You've got to see this!

[a41capt]

I was perusing fleabay and this caught my eye. More pics here.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Sta...e46fd45&pid=100005&rk=1&rkt=6&sd=130436266749

Ingenuity plus!!!

 

[Longboy]

...they are going to have a party at my estate sale someday!

 

[Blogwitch]

Looks like someone overpaid 57 bucks + shipping, what a load of crap some people will pay good money for, antique or not.

I need to root through my scrap bins if people are throwing their money away on junk.

John

 

[a41capt]

Pretty crazy, huh? I couldn't believe what they paid for it either! Interesting concept, all plumbing parts and all, but $57?

P.T. Barnum was right!

 

[AlbertdeWitte]

LOL That contraption looks like a under qualified plumber at its best!!

 

[a41capt]

...they are going to have a party at my estate sale someday!

I think we ALL resemble that remark!!!

 

[BaronJ]

Actually I think that while over expensive, I certainly wouldn't pay that kind of money for it, someone put a lot of thought into making an engine from, what I would describe as "Junk" ! A guess would be that the guy who made this was a heating or plumbing service engineer with a lot of scrapped and salvaged parts at his disposal.

 

[mechman48]

Although scrap to some, ingenuity & innovativeness come to mind.
George.

 

[bazmak]

How much would it cost to make or buy thee antique flywheel ??

 

[Blogwitch]

Baz,

Don't think an antique flywheel, but the spin handle off an old singer sewing machine.

John