What is this

[joeyo]

 

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[Backwoodsbob]

Look like the dirty hands of a digger. Just kidding

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[Backwoodsbob]

Don't know ,but I bet someone does

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Thats a Whiffletree tip with some wood still inside.

 

[joeyo]

What is a whiffletree top? How old?

 

[kingskid1611]

Its off a whiffle tree.....

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

What is a whiffletree top? How old?

The catalog is late 1800s. Its used on a carriage or wagon. I will try to find a picture of one.

I found this:

Here is the definition of a whiffletree (whippletree). They were apparently used at the tips of the wooden members. They seem to turn up fairly often and are often misidentified.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whippletree_(mechanism)

"It appears that whippletree or whiffletree is used along with Whiffle Tree which is something entirely different or maybe Im just confused with Double Tree lol. "

Naw, not confused. That's definitely a doubletree, which is made up of 3 whiffletrees, or is that 3 swingletrees? singletrees?"

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?30,328406

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Ok here is the only picture I could find. It was posted years ago by member Creskol.

 

[Bruce R]

A whiffletree is where your whiffleballs get stuck when you whifflebat them too high. LOL

 

[smokeythecat]

Where oh where did the whiffle tree whiffle?

 

[joeyo]

You guys r awesome. Ty

 

[Bruce R]

We're not awesome, we just outnumber the weird stuff people post here