Originally Posted by
Macybaby
why rescue an unknown? because it's neat and/or cheap. And often one can think of a use, even if it's not the original one.
And besides, some of us are suckers for anything handcrank!
~Cathy you are correct about some of us are suckers for anything with a hand crank. Your comment brought back many old memories. It started when I was about seven years old. I talked Dad into bringing home an old wooden tubed washer with a hand crank wringer. He saw it a junk and I saw it as an easy way to shell green peas. We used to pick field peas green along the fence rows to can. Next was a large coffee grinder to grind wheat for my chicks. Then a meat grinder, apple peeler, butter churn, cider press, hand drill and a sewing machine. Yes I am a sucker for anything with a hand crank.