Readers who sent in their Mystery Tools can stop calling them whatsits or whatchamacallits. Here, George Gouldburn, CHW’s Mystery Tool man, demystifies your submissions.
Mystery tool: Cabbage cutter
Use: Harvesting heads… of cabbage, that is
Era: Early 1900s
Submitted by: Bob Boucher, Kingston, Ont.
Mystery tool: Leather slitter
Use: Cutting laces and other leather strips as wide as a belt
Submitted by: Brad Wallace, Pilot Mound, Man.
Mystery tool: Rope or wire tightener
Use: Increasing the tension on a rope or wire
Era: Early 1900s
Submitted by: Gerard Renaud, Saint-Anicet, Que.
Mystery tool: Traveller
Use: Measuring the outside dimensions of a wheel so that it could be fitted with a steel rim
Era: 1700s to early 1900s
Submitted by: Ray Lewis, Victoria, B.C.
Mystery tool: Hoof-pick hammer
Use: Removing snow buildup on a horse’s shoe and hoof
Submitted by: Daniel Longpre, via email
Mystery tool: Burnisher
Use: Polishing leather
Submitted by: Don Power, via email
Mystery tool: Thickness measuring tool
Use: Gauging the thickness of a material, most likely metal in a manufacturing environment
Submitted by: Serge Duclos, via email
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