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National Park Mystery Photo 48: A Thingie That’s Part of a Set

 Vot da hell is dis?!

 Mystery Photo 48 was taken in a national park. If you can tell us what this thing is and name the national park in which it is located, you will be eligible for our monthly prize drawing.

No Cheating! If we catch you Googling or engaged in other sneakery we will make you write on the whiteboard 100 times:

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Not borax mining equipment at Death Valley National Park, and not a cannon wheel hub.


Stagecoach wheel hubs at Yellowstone NP


Sorry, Caprice; a wagon wheel is involved, but the object you must identify is not a wagon wheel hub, and this photo wasn't taken at Yellowstone.


Based on the 9:28am answer, how about part of the mechanism for lowering wagons down the hill at Scott's Bluff NM?  I don't like my answer because of that phillips screw in the smaller hoop, and because I don't remember remnants of the mechanism being on display, as i was with a vegetation crew.  Also, I don't recall Kurt or Bob travelling in that part of the country.


What?!? We've stumped tomp2??? This is a red-letter day, cuz that doesn't happen often.


It looks like the group has established it's a wagon wheel hub (axle end), so I'm just going to guess every park that might have a covered wagon exhibit.  First try:  Whitman Mission NHS.


My next guess will be a wagon wheel hub at Bent's Old Fort NHS.  Might as well get that one out of the way now.


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