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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;antidiem, post: 38067, member: 30&quot;]This is an antique or vintage item, and there would have been much more need for the hand rolling of fence wire, barbed wire, hay wire, etc. in the olden days. Wire was made to be strong and sturdy and could easily be taken down and reused back then.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wire winders are still used today but when I searched, almost all that came up could be connected to the pto on a tractor to wind the wire automatically, rather than by a hand crank.</p><p><br /></p><p>The way the center completely folds down - I think this is to release the wire once it has been neatly rolled.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a link to a wire collector&#039;s club, perhaps you can write to them to ask what this item was used for:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.antiquebarbedwiresociety.com/collector.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiquebarbedwiresociety.com/collector.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.antiquebarbedwiresociety.com/collector.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Please let us know what you find out! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT ADD: I checked the link Ladybranch Susan provided and indeed the machine is the same and it is said to be used to roll wire. I think it can roll pretty much any type of wire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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