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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: oldgoaly on February 15, 2016, 10:09:31 AM

Title: another what is it?
Post by: oldgoaly on February 15, 2016, 10:09:31 AM

It's not mine and it's the only pic I have. the 3 fingers are cast iron and show some signs of a coating that has come off.
The wooden handle looks to be about 4-6" long, I was thinking of some type of a warming device for a your bed or to wind wool around. I think I've seen one before at an old farm auction. What do you think it is? 

Title: Re: another what is it?
Post by: Lewill2 on February 15, 2016, 10:43:44 AM

I think we had this before but I can't find the post. Jim Moffat has it in his corn sheller book and states that it is often thought to be a corn sheller or a fish scaler but he found a patent for it as a meat tenderizer. There is another version very similar but I think is a different size that I have seen described as a candy makers tool but I forget the exact use. I can look up the patent in Jim's book tonight when I get to the house unless somebody else has it handy.

Title: Re: another what is it?
Post by: jimwrench on February 15, 2016, 11:24:44 AM

 Jim shows patent as 613572 and date as Nov1 1898

Title: Re: another what is it?
Post by: oldgoaly on February 15, 2016, 01:08:26 PM

Thanks guys that is it!

Title: Re: another what is it?
Post by: mvwcnews on February 17, 2016, 12:04:18 AM

http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=613572&typeCode=0 in DATAMP includes a 1904 ad copy as the 2nd image.  It's a DAISY.