What is this old Tool?

[justonemoreauction]

Anybody know what this is?

 

[four.cycle]

Hello there @justonemoreauction and welcome to the site!

keep this link handy at all times

and this one!

I have absolutely NO clue what that gizmo might be, but I am certain it will make for some interesting speculative comments.

 

[RTM]

OK, I'll toss in the first WAG*, Fence Stretcher, assuming of course that that top T spins, and pulls the J hook up closer to the clamp.

* Based on the assumption that I know its not a sawset or a can opener, and that leaves fence stretching tools near the top of the Whatzit category.

 

[four.cycle]

^ my first reaction when I saw the image was "fence tool" or "shoe stretcher", but I cannot see how that gizmo is going to accomplish either of those tasks.

@justonemoreauction - have you looked it over to see if there are ANY markings on it? Herald Mark? Patent date? Manufacturer's name?

 

[justonemoreauction]

No markings of any kind..I'm posting it for friend

 

[Beerhippie]

It's fuckifiknow.

Answering for a friend.

 

[justonemoreauction]

I totally understand..LOL

 

[Beerhippie]

Frustrating thing is, it really looks like something I recognize--I just have no idea what.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Looks like a slack/tension adjuster adjuster for something

 

[justonemoreauction]

I think you are on the right track..but what for is the question

 

[RTM]

If it's any consolation, Google Lens thinks it looks like any other piece of rusty metal, from ice skates to hay spears, blacksmith vise to model t tire changer.

 

[Beerhippie]

If it's any consolation, Google Lens thinks it looks like any other piece of rusty metal, from ice skates to hay spears, blacksmith vise to model t tire changer.

THAT'S what I was thinking of!

 

[KenC]

Anybody know what this is?

Some size info and photo of the other side would help I think. If it's 1' or 1" could make a difference.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Saw set? No? Idunno.

 

[WillyBoy]

The lower end of it looks like a hose clamp-off device of some kind.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! I know! I know! It’s a stumper.

Its rare to get a stumper on garage journal.

 

[Beerhippie]

Cigar trimmer for really patient smokers.

 

[no704]

It’s for twisting bread ties.

 

[MisterEd]

THAT'S what I was thinking of!

For a friend?

 

[driftpin]

An ice breaker from the days of ice houses, where huge blocks of ice were cut & stored in an insulated building?

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

An ice breaker from the days of ice houses, where huge blocks of ice were cut & stored in an insulated building?

I can see it.

 

[Debcrow]

No Idea.
Just looking at it, the piece that looks like a wide chisel blade looks like it folds down and around and ends up just under the J hook. The chisel edge is angled so it would be straight parallel with the rest of the tool in that position. The J hook looks like it is fixed to the T handle and not movable.
The only action I can see that would serve some purpose would be something like a wire in the J hook with the chisel part stuck on something like a fence post so that when the T handle is pulled over the center it would stretch whatever is hooked in the J hook tight.
Seems complicated for that purpose. I even considered a possible cable type dehorner, etc.
still stumped. It would be nice to see it folded out for a better view along with a tape measure next to it to see the actual size of the tool.

 

[geneg]

No Idea.
Just looking at it, the piece that looks like a wide chisel blade looks like it folds down and around and ends up just under the J hook. The chisel edge is angled so it would be straight parallel with the rest of the tool in that position. The J hook looks like it is fixed to the T handle and not movable.
The only action I can see that would serve some purpose would be something like a wire in the J hook with the chisel part stuck on something like a fence post so that when the T handle is pulled over the center it would stretch whatever is hooked in the J hook tight.
Seems complicated for that purpose. I even considered a possible cable type dehorner, etc.
still stumped. It would be nice to see it folded out for a better view along with a tape measure next to it to see the actual size of the tool.

Yes, and a photo of the other side.

 

[Skyman]

Seeing it cleaned up might also help.

 

[txvwnut]

I'll vote castration device.

 

[Beerhippie]

For a friend?

Mostly. My friends are not terribly good in that department.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Another what is it? Not a saw set. Be a few hours till I get back home.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Parts of a peeler?

 

[Provincial]

bobbin winder for sewing?

 

[four.cycle]

stripped-down bench grinder.
what else would you want spinning that fast on a bench-mounted device?

 

[Shiftless]

stripped-down bench grinder.
what else would you want spinning that fast on a bench-mounted device?

If you didn’t give a **** about making a mess, that would make a fantastic paint roller spinner.

 

[Beerhippie]

Buffer.

 

[Dagny]

tire changer

 

[Shiftless]

tire changer

That’s a really good guess.

 

[bonneyman]

Don't let your wife see it - it might become her favorite husband alignment tool!

 

[WisJim]

It's for winding yarn from a skein. My wife has 2 of them and uses them regularly to wind yarn onto cardboard cones. Yarn unwinds from a cone more uniformly than directly from a skein, or so I understand.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

It's for winding yarn from a skein. My wife has 2 of them and uses them regularly to wind yarn onto cardboard cones. Yarn unwinds from a cone more uniformly than directly from a skein, or so I understand.

Thanks for the answer. Been up and down the rabbit hole looking for some the old bobbins or whatever you call them. I might have to have a friend turn my wife a few. I have been trying to get her to nit be some 100% wool socks. She says she can't find the wool.

 

[WisJim]

What my wife does is wind the yarn onto cardboard cones, which she buys in quantity on eBay (maybe 100 at a time). Then I got a rubber stopper that fits inside the large end of the cone and make (or enlarge) a hole in the center so the rubber stopper fits on the shaft of the winder, and the cone fits on the stopper, and crank and wind yarn onto the cone. We found the right size of "O" ring to use as a belt on the winder.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

What my wife does is wind the yarn onto cardboard cones, which she buys in quantity on eBay (maybe 100 at a time). Then I got a rubber stopper that fits inside the large end of the cone and make (or enlarge) a hole in the center so the rubber stopper fits on the shaft of the winder, and the cone fits on the stopper, and crank and wind yarn onto the cone. We found the right size of "O" ring to use as a belt on the winder.

Thanks. I will go with that idea.

 

[WisJim]

@Mike'smeatshop, or you could turn a wood cone instead of the rubber stopper--I had a lot of stoppers on hand from my beer and wine brewing days.