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Brought to you by EBAY! and some guy with junk in his garage! :beer:

I have have no freaking clue what this is. Anyone Know?

http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-STAR-UNKNOW...oryZ1461QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Guessing the rope gets winched around the cylinder with the handle and ratchet.

Maybe something like a carpet stretcher?
 
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it must be valuable. after all it is so rare that nobody has come up with an answer as to what it is

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A medieval torture device.... it's worth thousands....I'm going to bid right now...LOL
 
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Possibly to hold strands for weaving or making rope? The metal foot on the end looks like it is designed to gain leverage for prying or stretching.
 
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Hats off to MAD for solving this mystery.

It was as Danglerb guessed, a carpet stretcher:

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Junkman said:
Carpet has been around for centurys...

I wonder how much it is going to sell for on eBay???
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I knew rugs were around for centuries, but I always thought Wall-to-Wall Carpeting was only really popularized during the Post WW II era. The affordability of the vacuum cleaner obviously helped this become popular. But I can't imagine how dirty carpeting would get in an 1890-1900 home. (You couldn't remove it easily like rugs and take them out for a semi annual beating). Carpeting back then musta been for the Hoity-Toity people! :)

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A friend of mine has a hand vacuum that dates back to the 1880's from the patent date on the machine. He found it in the attic of his Grandparents home. His Grandmother came from a wealthy family, so it is my guess that they had carpets in the home that it was used on.
 
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Junkman said:
A friend of mine has a hand vacuum that dates back to the 1880's from the patent date on the machine. He found it in the attic of his Grandparents home. His Grandmother came from a wealthy family, so it is my guess that they had carpets in the home that it was used on.
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How does it work? Is it hand-cranked or something?
 
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eschoendorff said:
How does it work? Is it hand-cranked or something?
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It has a handle the you pump, and a bellows that ***** from the bottom, and sends the air out the top after it goes through a filter. Being that the leather bellows is old and cracked, no one has tried to use it. Might just say that it is more of a curiosity piece....
 
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