NJ8243 : Unidentified machine of yesteryear - a shredder perhaps?NJ8243 : The mystery object by South Millbrex Church. For slicing root crops (turnips, swedes, mangold-wurzels, sugar beet, etc) as cattle feed perhaps? I remember feeding turnips into a similar looking device many moons ago on a farm in North Yorkshire (but with a hopper at the top rather than the two plates). A handle was used to turn the cog wheels that powered cutting blades to slice through the tough roots.