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    WANTED: GADGETS, GIZMOS & CONTRAPTIONS

    Sep 11, 2020 3 minutes

    The genius of pioneer inventors can confound us. Countless contraptions that revolutionized farming in the 19th and early 20th centuries have become contemporary curiosities, or even mysteries. Here are six sent in by readers. Do you know what they are? Answers to the October 2020 items will appear in the December 2020 issue.

    OCTOBER MYSTERY TOOLS

    Answers for new items in this issue must be received by October 2, 2020.

    Marked “Elite Mfg. Co. No.

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