First one looks like a plumb bob with internal string winder of some kind?

Second one is some kind of vise. Not sure what it might be used for?

Then there's this bird feeder looking thing. Any ideas?

Then there's this flat bar with someones name stamped in both sides. Bar is tapered at the end like a flat head screwdriver.

The first one does look like a plomb bob. We could have used that years ago when my good friend was trying to center the windmill over his well. He used a Pepsi bottle with pretty good results.

EvilDr235

The "bird feeder" thing is an old clothes washer, the flat blade screwdriver is a screwdriver. Called a "turnscrew" by our overseas cousins. I would expect you will find a name on the plumb bob once you get it cleaned a bit.
Starrett made a bob of very similar form but they filled it with mercury to give it more weight. Maybe they made one without the mercury and used the space for the string reel?

Mike.

+1 on the turnscrew and plumb bob.

I have seen the bird feeder/clothes washer before but did not know what it was. One for the memory banks.

The vise thing, no idea but most likely a clamp or adjuster of some sort.

The Starrett plumb bobs, style 87 series were mercury filled, older ones were round top, newer ones have a hex top so the don't roll away when laid down and a hardened steel point that is black instead of chrome plated like the rest of the body. The 177 series were similar looking to the 87's but were solid steel, these didn't weigh as much as the 87 series. I think there were 4 different sizes in each series.

The vise is a spring vise for a flintlock rifle.

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Hope this helps! Bill D.

Quote from: Lewill2 on September 05, 2017, 12:43:10 PM
The Starrett plumb bobs, style 87 series were mercury filled

I hope it was sealed in somehow

But then when I was a kid my dad taught me that if you poured some mercury into your hand and rubbed a penny in it hard enough for long enough, it would turn shiny silver. The reason for this was because "A dim-witted store clerk will take it as a dime every time"! I guess that's how they got by during the depression in dust Bowl, Oklahoma. And it probably explains a lot

The 87 series have a cavity machined in the body that is sealed with a screw that can be accessed by removing the top of the plumb bob.

Quote from: pritch on September 05, 2017, 10:40:59 PM

Quote from: Lewill2 on September 05, 2017, 12:43:10 PM
The Starrett plumb bobs, style 87 series were mercury filled

I hope it was sealed in somehow

But then when I was a kid my dad taught me that if you poured some mercury into your hand and rubbed a penny in it hard enough for long enough, it would turn shiny silver. The reason for this was because "A dim-witted store clerk will take it as a dime every time"! I guess that's how they got by during the depression in dust Bowl, Oklahoma. And it probably explains a lot

Lads who did enough of that probably became dim-witted store clerks.

Hey, I never rubbed no merkery on me but stop talking 'bout me....

Quote from: lazyassforge on September 05, 2017, 02:15:31 PM
The vise is a spring vise for a flintlock rifle.

http://www.historicaltwiststore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=229



Hope this helps! Bill D.

Good job, lazy!

What about this force pressure gauge? What's that used for? The attachment is all aluminum.