Kelpike Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Found this on a property where the house was built in the mid 1800s. There's a huge "horse" barn on the property. It seems like something would be fed in one end and the wheel would be turned to pull the item through. It seems like the teeth on the rod would perforate or cut whatever is fed through it. There are patent dates on the wheel. Any ideas what this is? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 It looks like the innards of a mechanical counter that I pulled apart "many many many" years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 It looks to me to be a larger than usual oil lamp wick adjuster. Kerosene stove perhaps. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaBayBrad Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 On 7/21/2023 at 8:55 PM, Kelpike said: It seems like something would be fed in one end and the wheel would be turned to pull the item through. It seems like the teeth on the rod would perforate or cut whatever is fed through it. Miniature ravioli maker? No....sorry. Bad guess. 😄 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsb Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 On 7/22/2023 at 10:59 AM, JCR said: It looks to me to be a larger than usual oil lamp wick adjuster. Kerosene stove perhaps. Harper Beatrice 33 Boiling Stove wick holder or something close to it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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