What are these for?

John B.

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I forgot I had these pictures that I took back in September for a friend at our local show. He doesn't know what they are and neither do I. Do any of you know?
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Don't have a guess on the first pic, but the others appear as though they might be pics of a bullet press. Maybe it was for re-forming used bullets that weren't too badly deformed?
 
the gears look like a drive for an elevator attachment. The shaft would be fixed straight, then the lift could be turned some(off alignment of what its attached to) to where needed.

Something like the end of this husker opposite the belt drive.
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As to the first one, my first thought was that it was the (hand-cranked) drive for an antique butter churn, and I think I have a similar one SOMEWHERE in my collection of "junque".

A little nosing around the 'net found another one that the owner believes is from a butter churn.

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On the butter churn and the top picture, one of the double gear wheels would have to either freewheel, or else they would have to have ratchets so the driving shaft could turn either way, or go back and forth. If the 2 matching wheels were both solid on the shaft the shaft would not turn.
 
(quoted from post at 23:23:56 03/04/18) Don't have a guess on the first pic, but the others appear as though they might be pics of a bullet press. Maybe it was for re-forming used bullets that weren't too badly deformed?

No, not anything to do with reloading. I'd hazard a guess it's for crimping something to do with the blasting industry.
 
Friend who does old gun stuff said:

Not enough pictures of different angles. I know they had 'gopher guns' and door alarms that you would load up and set, with that long piece of wood it makes me think it is a door alarm. Never heard of "no 2 ammunition" I know there is # 2 black powder. The holes look like possible places to put musket caps. Need more detailed pictures.
 

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