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To: upcountry miss; nw_arizona_granny; All
upcountry miss is looking for help with a name for the following apparatus - It was used in a country butcher shop many years ago.

Any help with the name would be greatly appreciated.

The heavy rope on the left hangs down in a long loop making it very easy to hoist heavy loads


3,251 posted on 02/28/2009 3:30:53 PM PST by DelaWhere ("Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe)
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To: DelaWhere; upcountry miss

Well I do see a meat hook.

The wheel has a name, it shows up in the old torture chambers in dungeons.

Have not met one in real life.


3,259 posted on 02/28/2009 7:20:02 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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To: DelaWhere

I showed the pictures to my husband. He grew up on a farm in Wisconsin. He said its a winch or a hoist. He’s got a chain hoist in our barn. It’s not as big.


3,321 posted on 03/01/2009 6:19:34 AM PST by Marmolade
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