Let’s play a game, shall we

[fourfive8]

I'll play too

 

[fourfive8]

This thing is really strange, it does work ...

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Pendulum/Plumb Bob: Reacts to Minerals or Water. ie, will spin in a circle or swing side to side over a source of water or metal. "Similar to Dowsing"

My thinking was close. I was going to guess a gypsy's Ouija board pointer

 

[DmacD]

molasses licker... primarily for cows, not moles

This one is a Pig Oiler. Hogs would rub themselves against the roller to keep the flies at bay.

 

[fourfive8]

This one is a Pig Oiler. Hogs would rub themselves against the roller to keep the flies at bay.

Got it! That one looks kind of old, all cleaned and painted... cast iron?

 

[baxterb]

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grapefruit knife

 

[baxterb]

Pendulum/Plumb Bob: Reacts to Minerals or Water. ie, will spin in a circle or swing side to side over a source of water or metal. "Similar to Dowsing"

A guy found our well in VA using a Y-shaped twig from a dogwood tree. I thought it was crazy until I tried it. That damn stick would pull down with such force it would leave bark in your hands. strange stuff.

 

[DmacD]

Got it! That one looks kind of old, all cleaned and painted... cast iron?

Bingo!

 

[Tex .416]

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Grapefruit knife.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

I'll throw my entry into the ring.
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I was actually going to play this game with our hog oiler today. I never found time to take a picture.

 

[fourfive8]

I can just visualize a pig rubbing back and forth on one, occasionally letting out a grunt of satisfaction

 

[fourfive8]

No guesses? Here's a pic for scale

 

[Altitude sickness]

Is it some kind of puller

 

[Daniel Cary]

Grapefruit knife.

Indeed!

 

[BourbonTrail]

No guesses? Here's a pic for scale
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Is it for cutting a shotgun choke?

Or an extractor collet for a slide hammer.

 

[fourfive8]

Both @Altitude sickness and @BourbonTrail very close!
It's an M1882 broken shell extractor for 45-70 Trapdoor Springfield

 

[WebleyGreene455]

Both @Altitude sickness and @BourbonTrail very close!
It's an M1882 broken shell extractor for 45-70 Trapdoor Springfield

Dammit I was about to say that and I scrolled down...

 

[fourfive8]

Dammit I was about to say that and I scrolled down...

We'll call it good!

 

[PARA45]

I was thinking shell extractor too. This is a cool game! Keep it going guys.

 

[fourfive8]

OK another, similar era

 

[BourbonTrail]

OK another, similar era
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Trapdoor combination tool…aka an old timey one of these: