I'm about 98 percent sure this thing is a drill press used for drilling
accurately aligned holes in wagon tongues and that sort of thing. It is
sort of a special case of a blacksmith's post drill, probably late 19th
century. The crank on the side turns the bit. The big wheel is a flywheel.
There are a few parts missing. You will notice on the top of the small
wheel a ring of notches or teeth. There should be a pawl on the end of a
lever which engages them, the other end of the lever rides against a cam
which turns the wheel, advancing the lead screw and providing a "power"
downfeed.

Jerry

"Martin Whybrow" wrote in message
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Spotted this on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=3867320 7
86&rd=1
No relation to seller, just curious if anyone can identify it.
Martin
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