IH collectables

[jbaker]

My wife found this at a local resale shop, I thought it was cool

 

[wshytle]

Jeff-

It looks like that stone has seen a few blades in its time. My father was a wood carver and I've got a few worn down like that of his. People use to use things until they became useless. It wasn't a "throw away" society then.

 

[thoffman]

IH COLLECTABLES!!! Now here is a good thread that's right up my alley. Will be posting as the days go by.

 

[thoffman]

Any guesses what this is?

 

[jharvey]

EGGS?

 

[aschumacher]

Something to make 'peat pots' for plant starters?

 

[thoffman]

Keep guessing. Answer at 9 Chicago time.

 

[dross]

Pre-plastic o-ring/snapring organizer.

 

[snicklas]

Looking at it.... and the way the box is constructed and labeled, I would think it was something used in the factory... to organize and transport small items..... from where they are produced, to where they are placed in an assembly.... like gears, or small shafts, or lifters/tappets, valves..... bolts..... something of the sort....

It does not look like an organizer for snap rings, or the like, since the holes are all the same size, and no location for a label.....

 

[jchamberlin]

Tom: Roll-pin sorter.

 

[kweaver]

AMP gauge pallet ?

 

[lbuttke]

Golf ball holder?

 

[proessler]

One hundred McCormick thing -a- magigs.

 

[kweaver]

Tom - It's 2 minutes after

 

[thoffman]

OK, Allen was the closest. It's a IHC germination tray. Tray was used to check the percentage or quality of seed that would come up, that's why it had 100 holes.

 

[kweaver]

Leave it to Allen to be thinking about growing something ...

Tom - You gonna post more ?

 

[thoffman]

Ya, If I can figure out WTF is going here. Won't let me post pix.

 

[thoffman]

 

[thoffman]

When the IHC (McCormick-Deering Dealer sold a item to Farmer Jones he had better make sure he had something for Mr. Jones and the kids. I have lots of these "trinkets" as I can 'em, and will be posting as the thread continues.

 

[thoffman]

Note how happy the kids are in the pic? Wait until they've been crankin' for a hour or so.