Let's play: What the hell is this tool

What is this thing, to me it looks like some sort of reamer, it has 3 blades that at some point seem to have been really sharp. I acts like a ratchet, the three blade only rotate counter clock wise. (big extractor???)
16" long and 9.5" tall.
Made by Mueller, Patented June 21, 1898.
This is part of a huge collection, from when I bought a building that was a machine shop.
Anybody know? Looks like a mid-evil torture device.

 

large deburring tool..
way cool..restore or display as is ??
dave ;-)

 

It's a hemorrhoid remover!

 

I was going to use it.

 

Thats my guess.

For pipe I think...

 

You use it to remove the rough edges out of the inside of cut pipe.

 

looks like woody woodpecker

 

It's a bungholer!

 

Yup. We use a similar tool to this day when we cut round gas pipe

 

It's a pipe remer for a plumber to use on Gal or steel pipe

 

Definately a pipe reamer.

 

Its a Reamer or deburrer for conduit.

 

Did anyone think it is a reamer? Looks like a reamer for wooden barrels, for a taper for a cork.


CBB


I was thinking the same thing Unkl Ian....

 

Looks like an old gas pipe reamer.

 

It's for cutting the tapered "Bung Hole" in wood barrels.
The hole would be drilled through with a brace and bit,
then this tool cuts the taper.


I doubt they had conduit in 1898,
and the angle is wrong for deburring pipe.

 

I think its a pipe reamer

 

my guess is a flaring tool

 

Gritzel Pivot installer.

 

i agree with fiat 128 its a bunghole tool to gain access to wine barrels for sampling

 

great, now i gotta get a bunghole reamer for my den.

 

Man, I wouldn't want my bunghole reamed with that!!!! In fact I don't want my bunghole reamed at all.

 

fine, whatever suits you, but be warned, bunghole leakage may occur if you don't properly ream out your bunghole before use.

 

butt reamer, or you can use it on "gas" pipe. No pun intended.

 

I think it is an eye remover.

 

pipe reamer

 

IT's for installing rubber assholes in wooden hobby horses. Geeeeeeeeez.

 

Maybe you could do a patent search based on the date it was patented? It sure looks like a reamer of some sort. Probably the angle the blades are beveled at would give you a clue to whether it was meant to ream metal or wood.

If you listen to it closely, maybe it will announce:

"I am Cornholio... bunghole bunghole BUNGHOLE"

 

My mom bought one a couple of years ago and its sitting in the pantry. Thats exactly what its for, if its not booze related my mom doesnt buy it.

 

Now thats funny !

 

do the patent search and by all means let us know.