Anyone have an idea what this is?
That's a new one on me. Not a clue what it was used for.
Mike
It was patented as a meat tenderizer and is often confused to be a corn sheller. It is in Jim Moffet's book on corn shellers.
That is the strangest meat tenderizer I have seen to date....
(And some of them are very strange looking)
Thanks Lewill2. Will have to check that out.
Patent 613,572 Issued November 1, 1898 to M. E. Hunt
It's a POIUYT! Also known as a blivet.
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/tamalecks/MADPoiuytjpg.jpg)
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/tamalecks/blivet.jpg)