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superharley
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I have had this for many years but can not find out much about it. It is oak and very heavy. My parents found this on a farm in Iowa back in the 60's when they did antiques shopping. It looks like a pulley of some sort.
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PulleysWhether you call them pulleys, sheaves, or blocks, these ancient devices ma…
I believe it is a split line shaft pulley.
They were made in two parts so they could be placed onto an existing line shaft in a plant.
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Well, walksoftly pegs another one. This first caught my attention because of the construction. Lots of the old & newer homemade banjo "pots" are made this way including both of mine. Even down to the wood dowels thru the felloes. Certainly not banjo quality but I love old wood construction like this. Leather belts probably ran on this.
Thanks B'buss, I love wood as well.
Lots of wood working equipment ran on this type of line shaft pulley & it would have used a leather or fabric belt.
There are shops that still use the line shaft arrangement, but are rare.
They were used in all types of manufacturing & repair facilities.
Yeah, I've been around them & they are really noisy.
The only working one that I've seen was in a blacksmith shop in the late 70's.