Farming or Mining equipment, or what is it they are sitting on?

[I4Favre]

I sent email to Wisconsin Historical Society and received this message:
" If I'm not able to identify the farm equipment, I will show the photo to Lee Grady, our International Harvester Archivist and resident "Tractor Guy." we should be able to figure out what Dad and Grandma are sitting on. I'll watch for your reply."

I have just emailed the picture and will post on here when I get a reply!
Darlene

[little meg]

I have been keeping an eye on this thread too , so have put my name down waiting for the reply from the Historical Society.

But it looks like you already have the answer - old circular saw - has my vote. 

Margaret

[geniecolgan]

Stockman Fred's photos have convinced me, it is a circular saw.
Different country so different style but the basic design is the same.

It all become clear when you see the blade in place.

Thanks for the illustration Fred 

[I4Favre]

Hi everyone!
It will be at least a week before I here back from the Wisconsin Historical Society! I had an email yesterday and they said they had many queries ahead of mine and would be back to me in about a week. So when I hear back from them, I will put another post on here!
thanks for all the input and interest in this photo and mystery equipment!
Darlene

[I4Favre]

I just had an email from the Wisconisn Historical sociey and here is the response that I got:
QUOTE:
" I'm sorry to say that we are stumped. Our best guess is that it is an apparatus for a well or part of an irrigation pump that is just sitting in the yard. I've searched Google Images to try and find something similar and I've come up empty, but it does look a bit like a small version of an oil well pump jack: http://www.promsnab.dn.ua/neft/foto/pnksh.jpg. "
They also suggested another site to post the photo and question on what it is, So that is what I am going to do now.
Thanks!

[NEILKE]

hi all ive looked at this post for a few weeks now  im still hoping for result best of luck everyone in this quest.
neil

[mike175]

Hi Darlene,

I'm disappointed that you had such a poor response from the Wisconsin Historical Society, especially as the machine in the picture on their own website, suggested by Lisa in California, is so similar to yours:

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullimage.asp?id=26331

I'm still convinced, anyway . . . 

It would take a lot of imagination, not to mention some serious engineering, to make it an oil well

Mike.

[I4Favre]

There is no oil in our part of the counrty, but lots of lead mines back then! Will post on here again if I find out what it is! I am on a mission now!

[Viktoria]

Perhaps it would be fun to have a "competition" to Name That Thing--. It has been an interesting topic.
My contribution is a thingummy jig to wozzle an intersprockler for galviscating sprengles.Viktoria. (That means a mangold wurzel chopper)