Guess the object

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  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,548
    Capt Slog wrote:
    I think it's an old version of a stethoscope, and it's for listening to a unborn baby's heartbeat.

    Winner!! Thought it might be too easy but hoped it would have taken longer than that.
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  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,548
    DesWeller wrote:
    laurentian wrote:
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    Possibly easy so need specifics

    FTFY

    Nice one - thanks - how do you do it? I was d*cking around for ages
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  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,973
    here you go.

    I've had to take this off the web, so no googling the image, ok?

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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,813
    A tongue exerciser?
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  • blu3cat
    blu3cat Posts: 1,016
    Shot glass to make layered shots easily?
    "Bed is for sleepy people.
    Let's get a kebab and go to a disco."

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  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,973
    no and no.

    Pina is going to love this btw.


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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,813
    Is it related to marbles?
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  • blu3cat
    blu3cat Posts: 1,016
    Used in cupping?
    "Bed is for sleepy people.
    Let's get a kebab and go to a disco."

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  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,973
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Is it related to marbles?

    yes, in a roundabout way.


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  • gingaman
    gingaman Posts: 576
    Capt Slog wrote:
    Pina is going to love this btw.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Is it related to...
    RideOnTime wrote:
    ...something sexual...
    arran77 wrote:
    ...sheep related.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Is it a thing for pushing down the marble used to seal fizzy drinks bottles in the olden days?

    (Although if it is, I'm unable to post any pictures cos I'm at work, and then I'm off to Belgium for a 3 day jolly but with no internet access. So somebody else will have to.... )
  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,973
    keef66 wrote:
    Is it a thing for pushing down the marble used to seal fizzy drinks bottles in the olden days?

    Yup, that's what it is. I'm guessing that this one also doubled as a drinking glass, because the ones I've seen before are made of wood. There's an explanation about them here.....

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd-neck_bottle

    And from it I've learnt that they are called Codd-neck bottles, which I didn't know before.

    As the guesser is unable to put up a picture, can someone else do it please? First come first served.


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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,813
    Capt Slog wrote:
    As the guesser is unable to put up a picture, can someone else do it please? First come first served.
    I thought of the perfect thing for this over the weekend, so of course I couldn't find it.
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  • bobbygloss
    bobbygloss Posts: 317
    While we're waiting for a good object, what's this for?
    IMAG1348_zps8cd60bde.jpg
    It was in my house when I moved in.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    It clamps to the kitchen table/worktop and it is a mount for something like a juice press/mincer?
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  • bobbygloss
    bobbygloss Posts: 317
    Clamps to a worktop or desk, yes. Doesn't really have a kitchen feel to it though, more like workshop.
    One of the smaller bits fits in slots in the clamp. The top cylindrical bits are cup-shaped with very sharp edges.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    Does it Ream?
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  • bobbygloss
    bobbygloss Posts: 317
    Don't know! I posted it here hoping someone will tell me. Like I said, it came with the house.
  • gingaman
    gingaman Posts: 576
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  • gingaman
    gingaman Posts: 576
    on the smaller pieces, does the central 'axle looking thingy' rotate? it looks vaguely like an industrial tin opener
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    Is it for woodworking or metal?
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  • Pituophis
    Pituophis Posts: 1,025
    It does look very "industrial kitchen" stylee to me.
    Doesn't have the name Hobart on it anywhere does it?
  • bobbygloss
    bobbygloss Posts: 317
    The axle looking thingy bits don't rotate.
    It doesn't look strong enough for wood or metal working, since any sideways force would twist the clamp.
    And it has no markings apart from a number 4 on one piece.
  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,973
    Put it together and take a couple more pics please Bobby. It would be useful to see the clearance between the two cutty type bits.


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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    Do those two metal protrusions hold something whilst it is rotated?

    For winding on to a spool or something?
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  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,973
    It's worth bearing in mind the scale of the thing, it's not as big as it looks. Judging from the initial pic, I'd say it was only about 4" ( old money) across the back and just a bit bigger along the longer edge, and that makes the uprights quite small too.

    It's size just seems at odds with it's industrial looking feel to me, which suggests that it's something that was design for a lot of use.


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  • bobbygloss
    bobbygloss Posts: 317
    Right, more pics.
    IMAG1353_zpsd3f175e0.jpg
    IMAG1354_zps194bf158.jpg
    IMAG1355_zps595bb3b1.jpg
    Both of the upright pieces are identical but only one can fit into the clamp at a time, so maybe there should be 2 clamps. Or maybe they aren't meant to fit in the clamp at all. The reinforced bolt hole in the clamp can't be used when the upright piece is fitted, and the long slots aren't used.
    The apparent tilt of the protrusion is just due to camera angle.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,813
    Maybe it's a thing that a homeowner can leave behind when he moves just to fuck with the mind of the new owner.

    Oh found the thing I was looking for if we want an object when we're bored of this one.
    I presume there are no markings on it Bobby. It doesn't have thingy for a wotsit stamped on the underside.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,312
    Why don't you contact the previous owners?
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  • bobbygloss
    bobbygloss Posts: 317
    pinarello001 wrote:
    Why don't you contact the previous owners?
    The previous owner died, and his son sold the house. Presumably left this because he didn't know what it was. Or to confuse me.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Oh found the thing I was looking for if we want an object when we're bored of this one.
    I only posted this to pass the time until something better came along, so feel free.

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