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Mystery Electric Tool

February 2012

Q: I recently found this old electric tool. I thought it might be hedge trimmer. What do you think it is?

A: We weren't able to find anything like your tool in our books on tools or on the Internet, but it appears to have a rotating blade that could trim hedges. Do any of our readers know what this tool was used for?

rotating blade electric tool

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jswink - Mystery Electric Tool

|02-08-2012 14:58:57

I don't know what it's for but the cord seems way too short to use as an outdoor
trimmer.

bluecocopuff

|02-08-2012 15:05:37

I don't think it is a hedge cutter/trimmer. Did our grandfathers and
great-grandfathers have electricity outside? I think most of the gardening work
was done by hand. Keep thinking!

Kyrianna

|02-08-2012 15:10:32

Guessing that the electric line on this tool would be too short to use as a
hedge trimmer. Must be some kind of a work bench tool...a router perhaps?

spunky - Carpet pile trimmer?

|02-08-2012 15:56:00

It really doesn't look like it would've been used outdoors, especially on moist
vegetation, so I think it could have been used by a carpet installer to even up
pile on a freshly laid carpet.

PeterTMiller - Hair Trimmer (horse's mane, perhaps?)

|02-08-2012 16:32:08

As is it looks pretty lethal! My guess is that it's missing a cover for the
rotating blade. It could have snapped on or 'twist-locked' onto the top and
bottom sections which don't have the 'teeth'. However, it still makes one
wonder why there needs to be 'teeth' on both sides?
Mmm.. fascinating!

evjames

|02-08-2012 16:51:03

Sheep shearer??

KarenB

|02-08-2012 17:22:34

Maybe this is an edger for outside to trim the edge of the grass? If it's not
an outside tool, maybe it is a meat slicer? A man's shaver? The cord is pretty
short.

aboutolou - Blade

|02-08-2012 17:51:21

I have a blade and never knew what it was for...and I still don't

adeleben

|02-08-2012 18:43:12

My guess would have something to do with cutting brick.

hornedlark - mystery electric tool

|02-08-2012 19:56:27

It is a hedge trimmer. My husbands family had one. You plug it in to a longer
cord.

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