All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post dont recall where.

[worldtalker]

All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

This item we have here folks is well I really don't know,any shots at it?Seated Dime for size comparison.Thanks

 

[IronSpike]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

show me a horn weight with a dime beside it for comparison to the original.

Two pics up is one with a quarter

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

show me a horn weight with a dime beside it for comparison to the original.

The pics are not mine so I cant do that. Maybe crazyslasher could post a pic of his. I maybe could photoshop a scaled version with a dime next to the quarter but do you think its really necessary?

It looks as if the dime is equal to the size of the hole.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

I agree its similar to a Delta faucet ball or a ball shut off valve (my first guess)but I think this one is solved. Ill try to photoshop it later. Thats what is great about TN. You cant get away with anything. There is at least a 100 very knowlegable members looking and scrutinizing every possible ID.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

Looks like 32c for a dozen and $9.99 for shipping and handling would be a good investment. But the one in question seems to have several "random" holes rather than just one as catalogued. In fact, with the two "in line", I wonder if it would split the horn if two screws were placed there.

What kind of sauce to you offer for Ox Ball Pie, and I am NOT talking Rocky Mountain Oysters. I will be feasting tonight on my words and wrong thinking opinions. Or, just order me one of those leaders to pull me over to your way of thinking.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

Looks like 32c for a dozen and $9.99 for shipping and handling would be a good investment. But the one in question seems to have several "random" holes rather than just one as catalogued. In fact, with the two "in line", I wonder if it would split the horn if two screws were placed there.

I really cannot understand what you and lostcauses are looking at but the pictures are identical IMO, including the holes, and I dont think you could find a better match. There is a large tapered hole right down the center for the horn and the other hole is perpendicular and much smaller. The price catalog is at least 50-75 years old.


Here is a size comparison to the dime as requested. Its the best I can do.




Wordtalker, what do you think about all this fuss? Am I missing something?

 

[lostcauses]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

bigcypresshunter
I asked such due to I have never seen one so small. If the owner is happy with this..

Yet I do try and see other possibility.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

Hey--I was sucking up my words with a retraction and observaton that 32 cents/doz was an unbelieveable price, as far as ox balls goes. The $9.99 shipping and handling was a jest to today's outrageous shipping charges, especially by the products that are advertized on TV with free seconds, just pay shipping.

A sister of a friend has 2200 acres with the Oregon Trail running through it. I am planning on finding some ox balls for myself.

I have learned from my experience with ox balls and am now a believer.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

bigcypresshunter
I asked such due to I have never seen one so small. If the owner is happy with this..

Yet I do try and see other possibility.

Its cool. 8) I didnt know how small they were either but the pictures prove that they are made even smaller. The entire nut can fit inside a quarter. I have trouble judging size myself with these pictures.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

Hey--I was sucking up my words with a retraction and observaton that 32 cents/doz was an unbelieveable price, as far as ox balls goes. The $9.99 shipping and handling was a jest to today's outrageous shipping charges, especially by the products that are advertized on TV with free seconds, just pay shipping.

A sister of a friend has 2200 acres with the Oregon Trail running through it. I am planning on finding some ox balls for myself.

I have learned from my experience with ox balls and am now a believer.

You can disagree with the ID anytime, I just didnt understand what you were saying about random holes. They look the same to me. Yes the old catalogs will show what appears to be unbelievable prices when compared with todays.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

Can you check that catalogue for the price of a basic buckboard wagon? I hear they are about $32. I would order 2.

No wonder the Montgomery Wards catalogue was my mom's favorite book, except for when the preacher visited and we were taught to bring her "real" favorite book out, the Bible. Sometimes we got mixed up on which was the favorite at the time. Willow time followed the preacher's leaving.

 

[worldtalker]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

bigcypresshunter,I agree with you,still don't understand why the two small holes are tapered.Boy ,only wanted to know what this dang thing is not start another Revolution lol HH yall

 

[CrazySlasher]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

Here's one I found. Was found in an old farm field.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

bigcypresshunter,I agree with you,still don't understand why the two small holes are tapered.Boy ,only wanted to know what this dang thing is not start another Revolution lol HH yall

I dont even know the purpose of the small side hole. I would imagine for a screw or pin. I dont know why its also tapered unless its for a tight fit with a drift pin. But I believe ox ball or ox nut is absolutely the correct ID.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

This new one certainly looks like a different species. No pass through hole for the tip, and a "through and through" hole for the screw. I would think that just one screw hole would be enough, a through and through would be like a cannon killing a fly, but then, there appears to be so many lost..... My head hurts. Isn't there anyone out there that detects but also raises oxen?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

This new one certainly looks like a different species. No pass through hole for the tip, and a "through and through" hole for the screw. I would think that just one screw hole would be enough, a through and through would be like a cannon killing a fly, but then, there appears to be so many lost..... My head hurts. Isn't there anyone out there that detects but also raises oxen?

I think all the side holes go through. The only difference is the horn hole doesnt go through. I think your making a mountain out of a mole hill.


Some have threads some dont. In some the horn hole goes through and some dont. Some are hex and some are rounded but they are all the same basic function.....made for horns. They have been found by many members and posted here many times over the years.

The green check has been posted meaning its solved. As wordtalker stated, the only mystery/question is why the small holes are tapered.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

Ok, I will put the D-9 away after I fill in the hole that I made the mountain out of.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

Ok, I will put the D-9 away after I fill in the hole that I made the mountain out of.

All Im saying is that there are plenty of mysteries here in the "What Is It" section but this isnt one of them.

 

[worldtalker]

Re: All Holes are tappered,saw one in a post don't recall where.

Thanks all for your input GOD BLESS,Chris