irishthump Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Folks, A friend of mine unearthed this thing and is convinced it has CIE cast into the side. Obviously it’s a form of ratchet. Just wondering if anyone can tell me what it is/was used for and if that’s really a CIE stamp on the side of it. Pics below... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Noel Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Looks like part of an old world anchor chain roller/limiter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 irishthump Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Noel said: Looks like part of an old world anchor chain roller/limiter Cheers Noel. I was thinking that myself. Is that CIE cast on the side? What would this be used for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 murrayec Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I reckon it's a tension winch, for pulling fences or holding down! The fact it has wire on the drum, it's last use was most likely on a fence. A lifting winch would have gears to lighten the load on the operator, and a much larger drum to hold long cable...... Eoin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Galteemore Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Struck me as a yoke off a fence as Eoin suggests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 irishthump Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, murrayec said: I reckon it's a tension winch, for pulling fences or holding down! The fact it has wire on the drum, it's last use was most likely on a fence. A lifting winch would have gears to lighten the load on the operator, and a much larger drum to hold long cable...... Eoin Yeah that would make sense as there's no release mechanism for the ratchet. My friend is just fixated on the CIE prining on the side. Although I'm not sure that's what it is! Don't worry it's just curiosity, he's not trying to flog it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 murrayec Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 He could paint CIE on the side Eoin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 minister_for_hardship Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Fence wire tensioner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 irishthump Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 On 31/5/2021 at 10:13 AM, minister_for_hardship said: Fence wire tensioner. Thanks for the pic, mayber he'll believe me now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 On 30/5/2021 at 6:54 PM, Galteemore said: Struck me as a yoke off a fence as Eoin suggests On 30/5/2021 at 6:39 PM, irishthump said: Cheers Noel. I was thinking that myself. Is that CIE cast on the side? What would this be used for? I can’t make out a CIE device, but it’s unlikely as they simply bought things like this from a standard hardware supplier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Folks,
A friend of mine unearthed this thing and is convinced it has CIE cast into the side.
Obviously it’s a form of ratchet. Just wondering if anyone can tell me what it is/was used for and if that’s really a CIE stamp on the side of it.
Pics below...
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