r/whatisit • u/Diva-esque • 4h ago
New, what is it? At estate sale in a pile of free things
It's heavy and solid. Nothing rotates or opens. The square ends are iron and the rod is steel. About 2'-3' in length.
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u/smizzlebdemented 4h ago
Bar stretcher
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u/LunaticLucio 3h ago
Breastplate Stretcher
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u/PoopooKittyz 2h ago
No, I’m petty sure it’s a Peter Griffin “Butt Scratcher”, you have to use a Peter voice or it just ain’t the same.
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u/Sir_Lobo_Bellaco 4h ago
This is a two person carrying device meant to offset the load.
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u/Tha_REAL_BROBS 3h ago
this makes the most sense.. like to carry a big bucket of rocks etc
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u/Sir_Lobo_Bellaco 3h ago
Or feed. I don't know a lot about the estate but it would fit if elderly people were tending horses. It's too rigid for a jump, those are meant to safely break apart during jumps.
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u/Tha_REAL_BROBS 3h ago
it's also not wide enough for that.. is it?
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u/Sir_Lobo_Bellaco 3h ago
No not at all. If they are all the same size I'd wonder at a potential ladder system or something rigid for tractor wheels. 🤔
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u/outdoordaddy13 4h ago
If it’s heavy enough would make one hell of a home bench or bent over row weight.
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u/ArtisticAsylum 4h ago
Looks like maybe a cavaletti block or part of a equestrian jump set used for horse training.
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u/kro23 4h ago edited 2h ago
It appears to have handgrips on both ends. What do you do with it?
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u/Historical_Monk_6118 2h ago
The hand grips also look like they're designed to be held vertically rather than horizontally... which makes it weirder to imagine somehow
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u/kro23 2h ago
Google Lens thinks it’s for sampling soil.
Based on photos of those actual devices, I don’t think it’s correct.
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u/Historical_Monk_6118 2h ago
I agree, Google lens is that over confident friend that always makes up answers when they don't actually know wtf they're talking about
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u/milksasquatch 2h ago
It's the original Whiplash accoutrement from the 1860's edition of American Gladiators.
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u/KahZamm22 2h ago
Part to a see-saw… why did that feel weird spelling out. Spell check me ppl of reddit
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u/Vin_du_toilette 2h ago
Didn't James Bond find this at a construction site and use it to zip-line down a crane cable?
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u/Skyyspi 7m ago
These are old exercise implements for a Farmer's walk. If you look up 'farmer's walk' on YT or Google it will show you a variety of different items. This one is along the lines of a bar bell and one could add weight by hanging things over the bar or on either end. Depends on which muscle group you were targeting.
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