Author Topic: heavy 3 prong gizmo (Read 2032 times)

northkid · « **on:** December 09, 2012, 02:13:53 PM »

Anyone have an idea what this is?

mikeswrenches · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2012, 02:34:16 PM »

That's a new one on me. Not a clue what it was used for.

Mike

Lewill2 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2012, 08:07:02 PM »

It was patented as a meat tenderizer and is often confused to be a corn sheller. It is in Jim Moffet's book on corn shellers.

rusty · « **Reply #3 on:** December 09, 2012, 08:27:28 PM »

That is the strangest meat tenderizer I have seen to date....
(And some of them are very strange looking)

northkid · « **Reply #4 on:** December 09, 2012, 10:44:42 PM »

Thanks Lewill2. Will have to check that out.

Lewill2 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 10, 2012, 06:39:37 PM »

Patent 613,572 Issued November 1, 1898 to M. E. Hunt

amecks · « **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2012, 12:02:20 PM »

It's a POIUYT! Also known as a blivet.

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