Guess what this is

[clwulf]

[QUOTE=RBS;959658]I was thinking donaud had it. Not sure if those caught on in the US. We were more a washboard society in the early days Great submission.

sold by Golden Gallery, Virginia sold to Leanna in California

new one: looks like a moose is loosing his individual parts...

[donaud]

This one is plastic, though other varieties are simpler, and usually metal.

[ahra]

^ i had to read that twice to understand, but now i'm almost laughing with tears.

oh, is it a decoration? but to what? and who would want that? it seems to be plastic, or metal... is it vintage?

[RBS]

Tired of your old fishing line on the weedeater. Slap this on and let it spin at 5,000 rpm and show that yard who's boss.

[donaud]

It has but one purpose.

[ahra]

first thing that came to mind... multi-purpose (bottle/jar)cap opener? but it seems too easy.

[donaud]

"washboard society" LOL

[RBS]

I was thinking donaud had it. Not sure if those caught on in the US. We were more a washboard society in the early days Great submission.




Staring at donaud's now....where to begin?

[donaud]

Oh man... I feel guilty for even taking that one,
but I can sort of see how it might work.


New one:

[clwulf]

The "drum" seems too small for it to be a washing machine, but I'll throw that out there.

That's right! It's called a Laundry Agitator.

Laundry Tool
Circa ~ 1920s
Apparently it is the original laundry agitator, back when clothes were washed in a tub of water. The brass plunger at the bottom is spring loaded so that the operator merely pumps it up and down to agitate the soapy water.
Patent by G.M.a. Berlin.
35"T x 9.5"W x 5"Dia.

[Fern]

Fire extinguisher (not sure I spelled it correctly).
Vacuum cleaner (this doesn't sound very plausible either. )

[donaud]

The "drum" seems too small for it to be a washing machine, but I'll throw that out there.

[clwulf]

no spaghetti either. It was placed/held into something ....and the brass plunger has a spring...
nowadays we use a maschine for this household chore.

[donaud]

Dumb guess...

a spaghetti maker ?

[clwulf]

nope. It's an household item. It sucks in and presses out. The thing at the bottom is loaded with a spring.