Mystery Object- Let's See how Much You Know

[trusty220]

Here is a very unusual hand tool. It is in Pembrokeshire and is about 10 feet in height.

Before you ask, I do know what it is but that’s because the owner told me! Otherwise I wouldn’t have known; I wonder how many of these are still around.

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[bish]

Is it some tool to bring water or objects out of a well?

[trusty220]

Try again.

First clue:- The cylindrical piece at the base does not have a bottom.

[ransomes256]

Post hole borer?

[trusty220]

That would be a very long post!

Try again; no more clues for a couple of days!

[joegrgraham]

Maybe for taking a core or plug sample from something deep, possibly a peat bog?.

[vhgmcbuddy]

Is it some sort of tamping tool, the cylindrical piece used like a slide hammer.

[trusty220]

Keep going……

One of you was starting to get warm, but I’m not saying which one!

[expeatfarmer]

For cleaning soot out of chimney pipes?

[hortiman]

I think it is water orientated, either for well digging or bore hole digging.

[trusty220]

Getting colder……..

[vhgmcbuddy]

How about a stone breaking tool, or early pile driver.

[hillsider]

Haystack sampler – the length of the handle suggests that it was used in a horizontal position.

[trusty220]

Getting warmer…..

[hillsider]

If not for sampling hay how about Silage?

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