Official Gizmo Quiz Thread

August 8 2008

[lawman]

OK, a slight head start. First picture of this old timey gizmo. A little higher tech than the Ring Thing Bottle Opener:

Whatizit [images39.fotki.com]?

[inbound]

A small picture that's too small to see clearly?

[lawman]

Haha, yep. HERE'S [images39.fotki.com] another angle. If that doesn't help, I've got more. :)

[phranque]

nutcracker

[inbound]

Do you place a small item between the 'roller' and the semi circular metal plate and then turn the handle to create a pattern on the small item?

[jbinbpt]

wire bending jig ?

[lawman]

Not a nut cracker.

Inbound your Funny Picture [images38.fotki.com]. :)

[lawman]

Do you place a small item between the 'roller' and the semi circular metal plate and then turn the handle to create a pattern on the small item?

I've never seen it in action. I'll provide another picture in a minute.

wire bending jig ?

Nope.

[phranque]

suite!

[lawman]

HERE'S [images39.fotki.com] a device that does the same thing. Not sure how it works either. :)

[lawman]

suite!

Not a musical composition.

Your Picture [images39.fotki.com]

[phranque]

yet another bottle opener [s7.sears.com]?

[lawman]

You guys better hurry up before LisaB shows up.

[jecasc]

Some sort of ancient threshing machine?

[lawman]

yet another bottle opener

Wow phranque! You're on the right track, but it has nothing to do with opening a bottle.

[phranque]

bottle capper!

[lawman]

Some sort of ancient threshing machine?

Curses! My old nemesis showed up.

Not a threshing machine. See my 6th post in this thread for another version.

[lawman]

bottle capper!

You are a true detective and a real machine when it comes to guessing (sorta like me, haha). You're getting closer, but not a capper.

[inbound]

Expanding on the suggestion from phranque...

Does it make the wrinkles in bottle caps before they are used to cap bottles?

[bunltd]

Good morning, so it's used on a bottle? I'm heeeerre... LOL

[lawman]

Does it make the wrinkles in bottle caps before they are used to cap bottles?

No

Good morning, so it's used on a bottle?

Uh oh, between jecasc and buntld, you guys might as well give up.

This answer is -- not directly. :)

[phranque]

corking tool

[inbound]

Does it put corks in wine pottles?

[lawman]

Damn phranque, you're good. I know you don't have one of these lying around the house. How'd you get it? Am I too liberal with clues? :)

[lawman]

Uh-oh, inbound. phranque beat you to it. I guess I am to easy with clues. I'll have to keep my yapper shut.

Anybody got a link?

[jecasc]

[images.google.de...]

[phranque]

[ibrew.com.au...]

[phranque]

nice photos, jecasc!

[phranque]

crimps the foil?

[lawman]

Oh no, wait a minute, I might have declared a winner too soon. Looks like jesac knew it was a cork sizer and even provided specific pix.