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Antique Questions Forum / Re: what is this?

« on: July 08, 2009, 10:09:23 pm »

it may look like the gig thing, but i don't think it is cuz it takes a lot to shut this. its not like you poke the middle and it shuts. you have to push then it shuts on its own

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: what is this?

« on: July 08, 2009, 10:02:55 pm »

So ... 1. how long is it's handle ? 2. Are the tines sharp (they look it to me)? 3. What part of the world did your grandfather live ? ... can't really tell any scale or the actual size of this thingie ...

And by the way , buzzell360 , thanks for posting it here .... it's kinda a fun one to figure out .

1.The handle is 24inchs, the whole thing its self is 38 1/2 inches long 2. There pretty sharp 3. He lived in Hallowell,Maine

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: what is this?

« on: July 06, 2009, 09:18:48 pm »

yea its not friendly when it closes haha i can tell you that much and it is spring loaded.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: what is this?

« on: July 06, 2009, 06:30:36 pm »

Here's a photo of a modern fruit picking tool in use. Is there enough space between the tines to do this?

it closes if you push in the middle of it then it snaps shut then i have to open it by hand

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Antique Questions Forum / what is this?

« on: July 06, 2009, 05:44:11 pm »

i found this in my grandfathers house upstairs and i have no clue what it is anyone have an idea?