Here are some clues!
It is heavy.
And a little rusty but not where it matters.
It was for sale and now it’s not!
Getting warmer?
Now are you getting warmer?
Yes. A hay elevator.
I have never seen one before either.
It is old but beautiful. And even better it has a motor that RUNS!
Today we will position it in the barn and feed it with the last of the bales of hay that are hanging about. They will clatter effortlessly into the hay loft and everyone will smile.
Good morning. Our friend Daisy’s breeder found the hay elevator loitering at an auction and as she is also a member of The Fellowship of the Farmy and a good neighbour, she knew we needed one so she called me, got the OK, bid on it, settled on a good price, then she and her husband heaved it onto the bed of their hay rack and brought it over. Perfect.
Have a lovely day. I am off out to play with my new toy!
your friend, celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
49 responses to “A Mystery object – Can you Guess?”
I’m soooohappy for you! At last, a really useful machine, A Clatter Box. I hope you’ll take photos of it in use so us city folks will have a better idea of how it works.(Reminds me of that poem WHOSE IN CHARGE OF THE CLATTERING TRAIN.)
Excellent news – that really saves our back and great to put the thing to use 😉
Wonderful news Cinders…Clatter Box is beautiful…don’t you just love rusty old things? Like some of us? 🙂 That clattering noise is probably music to your ears!!
Congratulations. I know you needed one and I love to see old things put back into use.
My old dad would have loved hearing about this find. He probably would have teared up over the news that the motor still works. I can hear his would-be-107-year-old-voice, “Of course it still works! They knew how to build things in those days!”
His dad (originally from Iowa) was a blacksmith. Both Dad and I ended up with the gene that falls in love with a good fix to a pesky problem.
Well done, Celi and astute farmy friend!
I know that the saying is They built things to Last. But they really DID build them to last whereas now they are built with an eye to selling the next model or frequent trips to the parts department.. this one will see us out though I hope.. c
With apologies to Bing Crosby
‘Ah! Sweet mystery of life, at last Celi found thee
Ah, she knows at last the secret of it all
All the longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning
The burning hopes the joy of watching bails fall…. into the hay loft!
You are so much a farmer….it has to be an implement that makes a farmer smile!!!
Linda
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http://deltacountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com
Oh yes, it is such a cool machine.. makes me rub my hands together with glee.. crazy! c
Now that you’ve got that, a part of me is wondering how on earth you ever got heavy hay bales up to the loft in the past? And how wonderful that your friend would do that for you! xx
“Clatter Box”. I love it. Domestic noise is music to me, the thrum of the washing machine, the hum of the dishwasher (here in the city anyway), the zoom zoom of the vac… there’s an art to efficiency 🙂
I used to live on a farm in Ireland and we had a VERY old one of these too. It was a godsend !
Isn’t it wonderful when something you really need comes to you when you really need it? So happy for you, Celi!
I would have never guessed it in a million years! lol How kind of your friend. I hope you have fun with your new hay elevator and hope it makes your job much easier 🙂
The clatter box reminds me of our old chaff cutter!
This is wonderful. I know it will save you a lot of time, not to mention labor! That was quick!
Awesome! What a help this elevator will be. Hope you had fun playing with it.
🙂 Mandy xo