Gatling gun? Probably not but what is it?

[Older The Better]

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Found this reminds me of a Gatling gun but my guess is it’s the inner bits of some piece of farming equipment, likely 100 years old but don’t know what it came from

 

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[trdking]

I like the corn planter or any other seed. I think that is a winner

 

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[Florida Rat]

Ratchet piece from some kind of self-winding hose reel type thingamajig.

 

[Older The Better]

I have more stashed somewhere but im not 100% sure what came from where because I didn't bother to organize my things by where I found them when I first started detecting, these pictures are items im sure are from this spot, I know ive found a spoon and a handle for a knife, so what it looks like to me is farming equipment and harness related items which indicates a barn but the glass the bell the buttons and the weird lead flower thing seem more house like, also while close together the two groups do seem to have their own areas.

right now the land is just a pasture and besides what I dig the only evidence of anything ever being there is a possible well. (a circular depression with a rim of rock and other rock filled in the middle)

ive decided to try to figure out what was there as my next project so ive been hunting that spot looking for anything that would give me a clue as to whats going on

 

[Florida Rat]

If it was found near the well maybe it's a ratchet gear that holds the bucket from free falling.

 

[ticndig]

maybe a part of a fence tensioner

 

[Older The Better]

I like the well idea but I think seed planter may be right if not in the right zip code

 

[invent4hir]

Older, agreed, especially with the other things you found nearby. I was looking at pics of corn planter plates last night and thought they shared several features as your finds, but wasn't finding an exact match. Nowadays people re-purpose them for decorative projects.

 

[DCMatt]

A seed plate or classifying device maybe. Flour sifter or.....??

Planter plate.