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From Beeper@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Jul 15 15:40:45 2022

On 7/15/2022 3:19 PM, [email protected] wrote:

Now this one looks more like a shoe-horn ! :-)

but what is it really ?

https://jantziauctions.hibid.com/lot/125738321/antique-tool/?cpage=3&ipp=100&q=&ref=catalog

John T.

My first guess is a tool used to take 12" long core samples of
something... I know not what.

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From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Beeper on Fri Jul 15 19:01:46 2022

On Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:40:45 -0700, Beeper <[email protected]> wrote:

On 7/15/2022 3:19 PM, [email protected] wrote:

Now this one looks more like a shoe-horn ! :-)

but what is it really ?

https://jantziauctions.hibid.com/lot/125738321/antique-tool/?cpage=3&ipp=100&q=&ref=catalog

John T.

My first guess is a tool used to take 12" long core samples of
something... I know not what.

Half-Bingo !

After my wife's similar suggestion - and some googling -
we landed on the _ actual _ thing that is cored ...
Packers fans might know.
John T.

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From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 15 18:19:54 2022

Now this one looks more like a shoe-horn ! :-)

but what is it really ?

https://jantziauctions.hibid.com/lot/125738321/antique-tool/?cpage=3&ipp=100&q=&ref=catalog

John T.

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From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Jul 15 21:08:02 2022

On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 7:01:32 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:

On Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:40:45 -0700, Beeper <[email protected]> wrote:

On 7/15/2022 3:19 PM, [email protected] wrote:

Now this one looks more like a shoe-horn ! :-)

but what is it really ?

https://jantziauctions.hibid.com/lot/125738321/antique-tool/?cpage=3&ipp=100&q=&ref=catalog

John T.

My first guess is a tool used to take 12" long core samples of
something... I know not what.

Half-Bingo !

After my wife's similar suggestion - and some googling -
we landed on the _ actual _ thing that is cored ...
Packers fans might know.
John T.

Let me fix that for you...

Cheeseheads might know.

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From Just Wondering@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Jul 16 02:35:08 2022

On 7/15/2022 4:19 PM, [email protected] wrote:

Now this one looks more like a shoe-horn ! :-)

but what is it really ?

https://jantziauctions.hibid.com/lot/125738321/antique-tool/?cpage=3&ipp=100&q=&ref=catalog

John T.

It's a spoon auger.

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From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Just Wondering on Sat Jul 16 09:53:40 2022

On Sat, 16 Jul 2022 02:35:08 -0600, Just Wondering <[email protected]> wrote:

On 7/15/2022 4:19 PM, [email protected] wrote:

Now this one looks more like a shoe-horn ! :-)

but what is it really ?

https://jantziauctions.hibid.com/lot/125738321/antique-tool/?cpage=3&ipp=100&q=&ref=catalog

John T.

It's a spoon auger.

I'd want a longer handle if I was reaming barn beams < ? >

https://www.lumberjocks.com/projects/282482

John T.

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From Leon@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Jul 16 10:03:06 2022

On 7/15/2022 5:19 PM, [email protected] wrote:

Now this one looks more like a shoe-horn ! :-)

but what is it really ?

https://jantziauctions.hibid.com/lot/125738321/antique-tool/?cpage=3&ipp=100&q=&ref=catalog

John T.

Gardening tool for drilling holes to drop in seeds.

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From Joe Gwinn@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Jul 16 11:44:10 2022

On Fri, 15 Jul 2022 18:19:54 -0400, [email protected] wrote:

Now this one looks more like a shoe-horn ! :-)

but what is it really ?

.<https://jantziauctions.hibid.com/lot/125738321/antique-tool/?cpage=3&ipp=100&q=&ref=catalog>

Bung-hole reamer for wooden barrels? Drill straight hole, ream to
size. Or maybe that reamer can also drill; hard to see from the
photo.

Joe Gwinn

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From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 16 13:38:31 2022

On Sat, 16 Jul 2022 11:44:10 -0400, Joe Gwinn <[email protected]>
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Jul 2022 18:19:54 -0400, [email protected] wrote:

Now this one looks more like a shoe-horn ! :-)

but what is it really ?

.<https://jantziauctions.hibid.com/lot/125738321/antique-tool/?cpage=3&ipp=100&q=&ref=catalog>

Bung-hole reamer for wooden barrels? Drill straight hole, ream to
size. Or maybe that reamer can also drill; hard to see from the
photo.

Joe Gwinn

It's possible - some look quite similar :

https://www.nhhistory.org/object/138787/reamer

John T.

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