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

There’s also an environmental lesson here.

Older tools:

Required no electricity.
Were built to last decades.
Were repairable.
Didn’t rely on plastic.
In a world focused on sustainability, maybe some old designs deserve a comeback.

Manual doesn’t mean primitive.

It means intentional.

Why We Should Ask “What Is This?” More Often
Curiosity leads to learning.

And learning connects us to history.

The next time you find something unfamiliar:

Don’t dismiss it.
Don’t assume it’s useless.
Don’t throw it away.
Ask questions.

Research.

Talk to older relatives.

You might uncover a story you didn’t expect.

The Emotional Reward
What started as confusion turned into:

Knowledge
Appreciation
Connection to the past
A working kitchen tool
And every time I use it, I think about the hands that turned that crank decades ago.

Yard sales aren’t just about bargains.

They’re about stories waiting to be rediscovered.