They fold, something that makes them weaker and does nothing to make them more portable. A flat oak/mahogany board with a fulcrum set crossways would work as well, be no heavier and last longer. Does anyone know if these were sold with matching folding doorstops? |
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274832 | Phil E. <pedgerton66@g...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
Ah ha! My first thought was that it is a tool for extracting information from recalcitrant prisoners, but I stand corrected! Heh heh. Phil E. |
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274833 | Richard Wilson <yorkshireman@y...> | 2021‑11‑23 | Re: Tool Mystery |
Bear in mind that the fold provides a box for the hooks though, and a lady’s boot is a delicate thing, like the foot within, so light weight, and probably size, will count for more than heavy and sturdy, as may be the case with the same tool provided for a ploughman. ?? Richard Still in Northumberland. > On 23 Nov 2021, at 15:31, Curt Seeliger |
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