Found I tool I dont know what its for? Possibly Metal Working.

[Cashed]

Hey guys, my friend found this tool at his work. I have no idea what it is. Was hoping someone here would know. Here are some pictures.

 

[ooman]

It's for pressing neck ties.

 

[li0nhart123]

it's an old style clothes ringer/washer...they sure made em tough in those days..

just kiddin....looks like something to flatten bars of metal...that's just a guess..

 

[l_bilyk]

Laundry wringer?

 

[Joe B.]

What happens when you turn the thing on the top?

 

[Cashed]

Haha... I don't think its for clothes, this thing weighs at least 50-60 pounds. I am pretty sure when the top is turned the top cylinder turns. I will check tomorrow to make sure.

 

[rsanter]

I think it is for thinning non ferrous metals
you can take a copper/silver/brass/etc sheet and thin the material for several purposes

bob

 

[PAToyota]

A ring roller.

Why, you may ask, would you want to roll rings? Think of the metal "tire" for a wagon wheel.

Here is another variation:

 

[ADrummond]

I don't think it's a ring roller - there are only two wheels, and you need three to roll a ring. It really looks like it's for flattening or thinning something. The upper roll moves up or down when the crank on top is turned. The lower roller is missing a gear, and there was probably a handle at one time that turned the rolls.

Andrew

 

[old salvage]

This page has a bunch other stuff that company made ...http://www.humboldt.edu/~scimus/HSTC.27-35/HSTC.htm

 

[Satatic]

I like it.

 

[Franz©]

The top picture is a bar thickness roller used for soft metals from brass to gold and such.

The second one Pa Toyota posted is a carrige tire roller. A wagon tire roller is a lot heavier construction, and generally bolted to the floor or a very large plank. The operating handle will be about 5 or 6 feet long, depending on the weight of the wheelright & his helper.

 

[PAToyota]

Hmmm... Learn something new. Actually, I had not considered that the size of the instrument in the second picture would have been for carriages. Ok, learn two somethings new...

 

[Cashed]

Cool thanks guys I would have never figured it out without the help. I think I might sell it on Ebay for him. We have no use for it.