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I am looking to see if anyone knows any history of this item. To me based on the design it is some type of pulley or conveyor component. I know there were steam engine and tractor manufacturers in auburn ny but I have no identifying characteristics. Any help appreciated.
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Looks o me like it mounts to a track for a roll back barn door like getting from the barn into the milk house. We use them on roll back hurricane shutters here in Florida.
This link will show you how it works.
https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdx/calhome-paneled-wood-primed-alder-barn-door-without-installation-hardware-kit-clhm1137.html
they used these on inside slider doors back in the day, today the call them pocket doors ... .... '-)) to nice to put outside...
You are right Wized but the pocket door and interior bi-pass doors use a much smaller size and usually with a nylon or fiberglass/plastic wheel to deaden noise.
You are right fhrjr2,,, the new ones are junk ...smiling ...enjoy the day
Hello, I agree with fhrjr2 on this one. These are sometimes referred to as "Door Hanger" Rollers. A lot of detail in the casting, they wouldn't have gone to all that trouble to hide it inside a door pocket. Also a pocket door roller would most likely have some sort of adjuster to align the door when closed. Auburn , N.Y. is not far from where I live, but I was unable to find any info on a manufacturer. Similar item on ebay with Medina N.Y. on the casting , a little farther west of Auburn. Cool piece!! Regards, Lou
Kinda agree w/lptools, the fancy detail in its casting suggests it might have been exposed to view. Perhaps on an antique "fire door" somewhere in a more commercial/public building vs. an actual barn door, where the hardware is similar but usually rather plain/utilitarian...??
Hello, Anything Obscure. I don't know the dimensions of the piece in the photo, but the holes with the countersinks lead me to believe this was surface mounted with a flat head screw. A very heavy door, such as a fire door, would most likely be bolted through ( square holes, carriage bolts) to the other side. Regards,, Lou
I can assure you both this was never mounted on a fire door. As for barn door hardware being plain....go back to the era and look at pictures of old barns, the hardware and even the very ornate weather vanes on the roof. Farmers took more pride in their barn over in their house back then.
lptools you are right about flat head screws being counter sunk. Also if you measure from the center of the wheel to the steel support and double that measurement you will arrive at the dimension of the door this was made for. From the picture this looks like 3/4" so it would be for a 1 1/2" door or a 2x4 door by dimension.
/me gladly defers to fhrjr's likely much more knowledgeable comments than my own... ;-) :-) :-)
Anythingobscure when I lived in New England I installed and also removed a good many of these. The old ones I got well over $100 a pair for on eBay. Got paid to remove it, paid to haul it away and sold it on eBay. Good money.