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Offline Brad in Wisconsin

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Cast Iron Beauty
« on: November 13, 2013, 04:51:26 PM »
Saw this at an auction once. Mankind make beautiful things once what is it part of?????
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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2013, 05:35:23 PM »
cool looking!!!
can you tell us what or how it moves?
looks like you have a cool old Caterpillar there!
btw Welcome to the site!
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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2013, 07:25:06 PM »
Beats me!
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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2013, 07:47:36 PM »
Welcome to the site.

My best guess is that its some sort of mysterious mediaeval government torture device.

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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2013, 09:04:56 PM »
depending on if it moves the right way I think it may be a bow bender or stringer (I don't know the correct term but that sounds good to me)
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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2013, 09:26:19 PM »
I think it's part of an exercise machine.

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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2013, 01:00:19 PM »
The slide at the bottom looks like those found on an old hand mortiser to adjust the position of the chisel - some also had a drill to partially remove the core of the mortice before the chisel was used. The central spring and the two pullies with the leather straps looks like it could be some sort of return mechanism, to aid the user. However, never seen a hand mortiser with return spring assist.... So will keep looking/thinking...
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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2013, 02:52:55 PM »
Quote from: oldgoaly on November 13, 2013, 05:35:23 PM
cool looking!!!
can you tell us what or how it moves?
looks like you have a cool old Caterpillar there!
btw Welcome to the site!

looks tobe a case 310 crawler.  whatever the tool is its looks neat, i get a feeling its a woman's device of some kind.  is it marked?
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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2013, 03:58:17 PM »
Quote from: wrenchguy on November 14, 2013, 02:52:55 PM
Quote from: oldgoaly on November 13, 2013, 05:35:23 PM
cool looking!!!
can you tell us what or how it moves?
looks like you have a cool old Caterpillar there!
btw Welcome to the site!

looks tobe a case 310 crawler.  whatever the tool is its looks neat, i get a feeling its a woman's device of some kind.  is it marked?

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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2013, 04:19:26 PM »
It seems to have a bed spring in it...

Does sleep count as exercise?
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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2013, 03:57:30 AM »
Looks like a spring loaded Cross bow with a broken strap. maybe to stretch the strap? what is the strap made of?
looks like; has 2 adjustable pivoting pulleys to guide strap & has a groove in back for something to ride in.
what does the crank move? does it slide in the channel iron? what is that end rod, a bolt? does it have a hook on it?
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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2013, 04:28:32 AM »
Rob Hartland posted this on his What's It page (Set 519) - he received a response, see image below... I cannot take the credit for this one, although I was in the right ballpark with part of a woodworking machine....
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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2013, 04:37:16 AM »
Just done a Google image search for antique woodworking machinery, and the same image came up - it was on the 1988 Woodworkers' Calender... link: http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-history/looking-pics-ornate-machinery-219982/ It states the scrollsaw was made about 1875, the electric motor added c 1905 - no details as to the maker..

Second image shows a close up - need to zoom in on the first to finds the maker's name on the C arm
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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2013, 04:46:54 AM »
Found it, Jones Superior Machine Company No46, Chigago Il, see: http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=2627

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Re: Cast Iron Beauty
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2013, 05:26:21 AM »
Wow! That is an impressive machine.
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