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Title: What is this??
Post by: Justin9j on 11/18/13 18:17 UTC
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Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: ctom on 11/18/13 18:30 UTC
No idea, but I don't think you should plug it in. lol
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: Justin9j on 11/18/13 18:32 UTC
I found it in my grandpas bait shop.  Tom I was really hoping you would know. 
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: basskat on 11/18/13 18:37 UTC
It looks like a hair wrapping machine maybe?
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: gone2long on 11/18/13 18:37 UTC
Well it has a vise mounted on it so sure could be some type of hair jig tying unit, would lend part of its name? Scratch that and yes it is a fly tying device that appears to be discontinued I just googled and the first hit did it!
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: ctom on 11/18/13 19:31 UTC
That's a compressor on the right side. Aerator? And in the rear left, the switch and dial are rheostat controls for something. Does the small motor in the center rear have a drive belt to the large wheel? It can't be super old as there is a zip code on the name plate....70"s?
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: ctom on 11/18/13 19:32 UTC
check this out...http://www.fishhairenterprises.com/winder.php

The company is still in business in St. Paul , Minnesota. Its a lure winder of some sort. I'd send them an email along with the picture you show of the beast. Maybe its worth something to them as part of an archive or something.
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: LIARS CORNER on 11/18/13 19:36 UTC
ITS A FISH HAIR LURE WINDER
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: Justin9j on 11/18/13 19:42 UTC
I figured it was something of that natural but I had no idea.  It was shoved back in the corner don't look like it has been used in few years. 

Thanks guys.
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: MO QWACK on 11/18/13 21:17 UTC
Really guys?????? Yawl are way off! Are ya blind? Geeez its a goose decoy. Looks to be a carry lite or early GnH  :P but seriously it is a goose decoy
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: ctom on 11/18/13 21:35 UTC
Mo, Mo, Mo.....really. Can't you see its a KITCHEN Scale. For the love of Pete it says so right on the BOX. Pay attention son!
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: MO QWACK on 11/18/13 22:03 UTC
Mo, Mo, Mo.....really. Can't you see its a KITCHEN Scale. For the love of Pete it says so right on the BOX. Pay attention son!
SORRY geeez I was sharpening my ezacto knife and didn't want to get distracted and it stick in my leg or something silly like that. :P I promise I'll have more attention to detail next time lol Justin should really limit pictures to one item because simple minded people get distracted way to easy
oooooh  silly us !!! I have it
You weigh the goose on the scale to decide how much the feathers weigh and use the thing a ma jig to wrap the feathers on the  bait.....
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: WALLEYE WACKER on 11/19/13 03:09 UTC
TOP PIC. Far right looks like you put thread to. Is there a hole with line pickup in the middle of the pulley. The vise looks like it has enough travel to be in the center of  pulley. If that's the case you could tie a lot of jigs/streamers in short order.  mike
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: ctom on 11/19/13 07:23 UTC
That thing that looks like an old refrigerator compressor now looks less like one and that vise looks as though it is mounted so it can slide whatever its holding into the hole on that wheel. This just keeps getting better.

I Thing this rig is much more refined than this one that Mo likes..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV4Q2aYIbGQ.
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: pjmcla on 11/19/13 11:32 UTC
Over the years there have been several "Jig Wrapping Machines" offered for the "small time" or one man/ part time operations.  As far as I know; none are still on the market.  There are several "commercial jig tying" machines that are manufactured overseas ( South East Asia ), but are very hard to find.   The Fish Hair unit was a pretty decent one; but was discontinued several years ago.
 
Title: Re: What is this??
Post by: Justin9j on 11/19/13 13:04 UTC
I'm going to put it up on the shelf and let it collect dust. Give my kids something to talk about one day.  Or if I run out of stuff to do. I'll take it down and see if I can make it run.