Any ideas? All I know is that is in the collection of the Latah County (Idaho) Historical Collection. The area is a farming area - lots of wheat, canola, lentils, dried peas. As we all know, GRM is the place to find out all answers, so I am putting the collective knowledge to the test.
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Jan. 1, 2012 9:31 p.m. T.J. SuperDork
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Jan. 1, 2012 9:39 p.m. ThePhranc Reader
Hoof cleaning tool?
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Jan. 1, 2012 9:48 p.m. Brett_Murphy Dork
No, hoof cleaning tools look different- well, at least modern ones do.
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Jan. 1, 2012 10:02 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork
Toothpick?
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Jan. 1, 2012 10:10 p.m. T.J. SuperDork
This is not a quiz...I have no idea what it is. I'm gonna go ahead and say it is not a toothpick though.
The two circular things look like a pulley to me more than anything else I can think of. I guess they could serve as a guard of some type.
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Jan. 1, 2012 10:45 p.m. Stealthtercel HalfDork
Something about it says "horses" or "harness making" to me, but I know exactly zip about either subject.
I will be following this thread with interest.
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Jan. 1, 2012 10:55 p.m. dimarra Dork
It reminds me of an old fence-wire twisting tool.
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Jan. 1, 2012 11:12 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork
T.J. wrote:
This is not a quiz...I have no idea what it is. I'm gonna go ahead and say it is not a toothpick though.
I never said it was a toothpick for a human.
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Jan. 2, 2012 12:06 a.m. curtis73 SuperDork
I'm no expert, but I do watch that "woodright's shop" show on PBS. Any time I've seen that pulley-type thing it has been used with a bow and string to make it a rotary tool.
The offset of the shaft kinda confuses me though. Some kind of awl?
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Jan. 2, 2012 12:49 a.m. SVreX SuperDork
Is it like a pulley on the shaft, or more like a depth gauge, or thumbrest?
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Jan. 2, 2012 8:45 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
It's a hole deburring tool.
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Jan. 2, 2012 8:56 a.m. PHeller Dork
I've seen the offset shaft somewhere before...
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Jan. 2, 2012 9:22 a.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director
Looks almost like an old looming tool for making fabric.
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Jan. 2, 2012 9:27 a.m. Gasoline Reader
I know exactly what it is! My Scottish Grandfather, Tom Primrose was a tool and die maker at Goodyear in Akron. He made several, and I watched him use one, 46 year ago. I had forgotten about it.
Of all things.....It is a can opener. You punch a hole in the center of the can with the point. Lean it over 90 degrees and the wheels follow and cut the rim of the can. The offset point is kinda hooked in the middle of the can when it is leaned over and won't pop out. I will see if I can find my Grandfathers. Thanks for the memory.
The picture below is not Grandfathers can opener, but is the closest I could find quickly.
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Jan. 2, 2012 11:38 a.m. T.J. SuperDork
That makes a lot of sense. I think you got it.
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Jan. 2, 2012 12:09 p.m. T.J. SuperDork
Very similar to this one that was patented in 1902. The cutting blade is not circular like the one I pictured, but it sure seems like they were made for the same job. Thanks Gasoline!
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Jan. 2, 2012 1:29 p.m. Streetwiseguy Dork
Yeah, no- I wouldn't have guessed that...
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Jan. 2, 2012 1:49 p.m. Jay SuperDork
I'm still waiting for one of these threads where everyone is stumped.
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Jan. 2, 2012 1:50 p.m. Brett_Murphy Dork
(announcer voice)
And the manifold and varied wisdom of the GRM forum collective once again saves the day!
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Jan. 2, 2012 1:56 p.m. RossD SuperDork
and here I thought it was an embalming tool.
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Jan. 2, 2012 6:08 p.m. 1988RedT2 SuperDork
I was kind of relieved to find that this wasn't a thread with a picture of some member on here who wasn't behaving well and was a little over the hill.
Even more relieved that it wasn't a thread about me!
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Jan. 2, 2012 6:34 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork
This place is awesome.
