Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Tags Posts tagged with "hazard a guess"

Tag: hazard a guess

Item No. 1304 comes from Karen Simpson, of Callensburg, Pennsylvania, and it's been in her family for 80-90 years.

Do you know what this is? Hazard a guess at this new item, which came from the Westmoreland Fair Antique Committee, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

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!