<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello Breanne;<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It’s been several days since this was posted and I have seen no positive ID. I too am really intrigued. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It’s obviously a device for measuring some value no greater than double the length of the handle. I suspect that the rack [serrated member] and pinion gear assembly connects to a series of annotated tumblers that is intended to correspond to the length of the rack extension. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If the tumbler for the whole numerals are stuck, then I suspect that the reduction gear(s) between it and the fractional numeral tumbler are disengaged if the latter does indeed change as the rack is extended and retracted.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Other clues:</div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">fenestrated ferrule design/orientation; how does the user hold the tool and read the numerals;</li><li class="">the shape and length of the “hook’ termination; almost looks unfinished or a part is missing;</li><li class="">the tapered shape of the handle; often tools would terminate in a bit of a gentle bulb to mitigate slipping out of a hand grip;</li><li class="">the end of the handle appears a bit more stained or worn.</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If it is all right, I’d like to post this on another forum to see if we can get an answer.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Chris</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">
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