Someplace just to show that reel collectors do have a life
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by Mike N » Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:04 pm
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by Midway Tommy D » Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:13 pm
I'm guessing some sort of a grater/sifter type tool, maybe? You would grate from the top through the wire mesh and pour the fines out of the hole in the end. Probably not specific enough, though.
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by Mike N » Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:54 pm
Hint #2: Ed P’s keen eye noticed that the stamp in the 4th photo appeared to be a bomber plane. My research turned up this 1946 US airmail stamp featuring a DC-4 in red ink, which possibly tells us about when this item was mailed. It was found in a house in Connecticut.
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by john elder » Thu Feb 23, 2023 11:51 pm
Tobacco grater?
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Specializing in saltwater reels...and fly reels...and oh, yeah, kentucky style reels.....and those tiny little RP reels.....oh, heck...i collect fishing reels!...and fly rods....and lures
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by Mike N » Fri Feb 24, 2023 12:13 am
Two reasonable guesses, but 0-2.
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by Mike N » Fri Feb 24, 2023 12:17 am
Here is a photo from a YouTube video showing how it’s used, even today..
Box to mail a queen bee and worker bees to a beekeeper.
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by Midway Tommy D » Fri Feb 24, 2023 1:12 pm
Interesting! Never heard of such a thing, but then I haven't had much participation or interest in bee keeping.
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by Mike N » Sat Feb 25, 2023 2:13 pm
There is a Heddon beekeepers catalog on one of the tables in St. Augustine. Unreal.
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by Paul Roberts » Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:04 pm
I recognized it. My wife has been a long time beekeeper.
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