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Offline Lewill2

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Needed a Hand
« on: November 13, 2017, 04:22:30 PM »
I needed a hand with my wrench collection so I found this Cast iron hand that started life as part of a Deere & Mansure store display for their seed boxes to show they would drop one kernel of corn at a time. This was circa 1924.
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Re: Needed a Hand
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2017, 05:37:32 PM »
Very nice ! A hand for your small wrenches !
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Offline Bill Houghton

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Re: Needed a Hand
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2017, 05:51:51 PM »
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that's the sound of one hand clapping, congratulating you on your find.  :smiley:
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Re: Needed a Hand
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2017, 06:25:19 PM »
Hello, Lewill2. Great find!!!!!!  What is the size of the hand? Regards, Lou
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Re: Needed a Hand
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2017, 06:37:02 PM »
Life size, roughly 9 inches long. If you click on the picture it will enlarge and you can see the grid of the cutting mat it is sitting on.
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Re: Needed a Hand
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2017, 06:48:44 PM »
Back in 2009 we had a spill at work  -nothing dangerous. Just some plastic pellets. I saved a box full to see if I could make some use of them. A cheap pair of gloves, plastic pellets, a round piece of wood and some staples and I have a glovehand to hold a wrench. 
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Re: Needed a Hand
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2017, 07:52:19 AM »
Nice display for your miniatures Les. Just got to wonder, what happened to the rest of the guy that the hand was connected to?
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