tj96 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zadok Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 ...holey moley batman, its a crimping wheel..... tj96 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 If it has a handle it probably a pie crust edger. Before baking the, cook would run this around the rim of a pie pan and the pressure would fuse the top and bottom crusts. Fancy silver spurs were occasionally made from Mexican pesos. tj96 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 These could also be home made pattern tracing wheels. I remember seeing older ladies who sewed using these many years ago. RWB and tj96 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods020 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 People have used coins for all kinds of industrial uses for as long as they have been around. Coins have been used a lot as washers or spacers in building. I’ve seen them be shims in machines. First time I’m seeing this use, but not totally surprising. It’s decent metal material in a round shape readily available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj96 Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 I was even thinking some type of sprocket. RWB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Yep. It was cheaper than buying a ready-made part -- esp if the gear spacing was unusual. I remember my Grandmother using the kind that Just Bob mentioned for marking sewing patterns and quilts. Put down the fabric, add a piece of carbon paper, then the store-bought pattern. Trace over the pattern with a toothed or rough-edge wheel to transfer for cutting. Eliminated a lot of pins and other stuff. (I wonder of farmers used it on a cow to trace out the various cuts of meat before the cow went to the butcher.....? ) Edited February 12, 2022 by RWB tj96 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj96 Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 Here a better picture of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Please snap these all up so that newbies don’t post them and suggest they’re errors. tj96 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdG_Ohio Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Although I don't have a coin that was repurposed for a old fashion tool, I do have my modernized leveling (coin) tool that works perfectly after losing the rubber foot on my coffeemaker. ...and it's probably cheaper then buying a another rubber foot...haha. tj96 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
