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Hazard a Guess Item No. 1302 comes from Prospect, Ohio. Do you know what it is?

Mystery solved! See how a rare, forged stone mason’s ax from Cool Ridge, WV, was used to finish stone walls and why it required a "heck of an arm" to use.

Hazard a Guess Item No. 1301 is some kind of axe, submitted by a gentleman from West Virginia. Can you help us identify what it is and how it is used?

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."

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!

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.

Item. No. 1298 is about 8 inches long and just over 3 inches wide. It’s held together with metal. The two sides slide back and forth. It has a point on one end.

Our submitter was told Item No. 1297 was a pressure washer, but he tried it and it didn't work well. We need your help on identifying this mystery tool!

Item No. 1296 was submitted by Dan Gillespie on Halloween. It looks too small to be a sickle. Do you know what it is?

Item No. 1295 was submitted by WJ McChesney Sept. 25. He would like to know what his wrenches may have been used for and if they came with a machine.