Iron crank handle with wood knob and square head bolt.

[garwein]

Any idea what this might have been for?

[oldgoaly]

a coffee grinder comes to mind

[bill300d]

What first came to mind for me was a ice cream maker but its just as likely to be for a corn sheller for all I know.

[mvwcnews]

If  the overall length is in the 4 - 5 inch range, it could have been the "crank" portion of one of those valve dressing / valve refacing  tools  used in the late "teens" & early "twenties" to keep the exhaust valves in engines like the Model T Ford functional.
If you use google books advanced book search & look for "valve refacer" with date range 1915 - 1925, the results will give you wide range of examples, and if my surmise is on target, you might even find the right model.

[garwein]

If  the overall length is in the 4 - 5 inch range, it could have been the "crank" portion of one of those valve dressing / valve refacing  tools  used in the late "teens" & early "twenties" to keep the exhaust valves in engines like the Model T Ford functional.
If you use google books advanced book search & look for "valve refacer" with date range 1915 - 1925, the results will give you wide range of examples, and if my surmise is on target, you might even find the right model.

Right On!

I searched around, and found that it goes to an "Albertson and Co Sioux City Hand Crank Valve Grinder"

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/162074082834

Thank you.

[oldgoaly]

different brand of valve grinder but same style handle

[Yadda]

Amazing! I am always amazed at this forum's ability to solve tool mysteries.