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Ulu

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Seen at an auction house:
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About 30" diameter.

I think this might have been some kind of an auto shop or tire store display rack ornament from 1950's~60's.
 
It appears to be hollow, & permanently seamed together, except for the base and the little dome, which are attached with screws.

If you tap on it, it sounds about like 19 gauge steel. About the same as a fender on an 60 year old car.

There don’t appear to be any other holes or attachments for wiring or valves or any such thing. It just appears to be a big ornament, but I don’t understand that little arrangement with the slanting shelf on the base and the little bits of steel angle.

This is my current theory:

This was the ornament on top of a display of cans of motor oil from the 1960s In a New Mexico gas station.

The funny bit of bracketry was to hold a little sign where you could post the prices.
 
Ulu said:
This is my current theory:
This was the ornament on top of a display of cans of motor oil from the 1960s In a New Mexico gas station.
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In which case I guessed right?
But now you got me thinking it's some kind of disc hiller extension for farming. The base is designed to bear weight to one side. And the one spot with rust and directional wear appears at a 45% angle were it to be mounted to the side of something, base lengthwise. The writing on top is facing in the upright directing were this true. Could the brackets be for alignment to a hitch? In any case it looks sideways.
 
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Ulu said:
It appears to be hollow, & permanently seamed together, except for the base and the little dome, which are attached with screws.

If you tap on it, it sounds about like 19 gauge steel. About the same as a fender on an 60 year old car.

There don’t appear to be any other holes or attachments for wiring or valves or any such thing. It just appears to be a big ornament, but I don’t understand that little arrangement with the slanting shelf on the base and the little bits of steel angle.

This is my current theory:

This was the ornament on top of a display of cans of motor oil from the 1960s In a New Mexico gas station.

The funny bit of bracketry was to hold a little sign where you could post the prices.
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Ok. My dad had a grill on a house boat that was somewhat like it but it was stainless. Thought this might be porcelain.
 
Kevin B said:
Ok. My dad had a grill on a house boat that was somewhat like it but it was stainless. Thought this might be porcelain.
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That would make sense of the directional wear, rust spot, nicks at the point and "U.S..." S?
 
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Ride 'em High said:
In which case I guessed right?
But now you got me thinking it's some kind of disc hiller extension for farming. The base is designed to bear weight to one side. And the one spot with rust and directional wear appears at a 45% angle were it to be mounted to the side of something, base lengthwise. The writing on top is facing in the upright directing were this true. Could the brackets be for alignment to a hitch? In any case it looks sideways.
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It does bear some resemblance to a pair of disc harrows welded together, but it is not. I have welded on one of those and even worn out ones are almost an eighth of an inch thick.

It is way too lightweight to be any farm implement.

I’m sure none of it is even 16 gauge.
 
My guess is either something from one of the hundreds or alien related tourist stops in Roswell, New Mexico or something related to the flying saucer gas stations from back in the day.
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