Found this thing in grandparents garage. I've got no clue what it is and didn't want to pitch it until I knew it wasn't important. Dad didn't know, so figured it was worth a shot here. It's cast and has a piece of wood clamped in the bolted end. Any ideas?
Help, what is this thing?
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Looks a bit like an old tie rod end, but that would be too simple.
Delete that.
could it be a mold for something? Lead?
Delete that.
could it be a mold for something? Lead?
I'm thinking "Ford Model A" suspension part, myself.
(or something like that)
(or something like that)
Hmm, they're clear for me. I can try it again, but I don't know what I'd do different. Are they all blurry?
Taking another look, I'll bet its a mold for making cast something or other. You can see its got a hinge and a bolt to secure it, so it opens. Looks like the handle would have wood on it to protect the hands of the guy using it from the heat.
I'm guessing control arm of some sort. You can see that clampable axle end, and the slot is for adjusting a pair of them true to the road.
Best guess, I'd pitch it. (but I took the day off to clean the garage and barn)
Best guess, I'd pitch it. (but I took the day off to clean the garage and barn)
Ha, exactly what lead to this thread! We bought their house and I've been trying to unfuck things for the last two days!
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Maybe they lived through the depression. I bought an old place and in cleaning out the shed I found 3 or 4 broken coffee makers...Instead of just throwing it away, " Better save it, might need it someday" mentallity. I had an old buddy who was OC/Hoarder. When he went to the nursing home and they cleaned out his house they found unbelievable things. 3 dead cats in the freezer...."Just could'nt part with them. Stacks of 50 year old newspapers.
As for me, after y last move, I'm getting rid of stuff like crazy. Unless it's really expensive. 'd rather pay to replace it rather than save it for years and not use it.
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Oh I know it all too well. Just haven't seen anyone use it in quite awhile and just had to take the bait as soon as I saw it!
Hand brake for a covered wagon??? IDK, just spitballin', but it looks like it could be part of that system
It's a cast iron connecting arm or drag link from a piece of antique equipment. Hard to date but the nut is square, so that makes it no later than late victorian period in my mind. Probably from farm equipment or a small steam engine.
Could definitely be something from an old car, tractor, or buggy. Grandpa was in to all of those things
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It also looks like a pittman arm for a steering linkage. But that slotted hole is throwing me off, so, I am probably wrong. But definitely looks like some suspension or steering part from a motor vehicle. I don't think it is a tie rod end because you would have a hole for the threaded rod to go in that you adjust in or out for alignment adjustments.
Thought of that too but haven't run across one. I've restored a number of edwardian models.
There's a number of them around here, and any I've seen are all LARGE castings with actually VERY few parts. Nothing that looks like that at all.
(now watch me get my ass handed to me, eh?) HA.
Ewoaf says it ain't, so yer prolly safe for now.
Hell, I haven't seen one of them in a decade or two
Hell, I haven't seen one of them in a decade or two
I agree. Its a dikfur. I think that one was made be the fakarwe Indians from the BFE region of Indiana.
To be exact...
But seriously, looks like some kind of cast pedal or lever. My Dad is also one that never throws anything away. He had a 100 year old barn. Finally had to tear it down and found all kinds of weird stuff... that filled up a dumpster.
To be exact...
But seriously, looks like some kind of cast pedal or lever. My Dad is also one that never throws anything away. He had a 100 year old barn. Finally had to tear it down and found all kinds of weird stuff... that filled up a dumpster.
Spot on about the first part, you must be some sort of wizard!
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