Antiques: What the heck is this stuff??

jwal10 · #21 02/05/12, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by patty12

the 3rd. metal deal is a things to load hay into the loft of a barn. Dad had one when I was a child. THe thing was attached to a system of pulleys and ropes and some how fassens onto a large bunch of hay then the horses who were hooked to the other end of the rope pulled the wade of hay into the loft where it was droped then lowered to the hay on the wagon and more was picked up.

It is called a hay fork.
Is the bowl and discs with the separator? It looks to have the bell so you know you are turning it at the right speed....James

RebelDigger · #22 02/05/12, 03:52 PM

1st picture, is that an ox yoke in the background to the right? Remnants of red paint on it? Cause behind it is what looks like the wheel to an old cast iron grain mill. You got some way cool stuff!

Jan in CO · #23 02/05/12, 04:38 PM

Can you see how green with envy I am? Very cool stuff, and just what I like to see at auctions.

aunt fannie · #24 02/05/12, 04:48 PM

WAY COOL stuff.....! The sausage stuffer was the only one I knew.....

OkieDavid · #25 02/05/12, 05:35 PM

One tip DW reminded me of regarding these, if you can find a patent number on any device, you can go to the U.S. patent office and there is a place to input the patent number. It will tell you what the item is, give schematic drawings (great for determining if everything is there). Also many items also have descriptions of the items intended use. Not sure how far back it goes, but we've been able to find stuff from the late 1880's

julieq · #26 02/05/12, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Vet

The last one is a bottom of a milk separator.

I was going to say that. I'd buy one of those, if I found one locally, in a heart beat.

Dunno about the other goodies, but you've got some kuhl stuff there!

tallpines · #27 02/05/12, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FarmBoyBill

Whats a giant grain seperator??

We had one on our farm --- called it a "fanning mill".~
Had several different screens.
Worked by hand --- turning a crank that shook all the screens to sort out the different sized seeds from the shaff and dirt.

It was BIG and took lots of effort to turn that crank.

http://www.crookedlakereview.com/art...26palmer3.html

I was happy when DH started buying his seed oats, rather than needing to "clean" last year's oats with that thing.

Alice In TX/MO · #28 02/05/12, 06:56 PM

You got GOOD stuff.

strawhouse · #29 02/05/12, 08:13 PM

yes, there is definitely some good stuff in there!
the fanning mill, or what I called the "giant grain seperator" I just don't know what I'm going to do with.... hopefully find someone that wants it, it's too big for me to put anywhere!

The sausage maker will go to waste here, we're veggies.

No other parts for the milk seperator.... boo. Don't know if it's still worth anything without the parts?

I like how you guys were spying all the stuff in the background too...
2 sythes, 2 old wooden rakes, a pitchfork, 2 bow saws, 2 ringer washer press thingies, 2 oil lanterns, 2 enamelware pots and pitcher, steel pitcher, tons of glass bottles, dairy crate, soap box, big copper pot, wash tub, 2 washboards.... that's the stuff I can remember!

I'm happy with this find for sure, thanks for helping me figure out some of it!

ronbre · #30 02/06/12, 09:16 AM

i've seen restaurants and homes that have just used items like those on the wall as art..also buildings with the "art" on the outside but if weather is a problem or theives that might ruin the art..

under a good porch overhang would be charming though

also there are "junk" type sites online where you can see ways to repurpose things into other things..you might try googling some words to see what you can find...check out:

www.junkmarketstyle.com

ronbre · #31 02/06/12, 09:19 AM

oh on the site above , go to Member junk and browse

NJ Rich · #32 02/06/12, 09:41 AM

Several HT'er's identified the second picture as a Shaving Bench. They are correct. The bench was used by Carpenters; Bodgers/chair makers; Coopers/barrel makers; Bowyers/bow makers. There is one in the Carpenter's Shoppe at Washington's Mount Vernon Estate.

Tom in TN · #33 02/06/12, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by strawhouse

The sausage maker will go to waste here, we're veggies.

Strawhouse,

It's a shame you're a vegetarian you could really prove your homesteading bona fides by using the pig's small intestines for the casings of the sausage you'd stuff with that sausage stuffer. The small intestines are called chittlin's here in the south, but some Yankee transplants call them chitterlings. You gotta love Yankees. Sometimes that act almost like real people!

Just kidding - -

Tom in TN