Old gear to what????

[OhioDeb]

The day I found the Trapper pocketknife I found this in the middle of my backyard. pretty deep. Maybe a foot 1/2. I was determined to see what it was. Kinda scared because I read in an old history of the town that my yard could be possibly part of a local Church's graveyard. Didn't want to come across any body parts. So I dug up this gear thingy. It is heavy. 4 inches across. There was some railroad tracks that were dug up across from our yard behind our garage. Might be something to do with the railroad maybe. OhioDeb

 

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[mojjax]

Re: Old gear thing

Looks like a gear to an old clothes wringer machine .

 

[mojjax]

Re: Old gear thing

Here's a few pictures -

 

[OhioDeb]

Re: Old gear thing

It's called a 'spur gear'

 

[OhioDeb]

Re: Old gear thing

interesting

 

[savant365]

Is it flat on both sides or is one side convex? First thing that popped into my mind was part of a meat grinder.

HH Charlie

 

[creskol]

Looks like a chain sprocket off of a piece of old farm machinery.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

need a side view, but the first thing that pops in my mind is part of an old meat grinder.

Oops, just noticed savant365 had the same thought

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

or a chain pump well? How thick is it?

 

[mojjax]

Or maybe a push mower

 

[traderoftreasures]

Or chain to a honey wagon.

 

[creskol]

............or ... such a universally used gear that one will never be able to determine what it is from.