It sort of HINTS at being a Proto-Weeden?!?!
Nice one Nick.
Does it have a Safety Valve?
What is in the hole in the middle?
Have you run it on Air or Steam?
The lever and weight for the safety are missing, just a hole in the top.
The one on the Smithsonian site shows a chimney in the center hole, but it doesn’t look original
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_847241I have never done anything with this one…