[GreenKeys] Mystery Tool

[jsheetz]

Well, it looks to me like it is the handle of some sort of brush.
It looks like the bristles must have been pressed into the holes
at the left end. Usually the bristles have a small sort of hairpin
loop around them which is pressed closed when it is pushed into
the hole in a brush handle. Look for scratches lengthwise down
in the insides of the holes. There was nothing in the picture to
indicate relative size of anything. It is often handy to put some
sort of commonly recognizable item next to an object to indicate
relative size. A penny or a paper clip would be handy in this case.
Of course a small ruler can also be used.
  Let's see who else comes up with any ideas.
     Interesting.
       John, K2AGI
 

Sam Hallas wrote:
> 
> I received the query below. Have a look at:
> 
> http://www.samhallas.co.uk/greenkeys/
> 
> Does anybody know what this tool is? Is it telegraph related? Looks as
> if it might be a hand tool for correcting punched tape.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Sam
> 
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> Subject: Vintage TOol Question
>    Date:Tue, 19 Mar 2002 00:12:24 -0500
>    From: "Jared M. Cavileer" <jcavileer@adelphia.net>
>      To: <webmaster@samhallas.co.uk>
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I was looking at your site, at the old pneumatic punch and it got me
> thinking.  Can you identify the part in the
> pictures?  Just the rocket/dart looking piece, not the red part (as it
> was place there for use in a movie).
> 
> Please let me know,
> Thanks,
> Jared M. Cavileer
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