Another what's it puzzle

[bc.gold 3,403]

Anyone know what this strange apparatus was used for, I think I have it figured out.

 

 

 

[Handy Don 12,232]

Converts circular motion to reciprocating. To me, a water or oil well pump. Not sure what drove it, though. Maybe a windmill head?

Edited August 27, 2022 by Handy Don

[8ntruck 7,006]

Looks to me that the flywheel looking thingie has a small pinion that drives the crank thingie, which makes the stub shaft rotate back and forth about 180 degrees.  To do this, the flywheel thingie needs to rotate separately from the stub shaft.  

 

The other end of the scotch yoke thingie looks like that drove some other more linkage and probably something else on the machine.

 

Part of a steam era agicultural machine - maybe a hay bailer?

[bc.gold 3,403]

49 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

Converts circular motion to reciprocating. To me, a water or oil well pump. Not sure what drove it, though. Maybe a windmill head?

 

Round piece in the top image had a wooden handle.

[bc.gold 3,403]

38 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

Looks to me that the flywheel looking thingie has a small pinion that drives the crank thingie, which makes the stub shaft rotate back and forth about 180 degrees.  To do this, the flywheel thingie needs to rotate separately from the stub shaft.  

 

The other end of the scotch yoke thingie looks like that drove some other more linkage and probably something else on the machine.

 

Yes there are two very important parts missing, which would have made the machine complete.

[8ntruck 7,006]

Looks like there is some cast in writing or numbers.  Can you read them?  Have you tired chasing them down with the interweb?

 

There are 4 mounting points in the frame of this mechanism that suggest it was bolted to a flat surface, while the bracket on the opposite side from the rack gear suggests it was mounted near a corner of the machine.

 

Wooden handle on the end of the scotch yoke.  Spin the flywheel to start the machine, then push and pull on the handle to keep it going.  

 

Push pull manual drive, an oscillating shaft.  My mom talked about using a machine like this when she was growing up on a farm in Iowa.  She and her siblings would take turns making the washing machine go on washing day.

[Handy Don 12,232]

3 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

She and her siblings would take turns making the washing machine go on washing day

By jove, he's done it.

It bolted to the bottom of the machine. The vertical shaft is for the agitator and once it was started a pedal, attached to the yoke at the left in the last picture, kept it in motion. The spoked wheel is a flywheel to carry the movement across the top and bottom of the pedal cycle.

[bc.gold 3,403]

Yes its  from a washing machine, and because there was no water seal on the agitator shaft this hunk of metal was top mounted with the agitator pointed downwards.

 

Haven't tried to identify the manufacture, if it weren't so heavy to ship this would make for a good project for our resident master of wood.

 

Congratulations to 8ntruck and to your mothers fond memories of living on the farm.

[bc.gold 3,403]

Credits, WRogers:

 

This is my Motor High Speed Washing Machine Manufactured By Michigan Washing Machine Co. Muskegon Mich. At the bottom of the tag it also has Kelly How-Thompson Co. Duluth Minn. maybe the Co that sold it. I find the wringer to be unusual with the chain drive never have seen another. It was made by Anchor

 

 

 

[JimSraj 430]

Anyone have a time period for this beauty?

[bc.gold 3,403]

44 minutes ago, JimSraj said:

Anyone have a time period for this beauty?

 

1907

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,516]

Very interesting piece