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.
Clock Mechanism
Use it to do arm exercies.
A standard pendulum escapement used as a paper tape winder from a stock ticker. – image can been seen by using paper tape winder – search on yahoo
This was an early back up system in1900's – There was no computers back then
ticker tape
could it have been used by tailors or hat makers to dispense material used in making their wares?
clock mech
grandfather clock insides?
Film rewinder.
Used to wind fire hose
It's the insides of a grandfather clock, but I am not who famous used it…thanks
grandfather clock parts?
clock mechanism
clock gears
Gutts of a windup clock
clock mechanism
its a ancient tape measure
Tool for winding old film.
looks like the brain or operating device for a grandfather clock.
clock works
old fire hose wind up thingy
film winder
old clock part
Looks like some kind of clock. My mother-in-law had an interesting brass clock that looks similar to this with all the wheels (gears?).
It looks like something to do some sort of measurement.
inwards of a clock