[gonefirefightin]

Trying to figure out what this device is or used for, I figured since it looks archaic JBP or eric may have a couple

The metal bar pivots down into the recess

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

MMike's bike saddle.

 

[gonefirefightin]

MMike's bike saddle.

I think its too small for that

 

[Nick]

its a door pull, the hinged part is the handle.

 

[gonefirefightin]

its a door pull, the hinged part is the handle.

nope...its a tool of some sort, it is all original as it sits

 

[kickstand]

letter opener

 

[gonefirefightin]

letter opener

its not edged enough

 

[jonKranked]

its a blurry picture

 

[gonefirefightin]

its a blurry picture

try it now

 

[jonKranked]

try it now

nope. the photographer must be drunk.

 

[Beef Supreme]

its a door pull, the hinged part is the handle.

Specifically for an antique pocket door I believe. It is also a latch for when closed.

 

[jdcamb]

Its a door hatch or panel hatch. Just like on a truck. They were mostly used in older boats and Victorian era yachts. To batten down the galley door or a deck hatch in boats. Victorian era parlor panels used them also to link the panels together when they were opened. The next panel would have had a receiver that had a button release on it. When the hatch was down it activated a lock at the top of the panel to lock it in place, much like a commercial door with a push bar that locks the door at the top and bottom of the door instead of a jam.

 

[Jeremy R]

The most uncomfotable sit and spin ever.

 

[gonefirefightin]

Specifically for an antique pocket door I believe. It is also a latch for when closed.

nope, otherwise it would be attached to a door, this device is in its original form from conception.

 

[OGRipper]

Is this like trivia where you know the answer, or are you trying to find the answer?

I'm guessing some kind of chopper. Either that or an extractor for a sheered off motor mount bolt.

 

[gonefirefightin]

Its a door hatch or panel hatch. Just like on a truck. They were mostly used in older boats and Victorian era yachts. To batten down the galley door or a deck hatch in boats. Victorian era parlor panels used them also to link the panels together when they were opened. The next panel would have had a receiver that had a button release on it. When the hatch was down it activated a lock at the top of the panel to lock it in place, much like a commercial door with a push bar that locks the door at the top and bottom of the door instead of a jam.

on a scale of 1-10 how sure are you?

 

[jonKranked]

gff's first penile prosthetic?

 

[gonefirefightin]

Is this like trivia where you know the answer, or are you trying to find the answer?

I'm guessing some kind of chopper. Either that or an extractor for a sheered off motor mount bolt.

I have no clue what it is, neither do any of my peers.

 

[jonKranked]

on a scale of 1-10 how sure are you?

so gff is in some sort of trivia... he's doing the equivalent of "poll the audience"...


...and he asks us.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

I think jdcamb may be right....an old version of one of these?

 

[gonefirefightin]

so gff is in some sort of trivia... he's doing the equivalent of "poll the audience"...


...and he asks us.

cyclists are "ironically" the most intelligently eclectic bunch of people I know.

 

[WestCoastHucker]

nope, otherwise it would be attached to a door, this device is in its original form from conception.

oh yeah, i forgot that you can't get door hardware without a door already attached to it...

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Picture of the underside? Does anything stick out, or is it a flat piece of wood?

 

[jonKranked]

cyclists are "ironically" the most intelligently eclectic bunch of people I know.

based on your latest "party" thread, I can't disagree.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

based on your latest "party" thread, I can't disagree.

 

[jdcamb]

on a scale of 1-10 how sure are you?

Five. If you had a better pic I would send it to my Uncle and he would be able to identify it. Can you give us any more info? Where did you find it? What was it attached to?

When the Irish came to America after being in steerage for 2 months. It was common to steal the Brass parts of the bin hatches to commemorate the rough passage. If Grandma\Aunt Mabel died during the passage. The theft of anything in the stall would be used as a remembrance. For this reason many Brass Foundries formed in Passiac New Jersey to supply replacements for the stolen parts.

 

[Nick]

is it unusual that I NEVER know if/when jdcamb is being serious?

I'm kinda waiting for this explanation to involve cats, bondage, blotter acid and marshmallows.

 

[ICEBALL585]

is it unusual that I NEVER know if/when jdcamb is being serious?

I'm kinda waiting for this explanation to involve cats, bondage, blotter acid and marshmallows.

I think he's being serious... maybe... possibly... damn it. Now I'm not sure either.

 

[jdcamb]

is it unusual that I NEVER know if/when jdcamb is being serious?

I'm kinda waiting for this explanation to involve cats, bondage, blotter acid and marshmallows.

I don't like Marshmallows, Animal Cruelty, or Acid. In that order or any other one you could put them in.....

 

[DirtyMike]

If I am not mistaken, I saw something just like that at the old Waley house in Ocean beach. Only the pic you have is missing a peice, but for some reason it is standing out in my head as a legal stamp, minus a few peices.

 

[Westy]

Coconut opener

 

[DirtMcGirk]

Its a herpes delivery device. Just sit down on it.

 

[bizutch]

It's for removing the seed from a peach. Duh!

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

It's for removing MMike's seed from a Dapeach. Duh!

gross

 

[rockofullr]

Someone please figure out what this thing is so I can go on with my life!

 

[jdcamb]

I was wrong. I'm still not sure about her answer though. My friend says it is a wiggle stick for a carpet loom. To combine more then one type of thread or yarn from different bobbins.

 

[stevew]

take it to antique roadshow.