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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: stanley62 on August 11, 2014, 11:46:38 AM

Title: Swap meet whats it
Post by: stanley62 on August 11, 2014, 11:46:38 AM

One of my dealer friends at a local antique swap meet showed me this "tool?" this week.  My guess is some sort of jewelers tool, but I am probably way off base.  Any ideas?

  Jim

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: mikeswrenches on August 11, 2014, 02:39:05 PM

Maybe a hammer type saw set?

Mike

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: rusty on August 11, 2014, 03:39:23 PM

Looks like it could be a saw set for circular saw blades, never seen that one tho....

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: BruceS on August 11, 2014, 05:00:16 PM

I'm thinking that there should be an electromagnet attached to the bottom side,  and the it is the ringing mechanism for an alarm bell.

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: Papaw on August 11, 2014, 10:18:15 PM

Similar- https://www.google.com/patents/US8953?dq=patent:8953&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hoXpU6C9MMT_yQTS2oG4Bg&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA (https://www.google.com/patents/US8953?dq=patent:8953&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hoXpU6C9MMT_yQTS2oG4Bg&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA)
Seen in http://members.acmenet.net/~con12a/saw%20set%20website/weirdstuffa.htm (http://members.acmenet.net/~con12a/saw%20set%20website/weirdstuffa.htm)

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: pritch on August 11, 2014, 10:40:23 PM

Quote from: BruceS on August 11, 2014, 05:00:16 PM

I'm thinking that there should be an electromagnet attached to the bottom side,  and the it is the ringing mechanism for an alarm bell.

I had a similar thought, only a telegraph thing.

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: Billman49 on August 12, 2014, 07:11:18 AM

I'd go for a hammer type saw set...

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: stanley62 on August 12, 2014, 07:39:37 AM

I think the saw set is the right path.  The arm across the top is very stiff, so I think that rules out telegraph.  I am not sure how a circular saw blade would go into the thing, but how about for a blade like a band saw blade??

 Jim

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: jimwrench on August 12, 2014, 11:28:21 AM

 Guessing the adjustable plate on the left side is a support for whatever you are working on. The bottom of the hammer part looks to be maybe vee shaped. If that is true it would lend itself to saw setting.

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: stanley62 on August 13, 2014, 07:17:36 PM

Found it...Noah Harvey Patent Oct 18, 1881 #248,863 hammer saw set.

 Jim

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: jimwrench on August 13, 2014, 08:50:20 PM

Are you sure on that # I get a scale device with Nov 1881 for that #

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: Billman49 on August 14, 2014, 03:55:27 AM

see: http://members.acmenet.net/~con12a/saw%20set%20website/hammer2.htm

Noah Harvey Patent Oct 18, 1881 #248,463

(http://members.acmenet.net/~con12a/saw%20set%20website/unknownhammer2s.jpg)

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: Billman49 on August 14, 2014, 03:59:15 AM

The image in the patent application has a lever operated punch, not a hammer action, but the body is pretty much the same..

https://www.google.com/patents/US248463?dq=Noah+Harvey+Patent+Oct+18,+1881&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yXnsU-4Xr6nsBsnAgSg&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA

(https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US248463-0.png)

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: turnnut on August 14, 2014, 07:58:41 PM

I would say that Stanley62 mistakigly hit the 8 intead of the 4 on the 4th diget,
easy mistake.  I have done that many times typing.

Frank

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: stanley62 on August 14, 2014, 08:13:12 PM

Yep.  My bad on the typo.

Jim

Title: Re: Swap meet whats it
Post by: bear_man on August 15, 2014, 01:28:24 AM

And here I was reminded that Dyslexics of the World (should) UNTIE!