Old mining town

[Twig57]

Buda engine co. from Chicago. I found it embedded in a road in an old mining town in the high plains of wyoming. The base is bent like it was run over by heavy equipment. Looks like it could be an old kind of jack of some kind but website said Buda made railroad equipment etc. there was a railway through this mine area. This may be a switch mechanism part ? Thanks for looking

 

[Twig57]

 

[Mud Hut]

Looks like they had their fingers in all kinds of pies: Buda Engine Co. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

 

[Broken knee]

It looks to be what's left of an antique farm jack? HH
BK

 

[trdking]

It looks to be what's left of an antique farm jack? HH
BK

Its definately a base pice to an old railroad jack. I can't find the exact one yet with the step ratchet mechanism. Here is one that is close. Antique Buda Railroad House Jack Lifts to 42" WEIGHS100 Lb | eBay

 

[Twig57]

Thank you for the info !

 

[Helix]

Could be the jack was last used to lift something heavy in the road and in the process that part got driven down in the ground from all the weight and was lost. Don't know how many wood blocks I have buried trying to jack up heavier stuff in soft ground.

 

[Twig57]

I sent an email with these pics to the company. I hope to get a response.