On 25 Apr 2008 03:44:49 GMT, DoN. Nichols wrote:
> On 2008-04-24, R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>> This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so I'll be
>> posting the answers early in the morning.
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Weird behavior. I get only a very long blank page when I come
> in at my usual 150% image scale. If I go back to 120%. or anything
> smaller I see the images and text, but not at larger scales.
>
> O.K. Selecting from a menu that was all that would work.
>
> Using the '+' and '-' keys, I can get up to 140%. And 160%
> comes back.
For the record, I had no problems with the images zooming to any size,
although I start off at 100%.
You might want to ask on one a group like opera.general and see if
anybody else can replicate your problem.
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R.H. wrote:
> This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so I'll
> be posting the answers early in the morning.
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
1287 - Scarifier. Used by medical professionals in an earlier time, and
now favored by government revenue agencies.
1284 could be a more primitive version of the same thing, but I will
guess perhaps a device dragged across ice to texture it for unknown
reasons.
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:50:19 -0400, R.H. wrote:
> This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so I'll be
> posting the answers early in the morning.
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Not having looked at any of the other answers:
1283. Obviously a [redacted]meter. :-) Seriously, I'd guess it's used
to test the charge in batteries.
1284. It looks like an oversized grater, minus the holes. Used to
clean off whalebones or something a century ago?
1285. Combination pruning shears and hammer head; why you would need
the two together is beyond me.
1286. Similar chair towers are used in American Football by coaches to
get an overview of what's going on on the practice field. I suppose a
similar use could be for a movie director looking over a large scene
(eg. the sacking of Atlanta scene from "Gone With the Wind).
1287. Used for scoring something, but I have no idea what
1288. Mock cannon for a 21-cannon salute?
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> "Puff Griffis" revealed some of his internal
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>> 1286: Dear stand
>
> Freudian slip??
>
>
>
That obvious huh ? Ok 1285: Deer stand
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> This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so I'll
> be posting the answers early in the morning.
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
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>
> Rob
1284 Is it a threshing sled?
Stuart
They've all been answered correctly this week, although there is another use
for the hammer that hasn't been mentioned yet. I'll be away from my
computer until sometime tomorrow so I won't be able to reply until then if
there are any comments. The answer page can be seen here:
http://pzphotosans229c.blogspot.com/
Rob
> Weird behavior. I get only a very long blank page when I come
> in at my usual 150% image scale. If I go back to 120%. or anything
> smaller I see the images and text, but not at larger scales.
>
> O.K. Selecting from a menu that was all that would work.
>
> Using the '+' and '-' keys, I can get up to 140%. And 160%
> comes back.
>
> Similar problems with an older version of Opera, and with
> Firefox. I suspect that blogspot is doing something weird, and tha I'll
> have to stop playing if I continue to have this much trouble just
> getting the images.
I looked around on blogger and didn't see anything to indicate that
something was changed, hopefully you will be able to continue your weekly
comments here, I enjoy reading your posts.
Rob
R.H. wrote:
> This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so I'll
> be posting the answers early in the morning.
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
1286 - being a southerner, I could say a seat for watching NASCAR, but
it really is for deer hunting
1288 - Gatling Gun
Howard Garner
Andrew Erickson wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Well, let's see...
>
... snip
>
> 1287 -- Stamp canceling punch, which indicates cancelation by cutting a
> multitude of shreds in the stamp. (It could be a lancet for bleedings,
> used back when bloodletting was considered a useful cure for many
> ailments, but I think the canceling punch is more likely.)
>
Seems like if it was a canceling punch for stamps, that would be kind of
hard on the contents of the envelope.
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> This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so I'll
> be posting the answers early in the morning.
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> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> Rob
1288 is clearly a Gattling Gun, hardly a collectible tool though. Mind you,
it's very collectible in itself.
Steve R.
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Now for this week:
1283. Despite the obfuscation, I know this was made by Mine Safety
Appliances. So this is some kind of atmosphere or gas monitor. I'm
betting on some kind of explosive or combustable gas monitor.
1284. Fish scaler?
1285. "from 1890's" so that makes it too early to be a car tire weight
hammer. Possibly some sort of combined hammer/pick for a farrier?
1286. Deer hunting stand
1287. this is a puzzler - do the "fins" stick up from all of the slits on
the flat side?
1288. gatling gun patent #36836 ca. 1862
In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so I'll be
>posting the answers early in the morning.
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
1283: Explosimeter. For measuring concentration of combustible gas in
the area. Probably made by Mine Safety Appliances Company.
Here's a modern model (looks basically the same)
http://www.msanorthamerica.com/catalog/product1084.html
1284: What they used for torture before waterboarding
1285: Something for working on fencing?
1286: That's what you jump from in the mud-puddle jumping contest.
Traditionally the jump is preceded by a yell of "Watch this!".
1287: Smaller version of 1284.
1288: Gatling gun, original version.
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1283: Hydrometer
1284: For carting wool
1285: An extension hammer for nailing out of reach
1286: Dear stand
1287: For cutting laces out of leather
1288: Gatlin Gun from the Fraiser Historical Arms
Museum in Louisville Kentucky. If you are ever in
this area stop by the museum it is almost across
the street for the Louisville Slugger museum. Both
great sights to see.
Puff
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> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:50:19 -0400, R.H. wrote:
>
>> This week's set has been posted, I've got plans
>> all day tomorrow so I'll be
>> posting the answers early in the morning.
>>
>> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Not having looked at any of the other answers:
>
> 1283. Obviously a [redacted]meter. :-)
> Seriously, I'd guess it's used
> to test the charge in batteries.
>
> 1284. It looks like an oversized grater, minus
> the holes. Used to
> clean off whalebones or something a century ago?
>
> 1285. Combination pruning shears and hammer
> head; why you would need
> the two together is beyond me.
>
> 1286. Similar chair towers are used in American
> Football by coaches to
> get an overview of what's going on on the
> practice field. I suppose a
> similar use could be for a movie director
> looking over a large scene
> (eg. the sacking of Atlanta scene from "Gone
> With the Wind).
>
> 1287. Used for scoring something, but I have no
> idea what
>
> 1288. Mock cannon for a 21-cannon salute?
>
> --
> Ted S
> fedya at bestweb dot net
> Now blogging at http://justacineast.blogspot.com
"R.H." <[email protected]> writes:
>This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so I'll be
>posting the answers early in the morning.
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
#1283 - Gas sniffer? M.S.A is 'Mine Safety Appliance'.
In fact, it appears RH photoshopped the Mine Safety
from the front label.
#1284 - fraternity paddles (ouch!:-)
#1286 - Tennis Judge tower?
On Apr 23, 9:50 pm, "R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so I'll be
> posting the answers early in the morning.
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
> Rob
1284. complete guess. taro grater.
1287. Scarificator.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting
the device. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Blood_letting_machine.jpg
Karl
R.H. wrote:
> This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so
> I'll be posting the answers early in the morning.
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
1283--anything over 60% is in the red zone--maybe some kind of
pressure tester?
1284--paleolithic rasp?
1285--fence pliers?
1286--deer stand? Line chief's chair for a firing range?
1287--scriber/slicer for leather, with variable spacings?
1288--drum-fed Gatling gun, ca 1880.
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In article <[email protected]>,
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Well, let's see...
1283 - Quite obviously a measurement tool or generation device of some
sort. The meter doesn't look terribly precise, so I'd venture it's not
for overly exacting work. The control/shutoff knob seems to be more
than just a switch from the labeling, so it seems you could vary the
effect of the box over a range. My guess: it's a load tester for car
or similar batteries.
1284 -- A homemade scraper--for threshing grain, perhaps, or cleaning
hides prior to tanning?
1285 -- Maybe a valve spring compressor for old auto engines?
1286 -- A bow hunting stand, perhaps? Although the safety cage looks
inconveniently placed for that use.
1287 -- Stamp canceling punch, which indicates cancelation by cutting a
multitude of shreds in the stamp. (It could be a lancet for bleedings,
used back when bloodletting was considered a useful cure for many
ailments, but I think the canceling punch is more likely.)
1288 -- Gatling gun or similar (19th century?) machine gun. Presumably,
it would still be quite deadly in the right hands. I assume the ring on
the top is a cartridge magazine.
Now to see other theories...
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On 2008-04-24, R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
> This week's set has been posted, I've got plans all day tomorrow so I'll be
> posting the answers early in the morning.
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
Weird behavior. I get only a very long blank page when I come
in at my usual 150% image scale. If I go back to 120%. or anything
smaller I see the images and text, but not at larger scales.
O.K. Selecting from a menu that was all that would work.
Using the '+' and '-' keys, I can get up to 140%. And 160%
comes back.
Similar problems with an older version of Opera, and with
Firefox. I suspect that blogspot is doing something weird, and tha I'll
have to stop playing if I continue to have this much trouble just
getting the images.
Anyway -- posting from Rec.crafts.metalworking as always.
1283) The MSA logo is "Mine Safety Association", "Mine Safety
Appliance" or something like that so I suspect that it is for
measuring the buildup of toxic or explosive gases in the mine.
1284) Home-made coarse sandpaper. Sharp stone chips hammered into
slots in wood.
1285) Well -- part of it is a hammer, obviously. I think that the
other part could be used for crimping heavy staples. Perhaps
for putting nose rings in farm animals?
1286) Hmm ... doesn't look close enough to the edge of a tennis court
to be a line judge's chair. The surrounding fencing does not
seem right to make it a prison guard's lookout post -- aside
from not having enough protection from attack by the inmates.
I still think that it is some kind of sports judging viewpoint.
1287) If it were not for the protruding disks through the slots in
the third photo, I would suspect an old communications
microphone, button actuated, and with the cord cut off at the
end of the strain relief.
1288) A drum magazine fed Gatling gun. Obviously strapped down in
a museum to keep it from "going walkabout".
Hard to judge the scale, but I think that it is .30 cal, not
.50.
Now to see what others have guessed.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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