What is it

[GOPHER SLAYER]

Men are cleaning out a house near me and this item is among the stuff removed. It is very rugged and mostly cast iron. To me it looks like a piece of mining gear but that is just a guess. It is laying on it's side. Try to ignore the plastic bags. Any ideas?

[fixit]

Sheet metal roller? Might be an old hand powered contraption for making buckets.

[Idaho45guy]

Whatever it is, if they ask you to help move it, run! Or at least wander off as quickly as possible.

[Winger Ed.]

Sheet metal roller? Might be an old hand powered contraption for making buckets.

If one wheel is a little bigger than the other--- that's got to be it.
Some sort of crimper might be around there close too.
That would fit for making buckets, or some sort of scoop for coal or something.

[Armorer77]

Looks similar to a scroll bender I used to have .

[salpal48]

I believe It is an Old printing Cold type Letterpress machine. Paper mounts On the curved Part of the wheel. The Chase with the Type locked up on the Bed

[Red River Rick]

I believe It is an Old printing Cold type Letterpress machine. Paper mounts On the curved Part of the wheel. The Chase with the Type locked up on the Bed

I agree with salpal48.

Many years ago, I worked in a letterpress print shop and we had one almost identical.
It was used for printing a "first of" so it could be "Proof Read" before final printing.

Rick

[JimB..]

Yup, which means, look for them to be hauling out lead!

[GOPHER SLAYER]

A printing press never occurred to me. Thanks guys.

[Traffer]

SSalpal48 for the win. (In my opinion)
Maybe another type of printing press also...Litho press? Block print?
But some type of printing press.

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