[TheForge] Question tool (off topic)

Wed Mar 13 14:19:02 2002

Well, whooda thunkit?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frederick Faller" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Question tool (off topic)

> Don't know for sure Donn, but I will be the first to
> hazard a guess:
> 
> Its a wheel for stamping shoe sizes in ladies shoes
> made by the "Improved Figure" shoe company.
> 
> We know that shoe quality affects our posture
> Since it only goes to 10, its for women's shoes
> The "1/2" stamp gives it away for marking shoes. What
> else would go from 1 to 10 and have a 1/2 marker?
> 
> F.Faller 
> --- "D.E. (Donn) Barnes" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I've come across an old tool that I can't identify
> > and thought I'd put it
> > out to the old-timers on this list to see if I could
> > find out how it was
> > used. It is a wheel about 5 inches in diameter with
> > number stamp dies
> > fitted. There are 11sequential dies from 1 thru 10
> > and with a 1/2 being the
> > 11th die. The number is also stamped into the wheel
> > directly opposite the
> > die so the user could easily see what number is
> > being stamped. The dies
> > appear to be replaceable, held in by set screws. It
> > has a wooden handle on
> > the end of a 10" shaft, and a tubing collar between
> > the handle and the head
> > that freely rotates. On the head of the wheel is the
> > name "Improved Figure
> > Wheel".
> > 
> > Obviously it was made to stamp numbers into
> > something, but I can't find any
> > reference as to what. Anybody care to venture a
> > guess? I could put a photo
> > on the web site if somebody wanted to see it.
> > 
> > Donn
> > 
> > 
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