3079. 12" long, take a look at Neatorama for more guesses and a chance to win a T-shirt.
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3080. Sent in by a visitor who would like to identify this device, his description of it:
"Lever A rotates about 90 degrees clockwise and is spring returned to the position shown. It does not interact with any other part of the apparatus. Dial B moves piece C laterally. The pin that goes through piece C can be pulled out. The whole upper apparatus rotates 360 degrees on plate D with click-stops as indicated by the marks on this plate."
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3081. Around 10" diameter, this is a close-up of something that everyone has seen before:
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3082. Aproximately 8" long, submitted by someone who would like to find the purpose of this item:
3083. 14" long:
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3084. 9" long:
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Answers:
3079. A Western Electric indicator box:
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3080. This is a Traverse and Elevation Mechanism for a machine gun.
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3081. The hub of an airplane propeller:
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3082. This is a wine bottle holder/pourer, similar to some of the ones seen here.
3083. A micrometer for measuring hot sheet metal, made by the Haines Gauge Company, Philadelphia, PA, patent number 468,519:
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3084. This is an ice chipper, it has a bottle opener on the other end, and instructions on the handle for making mixed drinks:
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3084 - Looks like an ice chipper.
ReplyDeleteCorrect
Delete3081. Dishwasher spray arm, removed from the machine and you're looking up the central part where the water goes in.
ReplyDeleteNope, that's not it.
Delete3080: any marking indicating a military origin? It resembles at Traversing and Elevating mechanism for machine guns or possibly mortars.
ReplyDeleteThere is no marking indicating a military origin but your answer is correct, it's for an M3 0.5 caliber machine gun.
DeleteI believe that M3 in this case refers to the tripod. The M3 .50 caliber gun was usually mounted in aircraft, and didn't use a T&E mechanism.
DeleteOk, thanks.
Delete3081 looks like an airplane propeller.
ReplyDelete3282 is a wine bottle holder.
>3081 looks like an airplane propeller.
DeleteCorrect
>3282 is a wine bottle holder.
Thanks! I couldn't find an exact match but I think that this is correct.