Mystery item identified

Our readers, and Wayne Frederick in particular, who brought in the unidentified mechanical part, will be pleased to know that someone has recognized the item featured on the front page of The Odessa Record last week.

Mark Allen, a scrap-metal dealer, identified the item, and his wife Glenda brought the description in to us. It is the “inner axle for an old hay bind strap,” according to Allen.

So now we know, and so do you. We thank the Allens for helping with the identification....