I found this at a yard sale but had no idea what it was

It wasn’t decorative—it was functional.

But for what?

Was it:

A kitchen tool?
A farming device?
A mechanical toy?
A printing press part?
A sewing accessory?
The possibilities were endless.

The First Phase: Guessing
When you bring home a mystery object, the guessing begins immediately.

Family members weighed in:

“It’s probably for grinding something.”
“No, it looks like a press.”
“Maybe it’s an old coffee grinder?”
“Is it a butter churn part?”

The more we guessed, the less certain we became.