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Does anyone know what the hell this is?

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  1. Apr 7, 2017 at 1:18 PM
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    Normally the old fire related stuff is brass...ie valve etc. Maybe its for the water tank on steam engine?
     
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  2. Apr 7, 2017 at 1:18 PM
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    nDub Kan kun være malet af en gal mand

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    Ooh this. I was going to say a vavle on the bottom of a steam whistle for an old steam train.
     
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  3. Apr 7, 2017 at 1:19 PM
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    I emailed the pics to friend that deals in odd stuff like this...maybe hes seen something like it or knows what it is.
     
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  4. Apr 7, 2017 at 1:25 PM
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    It's the butt end of a heavy duty air hammer....
     
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  5. Apr 7, 2017 at 1:27 PM
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    was there anything else in the box or just the valves?
     
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  6. Apr 7, 2017 at 1:27 PM
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    It has the making of a steam whistle valve....but I can't find one that looks like it...so still clueless 5 pages in:)
     
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  7. Apr 7, 2017 at 1:28 PM
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    Just valves...
     
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  8. Apr 7, 2017 at 1:31 PM
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    looks like a winner
     
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  12. Apr 7, 2017 at 1:35 PM
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    Nice work guys! That should ease my mind...wonder what my brother is going to do with a box of them?...lol
     
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    So the teeth were for rotation. Cool.

    Like like what they used to use in hard rock mining and tunneling and such.
     
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  14. Apr 7, 2017 at 1:38 PM
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    no wonder those old guys had hands that could crush rocks...;)
     
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    So now the question is how did you figure it out, or did you just know?
     
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    And exactly how old are you yeti?
     
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    I work at a foundry. Guys use it to chisel refractory material.
     
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    earlier I was wondering what it could be in PA

    then with the air hammer answer makes total sense

    -Found in PA

    -steel industry

    -used to chip slag or refractory
     
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    PA ?...no wonder I didn't know what it was :)
     
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