What is it?
Dec 24, 2023 12:14:37 #
Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
Saw this in a hardware store yesterday. It's obviously a piece of precision equipment that was popular in the early 20th century in a major segment of our economy.
There are 8 separate devices here and for a size reference, the largest is about 6-7 inches in diameter. The white cord is not part of it.
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Dec 24, 2023 14:44:47 #
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Dec 24, 2023 20:30:40 #
Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
insulator wrote:
My guess would be for woodworking.
Hint: One might find a device like this on a farm.
Dec 24, 2023 20:56:40 #
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
Hint: One might find a device like this on a farm.
Grain farm, dairy farm, or livestock farm (e.g. sheep, pigs)?
Dec 25, 2023 02:37:34 #
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
Saw this in a hardware store yesterday. It's obviously a piece of precision equipment that was popular in the early 20th century in a major segment of our economy.
Reuss, looks like it could have been used for facing / dressing seats on old flanged gate valves. Different sized dies for different diameter pipes....steam pipes, maybe, or not, maybe just water pipes.
Dec 25, 2023 06:58:45 #
dustie wrote:
Reuss, looks like it could have been used for facing / dressing seats on old flanged gate valves. Different sized dies for different diameter pipes....steam pipes, maybe, or not, maybe just water pipes.
That is what I was thinking also
Dec 25, 2023 09:13:24 #
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
Saw this in a hardware store yesterday. It's obviously a piece of precision equipment that was popular in the early 20th century in a major segment of our economy.
Dado Blades????
Dec 25, 2023 13:06:39 #
Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
Longshadow wrote:
Grain farm, dairy farm, or livestock farm (e.g. sheep, pigs)?
Won't say for sure because many farms are multi-functional. The clue has reduced the field substantially already.
Dec 25, 2023 13:07:35 #
Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
dustie wrote:
Reuss, looks like it could have been used for facing / dressing seats on old flanged gate valves. Different sized dies for different diameter pipes....steam pipes, maybe, or not, maybe just water pipes.
Nope
Dec 25, 2023 13:08:20 #
Dec 25, 2023 13:11:49 #
Reuss Griffiths
Loc: Ravenna, Ohio
Because it's Christmas and I'm in a giving mood, I'll pass on another clue. I found this in a hardware store in Amish country in north central Ohio. It was a display, not for sale and had a sign that said "What is this?"
Dec 25, 2023 13:40:59 #
Reuss Griffiths wrote:
Because it's Christmas and I'm in a giving mood, I'll pass on another clue. I found this in a hardware store in Amish country in north central Ohio. It was a display, not for sale and had a sign that said "What is this?"
A Hole saw
Dec 25, 2023 14:15:31 #
Dec 25, 2023 15:28:39 #
Bruce T
Loc: Michigan
I assume, since the disk are different sizes…they would be used to drill different size holes.
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