a hand crank what is it.

[oldgoaly]

It's stuck, I haven't had time to clean it or put it in mollasses. swing mount.
some wording on it just too dirty to read it. about 15" long/tall

[skipskip]

a grinder?  maybe agricultural?

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[oldgoaly]

a few more pics
I can make out a name  Sterling,
2 patent dates one on the swing out june 27 98 or 99
one on the crank gear. june  16 (?) 98 or 92
It sort of looks like a a smallish roll or spool fits on the post and feed thru the center no idea what it did?
still stuck

[bill300d]

I'm not positive but this looks like it might be the the patenthttps://www.google.com/patents/US627800?dq=june+16,+1898&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5t_TP_OnPAhVMbD4KHUgIDfY4HhDrAQg_MAU

[oldgoaly]

Bingo that has got to be it! I read the explanation and know less than I did before???
Thanks for the help! one of these days I'm going to be done working on buildings maybe get some time to experiment with this thing.

[turnnut]

the name Sterling may be the town.

under the patent that bill300d found, the patent was issued to Herman Carter, Mount Sterling, Ohio