Thursday, March 12, 2009. To see it in use. 1563 A Civil War cannonball sizer, it was used as a gauge to determine if a cannonball was the correct diameter.

Sunday, October 25, 2009. 1759 A burr stone pick, aka furrowing pick, mill bill, or millstone pick. Used to cut the furrow in a grist mill or burr stone. 1760 A scriber for marking parallel lines in linoleum or other material so that inlay strips may be inserted, patent number 2,553,812. 1761 A circular saw blade holder, the small pieces on the back fit into a peg board, if you want to place it on a regular wall, you can cut off the back pieces and attach it with screws using the two slots on the sides.

Thursday, December 17, 2009. 1801 A key fastener, this was an advertising give-away for use on old fashioned doors, the hook went over the door knob and the other end went through the key which was in the key hole, this prevented a burglar with a skeleton key from opening the door from the outside. Patent number 1,775,969. 1804 A gas light fixture.

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Saturday, August 22, 2015. Campbell Lakes Preserve Bald Eagles. Thursday, August 20, 2015. An Osprey at the Campbell Lakes Preserve. The Osprey was in the dead tree in the center of this photo. Sunday, August 16, 2015. A Great Horned Owl at Corwin-Nixon Park. Saturday, August 15, 2015. Kayaking on the White Water River in South West Ohio. The holes are the nests of bank swallows.