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[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

 

[diggemall]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Given everything I've seen to date on this one, I'm gonna cast my vote with Mojjax: Control lever for a wood stove (brooder heater) temperature control.

1) Found in a barn - that (IMHO) gives it at least a 75% probability of being farm related (as opposed to household ornamentation)

2) TWO of them found in the barn - the likelihood of them being a mis-placed non-farm item just went down again

3) The functional configuration aligns extremely well with the close-up (fulcrum @ end, linkage in slotted hole, wafer 'thermostats' under the 'ears'

4) Too lightweight to be a pedal off of farm machinery - farmers and their kids are not gentle on equipment and that castin wouldn't last a day in the field.


Diggem'

 

[oakalley2]

Re: what the #@%&*!

ok yall, more pic's he was told maybe from a model a ford? i'll have to send a few at a time
oakalley2

 

[oakalley2]

Re: what the #@%&*!

more pics

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Re: what the #@%&*!

if Michelle of the red skivies says it is a knocker it is a knocker, course I do have an alternate opinion.

El Pure saintly Tropical Tramp

 

[oakalley2]

Re: what the #@%&*!

mor pics

 

[Michelle]

Re: what the #@%&*!

GOOD LUCK!

 

[thrillathahunt]

Re: what the #@%&*!

come on guys.....it's a chicken thingy.

RJ

 

[chong2]

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its for a old airplane, three sights for a crosseyed gunner

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Michelle
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punch for making holes or circular discs ??Tropical Tramp
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[/quote]just caught this.....nada, it is a leather strap tool ....strap goes through opening and tapped...
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K, it could work this way, but I have a set of identical leather punches in back. I used one of them to make shotgun wads out of cardboard for reloading.
(me cheap)

Tropical Tramp

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Re: what the #@%&*!

[=Michelle]
yes Doc I believe we are looking at the backside of it!
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Upper most part in relation to the floor or usage.

Tropical Tamp

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

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=Michelle ]
until I see differently.....It is in the barn TTramp because it broke the old man was suppose to fix it for the ole lady and WELL We know how that goes!!!hehehe :P
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Have you been talking to my wife Michelle?? sheezh blushing

Tropicsl tramp

 

[gollum]

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mor pics

if this is a door knocker there will be one more piece...the knocker plate...you have the knocker and the mount...

What is a "Knocker Plate?" Is that some sort of female chest protection?


Mike

 

[dg39]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Ornamental shelf support.
With a spring added to Michelle's earlier drawing it could be a rat trap.
Victorian Fly Swatter.
Target from a old shooting gallery.
I'm still thinking.
Something that fits on an old cast iron stove?
A piece of cast iron with no use?
Early paint agitator?
Post #100?


Still thinking!!!

 

[diggemall]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Drum roll please............................

Does this look familiar

 

[diggemall]

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Was cleaning the attic at grandmas farmhouse today and found this..............

 

[diggemall]

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According to my father, it's a kerosene fired chicken brooder heater.

Here's a shot with the lower half swung out 180 degrees to show the thermostatic wafers..........

 

[diggemall]

Re: what the #@%&*!

And here's a close-up of the linkage where movement of the lower arm pulls on a lever that raises and lowers the burner end of the rig:

Diggem'

 

[gollum]

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

Great Pic Gigem!

Looks like Mojjax answered this on Reply# 6.

WTG

Mike

 

[PBK]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Well done, Mojjax and Diggemall!

 

[mojjax]

Re: what the #@%&*!

Thanks Diggim , and everyone else , it's been a fun one !
mojjax