I think this was used in a corn crib. It would be a perfect tool for lifting the front of a wagon to dump corn or wheat into the drag for a bucket elevator. The top unlatches so you can flip a line around it. Rig the line to lift from the ceiling to a snatch block and hook then back to the ceiling, and you pull with two lines.
This unique Oil Pull prototype is one of the reasons I went to Rollag for Labor Day Weekend.
This post from WDAY tells you all about it! CLICK HERE.
I was meandering through this roundhouse when I spotted a television reporter (Kevin Wallevand, WDAY TV) conducting an interview with a locomotive engineer, so I stopped and watched. This interview went on for at least ten minutes and there was plenty of good material. I looked it up on the 'net that evening, and saw neither hide nor hair of this accommodating engineer. Oh Well, that is how it goes. The reporter found another story that he liked better. CLICK HERE to see the story that made the news from the show grounds that day. It's good, too! Roll through the INFORUM posts on WDAY's website and you will find a couple more videos about the show at Rollag.
I slipped off to a little steam show, and this beauty was the first thing I looked at. It is extremely rare.
