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buzzell360

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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?
« Last Edit: July 06, 2009, 05:49:26 pm by buzzell360 »
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regularjoe2

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Re: what is this?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2009, 05:52:48 pm »
I'm betting your Gramps was a golfer .

It's a ball retreiver ( from water ) .
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Re: what is this?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2009, 05:55:16 pm »
It's a grabber of some sort.  I have my doubts it was for submerged golf balls.   ???
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Re: what is this?
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2009, 06:06:47 pm »
I am betting that it is for agricultural use, picking walnuts from trees, or maybe fruit or nuts from some other kind of tree? Did he have trees where this might have been used?

You might want to contact these guys to see if they know, there are some sort of similar tools on their Web site:
http://www.antiquefarmtools.info
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Re: what is this?
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2009, 06:27:38 pm »
Here's a photo of a modern fruit picking tool in use. Is there enough space between the tines to do this?

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buzzell360

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Re: what is this?
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2009, 06:30:36 pm »
Quote from: talesofthesevenseas on July 06, 2009, 06:27:38 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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Re: what is this?
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2009, 07:13:34 pm »
Next guess - a frog , fish or eel gig .
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Re: what is this?
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2009, 07:31:50 pm »
Wouldn't have been for citrus - the last thing you want to do is pierce the rind (my family has owned groves for 6 generations).

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Re: what is this?
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2009, 07:35:25 pm »
I'm not exactly seeing the Mech for closing it.  Maybe I'm blind or just too modern thinking.  ;D  Does it slide, or do you have to manually squeeze the grabber?.  I'll go look again cause I'm starting to taste crow here  :P
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Re: what is this?
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2009, 07:40:06 pm »
Maybe a landscaping tool, would work really well on the blackberry bushes here.
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Re: what is this?
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2009, 08:57:37 pm »
Looks spring loaded.  Maybe a fish or varmit grabber??  You open it like a trap and when it hits something it snaps shut.  The hooks make me believe whatever it grabs it's not too gentle... ???
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Re: what is this?
« Reply #11 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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Re: what is this?
« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2009, 09:20:38 pm »
I agree with Regularjoe2, I think it is a golf ball "grabber". My father had one.
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Re: what is this?
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2009, 10:36:25 pm »
That or they have devices similar to these for picking up trash and leaves!  Did he have a hard time bending over to pick up things? If so could have used it in the house as well1
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Re: what is this?
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2009, 10:49:49 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 .
« Last Edit: July 06, 2009, 10:54:13 pm by regularjoe2 »
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