Wtf ?

[FANTM58]

Anybody know what this thing is ?
Solid brass, maybe nautical?

 

[bullnerd]

Obviously the tapered part goes into the ground. Then the clamp holds a spare tire for your wheel barrow.

 

[ard]

Antique artificial hip.

 

[NUTTSGT]

It says ELK and it's brass, could be something made by Elkhart Brass, they have been around a long time and make stuff for firefighting.






EDIT: you could shoot them an email with those pictures and see if they made it years ago.

http://www.elkhartbrass.com/pages/inquiries-service

 

[PelicanPines]

Probe found at area 51...

 

[FANTM58]

It says ELK and it's brass, could be something made by Elkhart Brass, they have been around a long time and make stuff for firefighting.






EDIT: you could shoot them an email with those pictures and see if they made it years ago.

http://www.elkhartbrass.com/pages/inquiries-service

Thanks, I just sent them a email, I’ll keep you posted as to the response.
Robert H

 

[MushCreek]

Industrial toilet flush handle?

 

[Redraptor]

Knute valve.

 

[RWorth]

I have no clue but I like it. I'm going to guess you clamp it on a tool, and the pin is replaceable with other options and it may hold a spool or reel of some sort. Maybe an attachment on a loom?

 

[garage guy1of38]

It's a Round Tuit.

 

[Worsedog]

It's a Round Tuit.

Nope. This is a round tuit:

 

[garage guy1of38]

Nope. This is a round tuit:

Darn....muffler bearing?

 

[Old Man Roger]

Mounting bracket for a 73 VW Bug radiator.

 

[Lassen Forge]

I don't dare say what went thru my mind... but it's recommended to use a high quality water soluble lube with it...

Actually, I wonder if it's a planting spike or something... punch a hole in the ground to drop in seedlings...

 

[PassnThru]

Probe found at area 51...

Some days you're the prober - some days you're the probee.

Neither is pleasant.

 

[zigzagfrog]

Veeblefetzer valve handle

 

[unslow1]

Some days you're the prober - some days you're the probee.

Neither is pleasant.

It ruins your day to be the prober. It ruins your week to be the probee.

 

[PugetDude]

Reciprocating dingle arm from a turboencabulator...

 

[RVDan]

Wow I havent seen one of those in thirty years.

I had no idea what it was 30 years ago either.

 

[bad_idea]

Well, now you've got me curious.

 

[Mr onetwo]

Reciprocating dingle arm from a turboencabulator...

Thank you for that...I will be laughing in my head all day.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Wow I havent seen one of those in thirty years.

I had no idea what it was 30 years ago either.

See now that's funny

 

[ben1000]

Seems horse/harness related, but not sure which part..

Or maybe fire-fighting, Elkhart brass goes way back and makes brass firefighting stuff, possibly ELK is shorthand for this since it's a small part

 

[Falcon67]

Tape measure, likely Stanley. Not sure about the other thing.

 

[mizzoutrover]

damper handle for a fireplace or ventilation system that may have been in a mine? (since the OP is in Colorado)
since it brass I'm guessing it would be outside or in an environment that would attack steel.
My dad would have said it was a windshield wiper for a bill goat's ***.

 

[bullnerd]

To me, the "ELK" looks like the makers initials.

Like machinists used to do when they made personal tools.

Elkhart made mostly nozzles I think.

 

[EOC_Jason]

Maybe like a temporary ground rod? Stick it in the ground, wrap the wire around were the washers are, tighten with the hand thing...

 

[reman]

Antique artificial hip.

LMAO ! I got two hip joint replacements coming up. I will ask for this model.

 

[bullnerd]

I don't think we're ever going to find out what thing is.

 

[bullnerd]

Not letting this thread disappear until someone figures this out!

 

[NUTTSGT]

The OP sent an email to Elkhart and maybe he is waiting on a reply. Maybe those folks are stumped too ?

If we get a new member from Elkhart posting in this thread, I'd guess they have no idea and are searching the internet for an answer too.

 

[Tejay]

Definitely a transmogrifier

 

[3robert 1]

No no no it's a mashoohamdooie.everyone knows that. It's used for making left handed holes on a drill press.

 

[Stadger]

It's a saw set.

 

[ben1000]

To me, the "ELK" looks like the makers initials.

Like machinists used to do when they made personal tools.

Elkhart made mostly nozzles I think.

This seems less likely because it's a cast part - then again if I ever get around to getting into molding/casting I'd probably putting my initials in the mold too...

Another possibility is it being light-fixture related (https://www.elkgroupinternational.com/). Anymore it seems everything like this is imported/marketed rather than manufactured directly - if that's the case then it wouldn't likely have a molded-in name like this does, but perhaps they manufactured their own in the past or it's a high-end/custom thing?

 

[bullnerd]

Yeah, I thought about the cast thing right after I posted that.

 

[ChaseDE]

Some kind of chimney flue lever?

 

[FANTM58]

I received a reply from Elk , he doesn’t think it’s there’s ?

 

[ChaseDE]

The pointy part looks similar to a modern thermowell but obvi it is not that. In the first picture it looks like there is something about middle way down the point part, is there or is that dirt or casting marks?

 

[ben1000]

It's sort-of close to making sense as a oar lock because the pointy bit seems to go though the bracket which could then mount to a boat (and then perhaps the handle part is to cinch the oar down to the bracket with some missing part). It wouldn't ever make sense to bolt the bracket to the pointy part though so that theory falls apart. Maybe something else nautical though?

Definitely seems like the 'handle' part is to mount something...

The more I look at this thing I can't help but think I've seen one before, just cant' remember where - maybe it was from this post