Mystery Tool!

Hi All,

Just got this in an auction lot of tools and canopt for the life of me remeber what it is for; I know that I have had one in the past but a long time ago!

Any thought splease? the blade is 75mm long and the brass cone 30mm max diameter.

Cheers,

Martin

Hi Martin,

Could it be a tool for sharpening a tool that cuts hole in cork or rubber stoppers (cork borer sharpener)?

Thor

I think Thor has it right.

Brian

Its a sharpener for laboratory cork borers.

Hi Guys,

that has jogged my memory, it is exactly that! Many thanks!

martin

Hi All,

Here are a couple of mystery items from this weeks haul at Shepton Mallet Flea Market, really good day out with lots of nice finds, some not so cheap but great quality stuff.

My wife found this in her haul, very sharp edges to the inside of the 'tines'; about 53mm width on the business end.

This one is obviously a part of something else but well made, the end cap unscrews and could be for storage of small parts? Nice logo and number 12?

The small steel part is threaded with twin flats. 18kmm diameter to the main brass 'handle'. 100mmlong overall?

Any thoughts please?

Cheers, Martin

Is the spiked thing for curling off butter pats?

Martin C

It's a 'hair thinning comb' you can still buy them.

Neil

Neil, For humans? Good grief, it would plough furrows in your scalp!

Martin C, Butter? I have a couple of butter curling tools, they are MUCH smaller and would not need razor sharp tines.

Martin

That comb looks like it is for horses.