What Is IT

Winners

Bob Fournier 10*

Dan Landino 9

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*All Time High For What is It

Cute But WRONG Answers

1. Stove top Chicken Cooker, Steamer

2. Giants Ring, Merry Go Round Prize, Door Knocker, Shower Curtain Ring

3. Potato Auger, Giant Cork Screw

4. Meat Tenderizer, Horse Brush

5. Pineapple Peeler

6. Beer Coaster, Ash Tray, Candle Holder

7. Cucumber Peeler, Cookie Cutter

8. Enema Tool, Butt Thermometer, Seed Planter

9. Shoe Sizer, Slide Rule

10. Hot dog cooker, Cheese Cutter, Hymn book Holder

11. Pizza cutter

12. Divot Tool, POG, Washer, Spark Plug Gapper

13. Fish lure, Safety Pin for Dippers, Cow ear tag, Bottle opener

14. Walnut Cracker, Cow Tooth Extractor

15. Cherry Pitter, Dental Tool, Apple Slicer

Answers Follow on the Next Pages

1. Camp Toaster

This was used over a campfire or camp stove. the bread is put on

the metal racks turned once and Voila Toast. Still used today by

campers

and scouts.

2. Bull Nose Ring

A small screw is removed and the ring is opened, it is inserted in

the bulls nose and used to lead the bull. The ring has a very sharp

point once it is opened.

3. Dried fruit lifter or Sugar Devil

Pattened in 1875, this was used in the general store to extract

stuck- together dried fruit from a barrel or keg or similarly for

damp-stuck sugar. Stab it in and twist.

4. Flower Frog

A pin type was used in the bottom of the flower vase to hold fresh

flowers in place in the arrangement. This works great and can be

used over and over. Today a chunk of foam is often used and then

discarded.

5. In Shave Draw Knife

This is used by coopers in barrel shaping or by furniture

makers to shape the seat of chairs, on occasion it was used to

shape bowels.

Most were two handled but a few were one handled this appears as

if it was two

handled and

adapted for

one.

6. Caster coasters for furniture

Made by Anchor Hocking in a number of sizes these were

put under furniture to protect the floor or carpet and to keep

furniture

with casters

from moving

around.

7. Fish Scaler

This handy fish scaler fit easy into any tackle box ready at all

times for that trophy fish to hit the fry pan.

8. Chefs Pressure Seasoner

The cap was removed an ¾ filled with seasonings and

liquid(Wine) the cap replaced and stuck into the meat during

cooking the seasons were infused by steam into the meat.

9. Cloth Bolt and Ribbon Measure

Every dry-good store would have had one. They could find

out how much cloth or ribbon was left on the bolt or spool using

this

handy

tool and

counting

the

number of

layers

remaining

.

10. Clay Pigeon Thrower/Launcher

This devise was used to throw clay pigeons during

shotgun practice. You can put one or two clays under the spring .

It dates 1930s and was quickly replaced by a spring type thrower.

11. Pie Crimper and Crust Cutter

Why not save time by using this ideal all in one trimmer

crimper to finish the pie off all at the same time. This was a very

cheap version made of cast aluminum. The crimper's date back to

the late 1700s to early 1800s and were often hand made.

12. 45 Record Adapter

45 records had a large hole in the center but the standard

record player had a small spindle so an adapter was necessary to

play these records on this player. Many were made of early plastic

and have not survived but a few were made of metal.

13. Knife Sharpener and Glass Cutter

This was a great little sharpener and glass cutter all in one

14.Fencing Pliers

When doing fencing many tools were needed but this handy

multi tool did the trick.

15. Hook Rug Needle/ Rag Rug Maker

The rug is hooked from the back and the Jute(burlap sack)

is stretched on a frame. A strip of cloth or yarn is threaded

through the metal eye and pushed through the backing to the

preselected

distance.

This is

repeated

over and

over.