Last Toolsday we posted a photo of an antique gauge and asked you tell us what it measures and what famous people used it. We have a very smart audience – a large percentage of you knew that it was an anemometer used by the Wright brothers to measure wind speed.
We randomly picked two winners out of all last week’s comments and those lucky people are Eric and Trish who both knew the mystery tool was used to measure wind speed. Congrats, you both have exactly one week to reply to our email message before we pick another winner.
Plan on doing some hardscaping this weekend so you can enjoy your yard more this fall? We’ve got advice and instructions on all types of projects whether you’re making enhancements like adding a fire pit, or building a pergola; or making some games like a corn-hole set, ladder golf set or horseshoe pit.
Next Tuesday, we will be giving away a DeWalt Quadraport Air-Line Splitter. Quadraport’s four-port splitter allows up to four air tools to be run off one air compressor at the same time. Now you can perform multiple tasks without having to stop and change out tools on one air line. The heavy-duty Quadraport includes and air regulator and can operate at two different PSI settings. (Air compressor not included.)
To win the DeWalt Quadraport, post a comment (click “comment” above) and tell us this old-time gadget pictured below is used for? You don’t have to answer correctly to win; we will randomly pick one winner.
On Tuesday, September 11, we will select the winner then start up a new giveaway for another tool, which will be given away the Tuesday after that.
You have until September 11, 2012, 2:00pm (ET) to enter to win the DeWalt Quadraport.
Official Rules.







used to roll and unroll fire hose
mechanism for a grandfather clock
I'm going to say gears of a large clock
a auto clock winder
Vintage silent film winder. From the good 'ol days!
grandfather clock gears for the pendulum
Winding silent movie film
To wind up a firehose.
Movie film winder
yep, looks like a film rewinder to me!
It is clock workings.
Grandfather clock gears
clock gears
clockwork gears
clock innards
an old silent movie film rewinder
A speed governor.
printer
TO WIND OLD MOVIE FILMS BY HAND
The time mechanisim for old clock.
Movie Film Mechanism
Looks like the inside of a printer.
mechanism for a grandfather clock
clock works?
clock mechanism
grandfather clock-innards…
Looks like some kind of printing press
Looks like a device to measure and dispense some type of material
Its a film winder
clock?
wind up a hose
ANTIQUE TAPE DISPENSER
to rewind film reels after played
I think it is the inside workings of a Grandfather Clock!