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12/22/13, 07:56 PM
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Mystery item
Anybody know what this is? It was in the garage of a house I bought.
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12/22/13, 08:55 PM
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I cant even make an intelligent sounding guess 
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12/22/13, 09:45 PM
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is it a cattle gaurd of some sort for a vehicle. From the photo it looks like the bars that go up are angled backwards?
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12/22/13, 11:42 PM
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There is nothing to gauge the scale other than most steps are between 5 and 7 inches.
Possibly a fold out double step on a bit of old machinery?
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12/23/13, 02:49 AM
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It's a thinga-majigger, often times confused as a whatcha-macallit.
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12/23/13, 07:00 AM
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Looks like an art object. Maybe part of a fancy iron gate?
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12/23/13, 07:10 AM
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Hard to see much detail but the arms coming off the back look to be bent parallel to the ground at the top. Are the drilled with a possible screw hole. If so, I'd guess there is a mirror image matching piece somewhere and it was the base for some machinery item.
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12/23/13, 07:10 AM
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Upside down. It's a boot scraper.
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12/23/13, 09:32 AM
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aka RamblinRoseRanc :)
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I dunno, but I like it.
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12/23/13, 09:36 AM
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Yes, it is aesthetically pleasing. It's only about 12 to 14 inches long.
The ends of the bottom bar look like the slipped into some sort of housing.
The flat bottom V thing that is resting on the second step slides freely up and down in the channel formed by the vertical pieces.
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12/23/13, 09:39 AM
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I will agree with the poster mmoetc. on this one. It does look like half of a support for some sort of machine or hand-operated tool of some sort, possibly a grinder(grain or otherwise?) My first thought was a haylift (to move loose hay from the wagon into the hayloft) but it's too small, imo; then I wondered about it being one of the sides of a treadle sewing machine, but again it's probably too small. Whatever it was, it was most likely preserved because "I might need it someday".
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12/23/13, 10:06 AM
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I have one nearly like it.... I scratched my nose and the auctioneer said, "Sold!"
Actually, I have no idea...It reminds me of a Ninja multi-purpose weapon, though...Maybe a bull cinch.
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12/23/13, 10:11 AM
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I thought it looked something like a gadget for helping you pull off your boots. My uncle had one, but I really don't remember what it looked like in any sort of detail.
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12/23/13, 01:50 PM
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Tractor seat frame.
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12/23/13, 04:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blufford
Tractor seat frame.
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That would be my guess as well.
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12/23/13, 06:53 PM
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I have seen something similar to this that was the guard on the front of a pot belly stove. Not exactly the same, but very close.
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12/24/13, 09:46 PM
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skeleton of a space ailien.....Joe
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12/24/13, 10:00 PM
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A very very very cold toilet seat for the outhouse.
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12/26/13, 03:26 AM
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This may sound crazy but I was watching modern marvels the cheese episode and they used something similar to this only turned over to stir the cheese. it think it is a part from an old cheese making machine. I think it is before the stainless steel era. I think it is a stirring paddle of sorts.
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12/26/13, 06:30 AM
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If I had it it would be a UFO
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