This was my grandfathers, and says C.W.S. Co. Chicago, A Dozen Tools in 1, on it. Many of the functions are obvious but I’m a few short of a dozen. <g> Anyone know any more about it?
Thanks.
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bevel square, angle repeater
Angle marker like a speed square ( maybe if you count each premarked angle you have four tools in that one)
slide gauge for ripping
radius marker ( nail through small hole and race the panccil around at a setting)
Possibly a way to use it as an elipse trammel
Angle finding gauge
Inside measure finder
Most of what I come up with is 3-4 versions of the same thing to count close to 12 total
Like with kitchen implements - I could take a sharp knife and market it as a multi-tool: cutter, spreader, cheese slicer, package openner, debonning tool etc, instead of just calling it a knife.
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Propeller
Cross for emergency church services
Conversation piece
Paper weight
Backscratcher for those you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours situations
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Door knocker
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To Piffin's list add:
Depth gauge - square end with hole, slide and lock crossbar to hold reading.
I can't get a dozen either - methinks you would have to find the original package to find out!
Jim
To state the obvious I would add....
ruler.
Scott.
Bootscraper for mud season.
Ninja star.
Boomerang that don't work.
Really dull scissors.
Door stop.
Paperweight.
Shim for short table/chair/bed leg.
Jackruler for Nun. (Think jackknife.)
About .3 cents scrap brass.
Tounge depressor for three patients at once.
Coffee stirrer.
Construction geek badge.
Secret decoder.
Think everyones got it covered, whatever the number of uses its a keepsake from your Grandpa, enjoy it.
Not on the list, Grandpa minder, reminds you of Grandapa
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anvil
digger
stop-watch
dental tool
wrench
hammer
hat
dog whistle
map
flashlight
pencil
cordless drill
dial-up modem
paint brush
imaginary friend
fortune teller
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Question number 43 (on the MIT entrance exam)
"Name the correct 12 functions this implement performs"
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Bottle opener
and Number 12 ...
conversation starter!
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Glad you guys enjoyed the question. <g>Piffin mentioned radius marker, using the small hole in the end. Which makes me wonder about the small hole in the end of the other crosspiece--which you can't see in the picture. THAT hole is oval, about 3/16 x 3/32. Any ideas for it?Thanks.
Bottle opener
Small hole for small nail, oval hole for pencil?