Odd Machine's Original Purpose Revealed

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Maryland historical society finally identifies 100-year-old mystery machine

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Dorchester County Historical Society in Cambridge , Maryland , spent weeks trying to figure out what its “ Neild Museum gadget” was originally designed to do.

The machine was donated to the society by a fellow historical society in Delaware in the 1990 ’s.

It consists of two horizontal spinning pins, topped with pegs on a ceramic countertop, and is still in working order.

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