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?
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NOVEMBER MYSTERY TOOLS
A. Foot of this tool swivels 180 degrees. Tool measures 6 inches long. Patented June 18, 1872.
B. No details provided.
Tool is mounted to a plank measuring roughly 16 by 4-1/2