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Unknown antique!
« on: October 18, 2012, 02:15:59 pm »
This was recovered from a old general store here in NE Mississippi. It looks like an old heater or an incubator. It has wooden handles. Anybody know what it may be?
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2012, 02:37:54 pm »
it looks like a smoker..for curing meat, fish,.etc,...the hole on the right would be where the flue comes out and the sliding flap on the left.for adding wood...
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2012, 04:26:46 pm »
id agree with bigwull, looks like a smoker
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2012, 05:57:55 pm »
I would clean it up and smoke something.
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2012, 07:31:44 pm »
Okay.....why all the holes then?  They don't appear that they can be shut off either.  Also, the framing out in front of it....doesn't make sense.
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2012, 11:49:25 pm »
Why the "holes"....well KC....how would the smoke get out,...this device would be in a larger "shed" or container.which would have racks with either meat hanging,or fish......".i,m making this up as i go along,cos i don,t know for sure that it is a smoker,but it looks like it would be used for burning..and the smoke would come out of the holes."...."simples"
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2012, 04:23:09 am »
that knob that,s below the opening at the front..is that attached to the floor of the inside...if so what does it do
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2012, 05:10:22 am »
If it didn’t have that “slider” base contraption then I would also guess it to be a “smoker” but not for building the fire in …… but for holding whatever was being “smoked”.
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2012, 05:31:51 am »
Quote from: frogpatch on October 18, 2012, 05:57:55 pm
I would clean it up and smoke something.

In that order? ;D
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2012, 12:23:12 pm »
You are correct about the sliders.. Why would you need a peep glass in a smoker? The door is spring loaded and has two ceramic insulators
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2012, 12:26:39 pm »
Now you're sounding all electrical!!!
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2012, 12:54:14 pm »
If it had trays/racks I would guess beef jerky !!  Should have a damper somewhere !! Spring loaded door would be great since it would be tighter that one with a latch !!
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2012, 03:07:32 am »
I figured that was what the white "buttons" in the 1st pictures might be.

Now that you confirmed it, ...... me thinks it just might be an "egg incubator".

Baby chicks is an item that a general store of that era could sell quite a lot of.
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2012, 09:15:42 am »
Lets just say it is an incubator....where is the heat source located... these 2 ceramic knobs,might be terminals for the juice...but then there would have to be an element...and a thermostat...and most likely a temp gauge....?
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Re: Unknown antique!
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2012, 10:32:53 am »
What exactly does the slider do ??  Just go to the door or does it go inside ??  Its a dryer of some sort,, But those insulators make it a bit confusing !! Perhaps a blower was attached !!  Trying to think of what they would use a similar contraption for back then !!
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