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Mystery Tools

An unknown expanding tool

Bob Burgess, who usually knows all the answers, is mystified by this tool he recently acquired. It is some form of expanding rod with three prongs at one end and a half round rod with raised grips at the other end.  Too long for a shoe or hat stretcher so what was it for?

Answers to webmaster@taths.org.uk please.

 

Phil query 01Phil query 02Phil query 03Phil query 04Phil query 05Phil query 06 John O'Mahony suggests this may be a brake pedal depresser similar to the one below.

Depresser