There is possibly a spoiler in my next link, someone sent me a page that shows an xray of this puzzle, it doesn't explain exactly how it's opened but does show some of the inner workings. However, the page with the xrays is part of a much larger discussion on the puzzle, I haven't read any further so I don't know how much is revealed about the solution.
Take a look at Neatorama for more guesses on this one.
1204. One of a pair of ladder jacks, each is attached to a ladder, a board is then placed on them to form a scaffold.
1205. Haven't yet been able to verify what this cutter is for:
Just received some new photos of this device, one of them is shown below:
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Guesses for the material it was made to cut:
-squares for veneer inlay
-quilting squares
-tile
-photographs
I agree with those who think it's for photographs, if the top plate is too abrasive, a piece of paper could be placed on the photo to protect it.
1206. An Automatic Syringe Injector, patent number 2,047,010.
Text on it reads "Dr. Busher's Automatic".
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1207. Stanley Functional Utility Bar, or Fubar, used for prying, splitting, board bending, striking, and small demolition work. Amazon has a short video of one in action, the link is under the picture on their site.
1208. Windlass style barbed wire fence stretcher:
Previously seen on this site:
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Last week's set is seen below, click here to view the entire post:
More discussion and comments on these photos can be found at the newsgroup rec.puzzles.
