"I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil.
I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love."
Marilyn Monroe
The same can be said for this contraption...
Do you have an idea what this might be???
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I don't know what it is, but I like the rusty colour.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what this could be. It appears to be a part of something else. I did learn that in March 25,1941 Rietz purchased Jos. Wagner Company (est. in 1867) located at 441 Folsom Street, San Francisco, for $15,000 plus $10 for the machinery. Fascinating colours.
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ReplyDeleteNo clue. But whatever it is, you got a nice shot!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea but it looks in excellent condition whatever it is
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Looks like some sort of milling machinery to me. Here is a link to a description of the type of manufacturing the Joseph Wagner manufacturing company did.
ReplyDeletehttps://archive.org/stream/handbookofmanufa00merc#page/98/mode/2up
Isn't the internet just a wonderful research tool!
No idea, but it has real appeal to it.
ReplyDeleteFlour mill
ReplyDeleteI believe the gears constitute a mechanical differential, which translate mechanical rotation from one direction to another. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_(mechanical_device)
ReplyDeleteI love old mechanical stuff, this is awesome!!
Kudos to Gemma and Janice for locating info about the company!!! And to Wayne for knowing one rotation from another!!! Given that we were in Napa....basically the front door to some of the best wine country in California...we surmised that it was a grape press!!! The way it was made and the inner workings all looked appropriate for crushing grapes....But no definitive answer here!!! A flour mill certainly is a contender for the right answer!!!
ReplyDeleteI've also seen clock innards that work like this. Only really old ones, though.
ReplyDeleteWay too big for clock innards Petrea...the gear was about 10 inches in diameter...it was on the end of what was a huge box...looked almost like a casket!!! It looked like when cranked, a board made it's way along the length of the box, which I guessed would crush the grapes in passing!!!
DeleteNo idea - but it looks beautiful! Must have something to do with wine pressing though since that's where you've been...
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that's it!!!
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