I posted this in The Historical Society but thought I'd try it here:
Custer County Nebraska Fair, 1903, gas engine powered machinery display.
![](http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/1880historian/Gas%20Engines/13276v1.jpg)
We have the engine, the water pump, the lathe, the small grain thresher, but does anyone know what this is?
![](http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/1880historian/Gas%20Engines/13276v2.jpg)
Sorry, I am looking for a straight answer, guesses don't help, it's been guessed about for years, now I want to know exactly what it is.