the chain

[mojjax]

I was wondering what this chain was for ? it's 4 feet long with a funny flat circle link .

 

[Deftone]

It dressed up many fireplace tongs.

 

[sniffer]

that's for the weight inside a grandfather clock to wind it with the weights. you would pull it down to wind it up
and as the clock moved it would slowly work it's way to the top and then you would pull the weight down again

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It may be from a Masonic sword belt. Just a guess.

 

[Tony in SC]

that's for the weight inside a grandfather clock to wind it with the weights. you would pull it down to wind it up
and as the clock moved it would slowly work it's way to the top and then you would pull the weight down again

I've seen that type in clocks before. It is a mechanical chain, the straight links are for ridding on a sprocket. Tony

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

that's for the weight inside a grandfather clock to wind it with the weights. you would pull it down to wind it up
and as the clock moved it would slowly work it's way to the top and then you would pull the weight down again

It sounds good but we need a picture.

 

[taz42o]

That type of chain is called a ladder chain and the were used on clocks .

http://cgi.ebay.com/LADDER-CHAIN-SE...emZ280477166332QQcategoryZ13853QQcmdZViewItem

 

[mojjax]

Thanks Sniffer , Tony , and Taz !! I green checked it .

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Good ID sniffer. good pic taz. Heres the eBay pic for the record. When the ad gets old we lose the pic.

 

[extractor]

older Clocks