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Offline Edkat3

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Odd driver
« on: December 15, 2013, 03:55:58 PM »
This has been sitting on the shelf at a local auction house for a couple of months. They finally decided to part with this last night. It's obviously a screwdriver but have no idea what the design was made for. The handle and ball are hardwood. No name appears at all.
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Offline wvtools

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Re: Odd driver
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2013, 07:13:38 AM »
I have seen one of those before.  I do not think it is a driver.   For some reason, basket making is sticking in my head.  I looked through the usual references (Salaman, Sellens), but could not find it yet.
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Offline wvtools

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Re: Odd driver
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2014, 11:11:58 AM »
I thought I had seen one of these before.  The new EAIA newsletter has an article about ice tools in it.  It is an ice pick/chipper/crusher. 
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Offline Lewill2

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Re: Odd driver
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2014, 12:25:32 PM »
Yep, I saw that too last night. It looks like this one has the tip flattened out.
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Offline Lewill2

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Re: Odd driver
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2014, 06:54:59 PM »
Samuel M. Kass of Philadelphia PA, patented August 7, 1928, Patent # 1,679,666 Quoted from the EAIA article.
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Offline Edkat3

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Re: Odd driver
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2014, 03:27:39 PM »
Thank you to all that replied. I had a feeling it just wasn't some strange screwdriver.
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