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Title: What is it help us at goodwill
Post by: ironlord1963 on December 11, 2011, 05:24:05 pm
    Got this item I will be posting tomorrow and would like to know if anyone knows what it is. 
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Post by: ironlord1963 on December 11, 2011, 05:25:47 pm
Couple more shots
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Post by: mart on December 11, 2011, 05:38:48 pm
Looks like a churn !!  How does it operate when the handle is turned ?? I suppose there is nothing written on it ??
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Post by: Rauville on December 11, 2011, 05:55:20 pm
The machine is a "meat chopper / hasher", patented by Leroy Starrett in 1865. Starrett later became famed for his precision machinist tools that bear his name.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=qzAAAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=patent:47875&as_psrg=1&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1#v=onepage&q=patent%3A47875&f=false (http://www.google.com/patents?id=qzAAAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=patent:47875&as_psrg=1&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1#v=onepage&q=patent%3A47875&f=false)
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Post by: snowflake on December 11, 2011, 06:15:43 pm
Great catch, Rauville! You're good! There is a photo from a museum about 2/3 down the page at this link.
http://www.wilsonmuseum.org/treasures/treasures_new2.html

check this out:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180661606780+
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Post by: Oceans64 on December 11, 2011, 06:28:43 pm
Rauville - How did you know that!!??   :o

Excellent Job!!
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Post by: mart on December 11, 2011, 06:41:43 pm
I have never heard of those before !!  How does it work ??
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Post by: KC on December 11, 2011, 08:08:54 pm
Turning the crank lifts the blade and lowers it!!!  Thus chopping!  The cup keeps the meat/hash together.  It can also be used without the cup.

The company has made it through the years and is still in business!

L S Starrett Company Information
http://davistownmuseum.org/Inventoryofpictures/WebInfoStarrett.html (http://davistownmuseum.org/Inventoryofpictures/WebInfoStarrett.html)
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Post by: ironlord1963 on December 11, 2011, 10:16:27 pm
     Thank you all esp. Rauville so much on behalf of all of use in the online dept. at Goodwill.   Help me to leave a great impression on the boss too  ;D.   Guess I'm going to have to add a link to the forum on my work computer.   I'll keep you posted on how much it goes for too, just really lovin my job, something new everyday.
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Post by: talesofthesevenseas on December 11, 2011, 11:40:30 pm
Good call Rauville! I was thinking it was a churn too.
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Post by: ironlord1963 on December 13, 2011, 07:28:40 pm
    Just a bit of a update, in the first day the price has shot up to over $200.00 I am having high hopes on this one

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=9065985


    But my Griswold coffee grinder that I posted the same day Seems to be getting lots of attention has over 400 lookers and 40+ Watchers, so thought I would share this one with all you folks too.  Again sure find some really cool things here at goodwill.

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=9066133
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Post by: snowflake on December 13, 2011, 08:03:11 pm
So glad you are loving your job! They probably love having you just as much! Keep showing us the goodies.  :)
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Post by: KC on December 13, 2011, 08:46:03 pm
Happy for you and am mighty proud that you are working hard, enjoying it!  Honorable!