Farm Collector

WANTED: GADGETS, GIZMOS & CONTRAPTIONS

NOVEMBER MYSTERY TOOLS

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 November 2023 items will appear in the January 2024 issue.

Answers for new items in this issue must be received by Nov. 1, 2023.

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Send prints to Farm Collector, 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka, KS 66609. Send digital images to editor@farmcollector.com.

Photos should be taken in a well-lit area against a plain background.

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