??? what the #@%&*!

[oakalley2]

what the #@%&*!

this was found in a barn by my brother-inlaw in a barn in al. i took this pic. it is not a hinge, i put a dime next to it so you can see the size of the object. good luck
oakalley2

 

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[Boobydoo]

Re: what the #@%&*!

definitely not a "fence puller".


This is a good one for this forum. Should be interesting.
Nice find!

BDoo

 

[Chagy]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Bottle opener for Coronas??

Best,

Chagy......

 

[stud564]

Re: what the #@%&*!

what kind of coin is that

 

[stoney56]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Maybe a rear site for a military weapon. The circles on either side would allow for leading the target. Not exact just a sample idea.

http://search.msn.com/images/detail...b3vxhwyEgJ0wDH6kcGV-V26kF8ooHFhJdwxPEA0&sz=13


Further reduction

German parabellum or German 1918 anti-tank rifle

 

[Chagy]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Does it have any marks?.....I can see something in the center of it but I cant see clearly.....

Chagy......

 

[mojjax]

Re: what the #@%&*!

I have 2 guesses : Maybe it's part of a mechanical seed planter .

or: Part of a coal stove that was attached to a chicken incubator
with an automatic flue .

mojjax

 

[muddyknees]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Its an coal or wood stove eye opener or lid remover.
muddyknees

 

[gollum]

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Nope. Chagy kind of got it. It's a bottle opener. The holes show that it was meant to be nailed into a wall or something.

Mike

 

[stud564]

Re: what the #@%&*!

try it grab a beer bottle and checkit out

 

[stoney56]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Grab a brew!

LOL You buyin'?

 

[dg39]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Lets see the flip side. And is that a two digit number or letters on the right side?
DG

 

[diggummup]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Both good guesses.Although i've been known to open a beer bottle with many objects that were not intended for that use. Then again,i've used a beer bottle for a door knocker before too! Ahhh,the good ole days! How about a couple more photos,different angles and such.

 

[mojjax]

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Here's some pics of some chicken brooder ads from an old 1929 magazine I have . They made scores of differant designs and patents back then .
I realise this doesn't show the exact part , but I think it went to the automatic temp control . The end with the small hole had a wire or rod that attached to the heat sensor above the stove. When things got too hot the sensor would move the armature closing the air intake . Those circle areas with spaces are for weight and balance for the sensitive heat sensor , which may have been bimetallic - not sure .
I hope I'm not way out in left field , remember there were lots of differant types and designs .

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

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=Boobydoo ]
definitely not a "fence puller".

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ARE YOU SURE

Tropical Tramp

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Re: what the #@%&*!

=gollum ]
Nope. Chagy kind of got it. It's a bottle opener. The holes show that it was meant to be nailed into a wall or something.
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Shees Gollyum, you bent the nail. sides, if it were for opening beer bottles, they must have come from the Jolly Green Giant.

Tropical Tramp

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

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[=Michelle ]
sorry mojax Im still lost on that one
****
hmm no comment needed, snicker

Tropical Tramp

 

[indepmo]

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It almost looks like an arm for a grandfather clock

 

[mojjax]

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This picture is from a 1916 poultry magazine .The two double -disc thermostats rested on the floor in tandem under the armature end . The thermostats were flat circular wafer type objects and would raise and lower the the arm - moving the rod connected to the flue . This is not the exact model in question ,but the same principle of operation .
mojjax

 

[stefen]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Thats exactly what you found...a #$%*&@.