Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Hello from Hazard! Somehow we missed a response from Kenneth Gates, of Bellevue, Nebraska, on Item No. 1085, who also knew it was an older...
Item 1088 has a pyramid shaped head that is about 4 inches at its base with ridges and teeth on the bottom. The head tapers back into a long cylindrical pole.

Help us uncover the hidden identity of this week's mystery antique tool.

We could use your help in identifying these two antique tools. Can you hazard a guess as to what they are?

Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.

Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.

Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.

Item No. 1299 is wooden with two long skinny arms, about 4-feet-long, rounded at the top, with another piece of wood that sits perpendicular across.

Hazard a Guess at our latest item. It looks like a long wooden paddle with a flap on it. Do you know what it might have been used for? Let us know!

Hazard a Guess Mystery Item No. 1300 was an “initiation paddle that was used in a paddling line by the Ohio State Patrol as well as colleges and others upon graduation."

This seven inch long antique tool submitted by Randy Winland is a mystery to all of us. Hopefully, you can identify it.