ArgentCorvid [Iowa] to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 year ago[solved - clay pidgeon thrower] What is this tool I found at a thrift store?midwest.socialimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up171arrow-down1image[solved - clay pidgeon thrower] What is this tool I found at a thrift store?midwest.socialArgentCorvid [Iowa] to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 year agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
The two arms are sprung so that as you push on the handle they separate, and then return to position.
minus-square@olicvb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoThe black metal part reminds me of my futon couch, has a similar mechanism for when you fold/unfold it. Could this be an arm for some kind of recliner chair?
minus-squareBetoAlinkEnglish3•1 year agoI had the same thought, this looks like the handle for a recliner.
minus-square@SaintWacko@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoThat seems like an unlikely thing to have a thong on it, though…
minus-square@MrCaturdayNight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-21 year agoJust curious is the thing you call a thong what I call a spring?
minus-square@SaintWacko@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoNo, the thong is the leather loop on the handle
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The black metal part reminds me of my futon couch, has a similar mechanism for when you fold/unfold it. Could this be an arm for some kind of recliner chair?
I had the same thought, this looks like the handle for a recliner.
That seems like an unlikely thing to have a thong on it, though…
Just curious is the thing you call a thong what I call a spring?
No, the thong is the leather loop on the handle
That makes sense. Thanks!
The consensus is that it’s a clay pigeon thrower.