Has anyone used one of these ?

[just starting]

This was at a garage sale today and is something i never seen before.

I was told they called it a winara or winera or something similar.

A very interesting piece of old equipment.

It has a hopper up the top , a big sluice set up and possible a shaker system in the middle of it and what looks like a trommel on one end with big pulleys on the outside to run it off an engine.

How old would it be ? Gold rush era ,perhaps ?

 

[Manpa]

Winnower, piece of farming equipment used to seperate seed etc from chaff, leaves, stems , husks etc , could be late 1800s early 1900s right thru to ww2 era.

Dictionary definition
verb (used with object)
to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
to drive or blow (chaff, dirt, etc.) away by fanning.
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verb (used without object)
to free grain from chaff by wind or driven air.
to fly with flapping wings; flutter.
noun
a device or contrivance used for winnowing.
an act of winnowing

 

[Greenhornet_au]

Sorry Manpa,

I will trump that, I believe it is a grape crusher, that has a sceen to remove the stalks.

Also it is likely that it was imported into Aus, the name 'winera' suggested relates to that, I have seen and used the top part
also with a wooden roller/crusher, my father inlaw still uses one. Two weeks ago last time.

Fill the hopper with grapes, run the machine and grapes are pulled down and gently crushed rather than chopped with the stalks,
as the crushed grapes move down to the screen, it removes the majority of the stalk bits which are seperated and then 'pressed'
to remove the juice, and that juice is added to the first crush product.

Stalks and skins can be disposed of, thrown into the compost, or even mixed with water, some sugar and yeast to ferment and make Grappa O

Dont get me started with home made wine, each region makes it differently.

Stock footage, but pretty close to the inlaws gear.

A modern version

 

[Nightjar]

Winnower, piece of farming equipment used to seperate seed etc from chaff, leaves, stems , husks etc , could be late 1800s early 1900s right thru to ww2 era.

Dictionary definition
verb (used with object)
to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
to drive or blow (chaff, dirt, etc.) away by fanning.
SEE MORE
verb (used without object)
to free grain from chaff by wind or driven air.
to fly with flapping wings; flutter.
noun
a device or contrivance used for winnowing.
an act of winnowing

I'll second Manpa, Winnow separating grain.

 

[Manpa]

Sorry GH, definitely an early winnower.

 

[RM Outback]

Looks like ya lost that card game GH :lol: :Y: Manpa's called open misere and gets the Chocolates :beer:

 

[just starting]

Well done ,

Manpa.

How much do you reckon the one i photographed went for and how much would you pay for it ?

 

[Manpa]

Well done ,

Manpa.

How much do you reckon the one i photographed went for and how much would you pay for it ?

At a guess $200 to $400.

 

[MegsyB007]

It's a lovely old piece of history and should be in a museum, I reckon.

I learnt something today, I'd never seen one of them before.

Thanks for posting, just starting!

Cheers,
Megsy

 

[Greenhornet_au]

OK, OK, I give in, :lol:

How many card games can I lose in a week ?

The 4yr old keeps beating me at Uno :awful:

Well played mate.

:Y:

( Maybe it would work...... NAH forget it!)

 

[mudgee hunter]

Just borrow it and run some ore through it !

 

[just starting]

It's a lovely old piece of history and should be in a museum, I reckon.

I learnt something today, I'd never seen one of them before.

Thanks for posting, just starting!

Cheers,
Megsy

No worries ,

Megsy.

We learn something new every day .

It got sold for $150 . I thought they should have got more for it , but they just wanted it gone.

It would weigh a fair bit ,too.