What Are Those Things?

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Rod 3 year s ago

40. Blade for meat mincer.

Tine 3 year s ago

Rod, my mom has one just like this, probably from the 40s/50s or so.

Onnie 3 year s ago

#32 "finger/hand acupressure massager", wink, wink.

channax 3 year s ago

Onnie

Yeah, that "special" finger !
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Lazar 3 year s ago

#6... Maybe I am daft but what is a Ball Mill and more so what is a sprue when still attached ???

Left 3 year s ago

Lazar, I'd like to know that answer myself?

Boetius 3 year s ago

Left, Ball mill is used for grinding Iron ore, it looks like a huge cylinder laying on it`s side with openings on either end,
. The balls are added to help in grinding the ore.

Randolph 3 year s ago

Bonus - it's a meat grinder knife.

Tine 3 year s ago

As interesting as these posts are it still surprises me that people don't ask the ones that would know then and there when they have the chance. Especially #37 and #30 (unless found after the parents passing away of course); I'd ask the waiter/parents what the hell it was for.

10.

Mckenna 3 year s ago

#28 came with a programming book from Commodore in the 80's. You were supposed to make a flow chart of your program to illustrate how it worked/was supposed to work.

"Unusual small silver box with wing on chain inside"

A: "It’s a purse hook. You hang it off of the table so your purse doesn’t touch the floor. The company that made this one is called Arbon and it’s from mid century."