What is this?

[kelLOGg]

By BIL salvaged it from an old abandoned store on his property. He thinks it may be part of a butter churn. It is about 4 feet long.



 

 

 

 

 

[Jeff]

Not sure,but it looks like an old wooden liquid hand pump.

[Southside]

I don't think they had soft, lotiony, soap back when men were men and mice were scared.   :D

[Jeff]

We had a wooden bilge pump in an old wood boat when I was a kid that looked similar, but different.

[Ron Scott]

It does look like a hand bilge pump. A vintage piece if it is.

[51cub]

I'd be willing to go with pump, especially after seeing the leather washer on the end

[SawyerTed]

It is a barrel hand pump. The taper would fit in the top bung hole on the barrel.  

[firefighter ontheside]

Ok, while we're on the subject...what's this?  My mom bought this for me years ago at a flea market because it was made of wood.  It's been sitting in the basement.


 

 

[KEC]

Any of you guys who are old enough to remember a wooden barrel pump were likely focused on drinking the hard cider to pay attention to what pumped it out of the barrel. :D

[beenthere]

Ok, while we're on the subject...what's this?  My mom bought this for me years ago at a flea market because it was made of wood.  It's been sitting in the basement.


 

Looks like a wooden work bench vise.
https://goldentriangle.biz/products/an-antique-work-bench-22e01035

[fluidpowerpro]

Some sort of mid-evil torture device..

[Resonator]

I like the wood vise idea... but it could be used as a can crusher too. ;D

[beenthere]

Or to crack walnuts...  hmmm?  maybe a camel starter, to get him to drink more water?  (old joke)

[moodnacreek]

Gotta be a barrel pump. Used metal ones in lacquer thinner drums in the body shop.

[terrifictimbersllc]

Vise yes, but what are those red claws to the right of the blue water tank? 

[firefighter ontheside]

Those are reindeer antlers of course.


 

[DbltreeBelgians]

Lol, Jill got a chuckle out of that one Bill.

Brent

[Old Greenhorn]

That's the way to 'sell it' Bill. You look so enthused! :D

[firefighter ontheside]

I'm glad you liked that Jill.  You're right Tom, I should have smiled and had a red glowing nose.

[Jeff]

I believe your expression was spot on appropriate for the sitgeeyation

[kelLOGg]

I hope my BIL is entertained with all this humor. 8)I haven't heard from him.

[51cub]

I'm going with cheese press for Firefighters contrivance

[Don P]

More reluctant reindeer 


 

[Ed_K]

Any of you guys who are old enough to remember a wooden barrel pump were likely focused on drinking the hard cider to pay attention to what pumped it out of the barrel. :D

Just don't move the barrel after the potion is done, you'll have 50 gals of vinegar  :D.

[Hilltop366]

I'm not sure what it is but I want to know how you got your chair and rug to stick to the ceiling.