Posted 6 years ago
NorthernBu…
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No idea what this is. Found in my grandparent's basement. Both have passed away and my father had never seen this used. My grandfather was a mason, cobbler, dairy farmer, beef farmer and owned horses so I won't even guess what it's used for.
Has "AMERICAN" stamped/cast on top metal piece.
I would love to find out what it was for!
Looks like there was a piece of wood, maybe a handle, where the rivets are.
It is part of a wall-mounted, indoor, clothes drying rack. There would have been a 18"+/- wooden bar mounted on each of the rivets in the cast iron head. There was a provision for them to all hang down against the long wood piece or the head could be raised 90 degrees to horizontal and locked, and the bars spread like a fan, on which you would hang washed items to dry. Much of this one is missing.
Thank you UncleRon!
Never have seen one so I went hunting with UncleRon's description. Found a picture..https://goo.gl/images/wh8voA. Thanks for posting NorthernBullMoose and the solve UncleRon!
https://goo.gl/images/wh8voA
Horseradishman1, I did the same thing! Thanks for posting the link.