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PlbMak Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East Anglia, UK Posts: 2003 Good Answers: 3	What's That Then? (03) 04/27/2009 11:20 AM
	This should sort you lot out! (I hope...) Note-I'm not giving a scale.... __________________ 'The truth is out there' The lies are in your head.
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#5 "Re: What's That Then? (03) " by PWSlack on 04/27/2009 11:53 AM (score 12)
#8 "Re: What's That Then? (03) " by snygolfgs on 04/27/2009 10:44 PM (score 5)
#21 "Re: What's That Then? (03) " by Jaguar on 04/28/2009 9:41 AM (score 2)
#25 "Re: What's That Then? (03) " by JohnDG on 04/28/2009 11:17 AM (score 2)
#37 "Re: What's That Then? (03) " by Ron on 04/28/2009 8:31 PM (score 6)

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#28 "Re: What's That Then? (03) " by Kris on 04/28/2009 1:27 PM (score 1)

JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#1 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/27/2009 11:27 AM
	Looks kinda like 'street furniture' of a squirty variety, or maybe a thing for filling Victorian bathing pools. __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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Bricktop Guru Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The People's Republic of Massachusetts Posts: 1946 Good Answers: 73	#2 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/27/2009 11:32 AM
	Looks like an old beehive smoker. __________________ I go into every human encounter expecting to be framed for a crime I didn't commit. Dilbert, 2013
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Tippycanoe Guru Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Halcottsville, NY Posts: 665 Good Answers: 16	#3 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/27/2009 11:39 AM
	Ya put one on the end of each flexible pipe from a Hooka, and half fill it with water (or wine). That way when you've forgotten everything else, no one will be yelling at you to put the F'n clamp on your hose. __________________ De gustibus non est dispudandum.
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Anonymous Poster	#4 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/27/2009 11:47 AM
	I think it's an old siren. Possibly of the crank variety. Either that or a linguini extruder. Or...possbily both.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32142 Good Answers: 838	#5 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/27/2009 11:53 AM
	Roll titles and opening credits. Cue theme music. Imagine a world where PlbMak, Randall and a few others are desperately scratching around in their sheds and garages to see what the weirdest object would be that could ever be posted on CR4. The scene wipes to a dingy carrot barn in a field somewhere to the west of Costessey on the western outskirts of Norwich. "PlbMak?" "Yes, Randall?" "Woss this funny thing you've brought in?" FX: rattling and clanking noises. "Oh, English Rose was chucking that out. I thought it 'ud be a rare ol' thing for the CR4 Friday afternoon picture quizzes." "Well, I've got one like it. Look!" Randall opens a tattered, stiffened leather suitcase of some vintage and unfurles a similar, strange-looking object wrapped up in an old potato sack. Shaking hands hold it up closely to a non-EEC compliant 40W tungsten light bulb dangling from the ceiling rose on crumbling rubber-insulation twisted twin flex. A large spider scurries away into a corner. A fine cloud of dust rises from the object to be caught by a sliver of sunlight coming in through a gap in the planks in the door. A Breckland draught swirls the dust around as the two gaze at the object in wonder. "It's beautiful". The two voices are as one. Two spines shiver as the lamp suddenly goes out. PlbMak is first to the electricity meter with a 50p coin.......and then..... <to be continued...> __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#12 In reply to #5 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 3:19 AM
	ROFL ! I'm not so sure about the 50p, but that's the best answer I've read in ages. __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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PlbMak Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East Anglia, UK Posts: 2003 Good Answers: 3	#13 In reply to #12 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 4:02 AM
	Yeah, I must admit, I gave him a GA as well! __________________ 'The truth is out there' The lies are in your head.
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#14 In reply to #13 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 4:11 AM
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chrisg288 Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Clive, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5906 Good Answers: 204	#26 In reply to #12 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 12:32 PM
	I don't get it.. you must have to be british to understand the humour... and its worse, because thats the highest GA score I've seen. Chris
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#27 In reply to #26 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 1:24 PM
	Aw, c'mon - doesn't it make you feel like you were there, immersed in the mood & suspense ? If that was the start of a movie, I'd be on the edge of my branch ! __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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chrisg288 Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Clive, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5906 Good Answers: 204	#29 In reply to #27 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 2:09 PM
	the mood? the suspense?... humf.... who is english rosie? whats that draught thingy, and where do you get a coin operated electrical meter? was that a wartime thing thats sentimental for you kids? I think its all a 'be there' kind of thing.. I mean... squirrels that do math, cats that shoot bow & arrows.. hidden worlds in the closet, and the meaning of life is 42... and how does a cat or squirrel have a stiff upper lip anyway, when its split? what you critters think is funny.. I don't get. I guess I'm more of a Buzz Lightyear kinda guy. Chris
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Jaguar Guru Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 940 Good Answers: 28	#32 In reply to #29 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 3:04 PM
	Sounds like you need about five minutes with that inhaler. You've never fixed a blown fuse with a penney! Just what are your credentials? English Rose is a respected contributor. Yes, this is the craziest party I've been to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjJ6UbdKBgg __________________ Nothing exceeds like excess.
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#34 In reply to #32 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 7:02 PM
	Your blow fuse theory is an interesting twist, but I believe the 50p coin in the thriller was to be inserted in the coin slot of a pre-payment meter (something like this: ). The one shown is a modern version, accepting £1 coins. We all have them in the UK. I suppose you colonists pay with glass beads. __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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Jaguar Guru Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 940 Good Answers: 28	#58 In reply to #34 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 4:37 PM
	Well, glass beads ARE worth more than our money. I'm hoarding clam shells just in case. __________________ Nothing exceeds like excess.
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cwarner7_11 Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Panama Posts: 4273 Good Answers: 213	#81 In reply to #34 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/03/2009 3:29 PM
	No, no, no. You don't use the coin to PAY for electricity. You unscrew the blown fuse, insert coin in the socket, then screw the blown fuse back in...Then watch the barn burn down.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32142 Good Answers: 838	#43 In reply to #29 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 3:58 AM
	Thank goodness that Costessey and Norwich are understood! __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#45 In reply to #43 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 4:24 AM
	Knickerless Parsons would take some explaining. __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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Del the cat Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Harlow England Posts: 16510 Good Answers: 669	#60 In reply to #29 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/30/2009 12:56 PM
	Who is English Rose? <flump thud> Long long ago...she wrote a funny blog which wove in each weeks challenge question...and she is a ...._{drops voice in reverence...} a girlie...her avatar morphed between a Rose and a Pic of her shooting a Korean Recurve Bow _{<doffs cap in deference>.} She still can be found in these parts when the chilly East wind blows and there's a full moon. Del __________________ health warning: These posts may contain traces of nut.
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chrisg288 Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Clive, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5906 Good Answers: 204	#61 In reply to #60 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/30/2009 1:29 PM
	my humble apologies I thought it another of those obscure references you chaps keep dropping... Chris
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Ron Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin USA Posts: 824 Good Answers: 37	#62 In reply to #61 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/30/2009 1:48 PM
	chrisg288 - look at http://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/1848/Episode-One-Shocking, and also look up her page. The blog entries will lose something due to [lack of] context, but suffice it to say that English Rose did a great job (IMO) of taking bits and pieces of several then-current threads and weaving them into tapestry. __________________ " Ignorance and arrogance have more in common than their last four letters. "
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#64 In reply to #62 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/30/2009 1:50 PM
	LOL - Pipped by 1 minute ! __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#63 In reply to #61 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/30/2009 1:49 PM
	It helps if you read the Challenge Questions at the time, but the blog's a good giggle __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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Q Commentator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 57	#65 In reply to #60 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/30/2009 4:42 PM
	I miss the smiles she made me smile... Any chance of begging for more of her ~~presence~~ presents? __________________ Sucess is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm... Winston Churchill
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32142 Good Answers: 838	#66 In reply to #65 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/01/2009 8:31 AM
	Likewise. Come back, ER. All is forgiven. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#67 In reply to #66 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/01/2009 8:47 AM
	Hear, hear. Speaking of 'absent friends' - has anyone heard from Sparky since New Year? __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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PlbMak Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East Anglia, UK Posts: 2003 Good Answers: 3	#68 In reply to #67 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/01/2009 6:05 PM
	SHHHH! keep the noise down,,,, __________________ 'The truth is out there' The lies are in your head.
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3Doug Guru Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kiefer OK Posts: 1325 Good Answers: 22	#71 In reply to #67 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 12:55 AM
	Speaking of Sparky, I notice EnviroMan is also missing. What creeps me out about that is that in some of his last comments, he said he was moving to my area. __________________ I wonder..... Would Schrödinger's cat play with a ball of string theory?
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#73 In reply to #71 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 2:10 AM
	If you hear a banjo, run ! __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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English Rose Guru Join Date: May 2005 Location: In the Garden Posts: 3389 Good Answers: 75	#83 In reply to #66 Re: What's That Then? (03) 06/02/2009 8:18 AM
	Aww guys. You say the sweetest things. I have some (now very) out-of-date unpublished episodes that I could type up. It would take some finding of the right Challenge Threads to continue my tradition of linking though! Blimy, I hadn't realised it's nearly *2 years* since I last typed up an episode!!! Now Del <hands over the rest of the salmon>, I know it's lovely sunny weather and the moon is between 3/4 and gibbous (I was born under a gibbous moon), but I thought it was time I checked it to make sure you're all ok and behaving. Is Kris getting enough nuts? Is that thing some sort of filter. I'm sure I had one on my 1904 Bentley. __________________ Chaos always wins because it's better organised.
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Randall Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 5807 Good Answers: 316	#15 In reply to #5 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 5:09 AM
	This is uncanny. How could you possibly know about my old leather suitcase and potato sacks. __________________ We are alone in the universe, or, we are not. Either way it's incredible... Adapted from R. Buckminster Fuller/Arthur C. Clarke
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Randall Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 5807 Good Answers: 316	#47 In reply to #5 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 5:12 AM
	I assume Bricktop and joeconed :- http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/6591/Curious-Device are going to appear in future episodes. __________________ We are alone in the universe, or, we are not. Either way it's incredible... Adapted from R. Buckminster Fuller/Arthur C. Clarke
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32142 Good Answers: 838	#48 In reply to #47 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 5:16 AM
	"That would be telling." - the new No.2. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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snygolfgs Power-User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Endless Mountains of NE Pa, USA Posts: 298 Good Answers: 20	#56 In reply to #5 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 1:09 PM
	GA PWSlack!! Had me on the edge of my seat with anticipation....(and LMAO!!) I can't wait for the <to be continued> installment. __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, but the inner resolve to rise above it....or the inane lapse in judgement brought on by copious imbibitions....Egre Flagrus
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Stubby Commentator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dublin, GA, USA Posts: 69	#6 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/27/2009 5:45 PM
	If it is big: a sump pump If it is small: a toy whistle.
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RVZ717 Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: City of Roses. Posts: 2056 Good Answers: 101	#7 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/27/2009 7:21 PM
	Some type of antique pump/blower. on second thought, it slightly resembles the one and only Continuum Transfunctioner!* "Jumpsuit Chick #1: First you give us the continuum transfunctioner, then we give you oral pleasure. "* *quotes from the movie: Dude Where's My Car __________________ Don't believe everything you read on the Internet!
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snygolfgs Power-User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Endless Mountains of NE Pa, USA Posts: 298 Good Answers: 20	#8 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/27/2009 10:44 PM
	It's most definitely a shaving soap dispenser! From the looks of it, probably hand hammered by Leonardo Da Vinci himself...... No? Then, A filter cartridge holder of some kind? A check valve? A Very old car horn? __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, but the inner resolve to rise above it....or the inane lapse in judgement brought on by copious imbibitions....Egre Flagrus
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Randall Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 5807 Good Answers: 316	#46 In reply to #8 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 4:56 AM
	GA:- you got it first! But seem to have been overlooked. __________________ We are alone in the universe, or, we are not. Either way it's incredible... Adapted from R. Buckminster Fuller/Arthur C. Clarke
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#49 In reply to #46 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 8:06 AM
	Blimey - only a moment ago I was joking about life being unfair ! I'll add to the belated GA. __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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snygolfgs Power-User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Endless Mountains of NE Pa, USA Posts: 298 Good Answers: 20	#55 In reply to #46 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 12:41 PM
	I haven't been getting any thread updates via e-mail last 2 days. Don't know if its a problem with the site or my wonderful comcast isp...lol Anyway, thanks to you, kris and others for the GA's. Jeff __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear, but the inner resolve to rise above it....or the inane lapse in judgement brought on by copious imbibitions....Egre Flagrus
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Andy Germany Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 50.390866N, 8.884827E Posts: 17996 Good Answers: 200	#70 In reply to #55 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 12:54 AM
	Me neither......whats up folks? __________________ "What others say about you reveals more about them, than it does you." Anon.
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#75 In reply to #70 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 2:18 AM
	Virgin Media hid all my mail (again) recently. They have some sort of farting mail server. __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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StandardsGuy Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North America, Earth Posts: 4484 Good Answers: 106	#59 In reply to #8 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 6:48 PM
	GA to you and ron! __________________ “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” - Richard Feynman
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Epke Guru Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Japan Posts: 2703 Good Answers: 38	#9 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 12:10 AM
	An old anti-fire powder thrower otherwise it makes me think of a blower inlet for an engine __________________ From the Movie "The Big Lebowski" Don't pee on the carpet man!
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3Doug Guru Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kiefer OK Posts: 1325 Good Answers: 22	#10 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 12:38 AM
	Blowtorch. Or fire hydrant. Definitely not a thistlewick. __________________ I wonder..... Would Schrödinger's cat play with a ball of string theory?
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StandardsGuy Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North America, Earth Posts: 4484 Good Answers: 106	#36 In reply to #10 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 7:41 PM
	I'm with you on the fire hydrant, or maybe a water sprinkler of some kind. __________________ “I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” - Richard Feynman
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tropicalspeed Power-User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Currently on break at home in Houston, Texas USA Posts: 268 Good Answers: 20	#11 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 1:49 AM
	i agree that it resembles a sump. I also seem to remember holding one of these in the palm of my hand a very long time ago but, I may be mistaken.
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Andy Germany Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 50.390866N, 8.884827E Posts: 17996 Good Answers: 200	#16 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 5:58 AM
	Is it a water tap? Soap dispenser? Something along those lines? __________________ "What others say about you reveals more about them, than it does you." Anon.
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Randall Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 5807 Good Answers: 316	#17 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 6:21 AM
	Old fashioned inhaler? __________________ We are alone in the universe, or, we are not. Either way it's incredible... Adapted from R. Buckminster Fuller/Arthur C. Clarke
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Hendrik Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Centurion, South Africa Posts: 3921 Good Answers: 97	#18 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 6:32 AM
	If it is red and big it may be a letter shredder for disposing of address unknown mail. __________________ Never do today what you can put of until tomorrow - Student motto
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Randall Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 5807 Good Answers: 316	#19 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 8:00 AM
	Capstan? Mill? __________________ We are alone in the universe, or, we are not. Either way it's incredible... Adapted from R. Buckminster Fuller/Arthur C. Clarke
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Tobin HRG Associate Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada Posts: 32 Good Answers: 1	#20 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 8:17 AM
	I'm with snygolfgs I'm going with an old car horn. Although it could be "Blackbeard the Pirate's" Inhaler __________________ The less you think, the more you know...
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Jaguar Guru Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 940 Good Answers: 28	#21 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 9:41 AM
	Aerosol can shaving lather heater/dispenser. __________________ Nothing exceeds like excess.
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Part time thinker Power-User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mid-West Ontario. Posts: 148 Good Answers: 5	#22 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 9:52 AM
	Regarding scale, I don't think that it is very big perhaps 1~3" this I would guess as it is cast aluminum and any larger, weight would be an issue. As for what it is or what it could be used for, the only logical use I can see would be for misting something like water, at the back there appears to be a connector of some sort. Or depending on what temperatures it could handle maybe it mists pressurized fuel for burning in a furnace. Crematorium furnace nozzle? __________________ ~Good Judgement comes from experience... and a lot of that comes from Bad Judgement! ~The Early bird may get the worm.. But the second mouse gets the cheese!
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bob c Guru Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 5708 Good Answers: 123	#23 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 10:02 AM
	1) Antique crack pipe? 2) Antique Breathalyzer? 3) A rain resistant tobacco pipe? __________________ Bob
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charsley99 Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. Posts: 1114 Good Answers: 38	#24 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 11:02 AM
	Steam Trap? __________________ The last fight was my fault. My wife asked "What's on the TV?" I said "Dust!"
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#25 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 11:17 AM
	Storage unit for spare Dilithium crystals? __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#28 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 1:27 PM
	Model village of Frinton; fire-hydrant __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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chrisg288 Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Clive, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5906 Good Answers: 204	#30 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 2:16 PM
	its some sort of steam trap, separator, vent thingy.. pipe goes in the back side there.. maybe a vertical pipe too.. and the air/steam escapes the front port. And to judge its size, because there is reflections on the shiny parts, it can't be too small, and the size of the obvious wear & tear on it, its heavy enough to take a beating... and the hex might just be for holding while pipes are threaded on... there is not valve stem in the top, so it doesn't look like a hydrant.. unless its aluminum, and is a shipboard bilge port. for putting the bilge water out to sea... I dunno. Chris
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RVZ717 Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: City of Roses. Posts: 2056 Good Answers: 101	#31 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 2:40 PM
	Well? So what is it then? __________________ Don't believe everything you read on the Internet!
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Jaguar Guru Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 940 Good Answers: 28	#33 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 3:09 PM
	Prototype Sloan valve? __________________ Nothing exceeds like excess.
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AussieBob Power-User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 463 Good Answers: 43	#35 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 7:36 PM
	Could it be a version of those medical vaporisers where in days gone by you might use a small oil lamp to heat a small dish of breathe-easy medical liquid, say Vicks, which then permeated into the surrounding air. If not could be turned into a neat 1-cup coffee percolator!
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Ron Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin USA Posts: 824 Good Answers: 37	#37 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 8:31 PM
	"Latherizer" shaving cream dispenser. See http://pzphotosan86w.blogspot.com/ #482 for reference. __________________ " Ignorance and arrogance have more in common than their last four letters. "
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Epke Guru Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Japan Posts: 2703 Good Answers: 38	#38 In reply to #37 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/28/2009 8:47 PM
	Its a bong! __________________ From the Movie "The Big Lebowski" Don't pee on the carpet man!
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#39 In reply to #37 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 1:36 AM
	Nice one, Ron ! That Falcon's hood left me slack-jawed in amazement for a few seconds. __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#40 In reply to #37 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 2:01 AM
	Well found - GA. Did you just stumble across it, or do you have some cunning image search software? Or what? __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#41 In reply to #40 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 2:24 AM
	I believe Ron, but it would be awful funny to stick one of PlbMak's things on a picture-hosting site with an elaborate description. __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#42 In reply to #41 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 2:50 AM
	My, by you have a devious mind ! __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#44 In reply to #42 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 4:19 AM
	Poor old PlbMak's probably in a cold sweat now. There's a whole bunch of threads I could re-visit _{<slinks away to volcanic lair....>} __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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Ron Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin USA Posts: 824 Good Answers: 37	#50 In reply to #40 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 10:16 AM
	Thanks! I had already seen #8 from snygolfgs and #21 from Jaguar (though I'm not certain that it takes an aerosol can), and their answers agreed with an inkling that I'd gotten when I first saw it. So, I simply Googled "shaving cream dispenser" and clicked "images". I had to go through multiple pages, but kept seeing more modern-looking items that could easily be descendants, so I continued. This method was even more successful than I'd hoped! Guess I'll have to post a couple of items myself one of these days . . . but be warned, I have some things that I cannot identify, myself, and that I have had no luck with elsewhere when posted. __________________ " Ignorance and arrogance have more in common than their last four letters. "
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Randall Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 5807 Good Answers: 316	#51 In reply to #50 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 10:29 AM
	I'm still hoping for some inspired guessing on this:- http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/36937/Mysterious-Object __________________ We are alone in the universe, or, we are not. Either way it's incredible... Adapted from R. Buckminster Fuller/Arthur C. Clarke
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bob c Guru Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 5708 Good Answers: 123	#53 In reply to #51 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 10:42 AM
	I know what that is. It is an early square. Large stones were put on the table (which was level) the sides of the stone were chipped away untill they were flat against the hanging stone. The result was a 90* angle on the stone. I have three of them in my old workshop. __________________ Bob
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chrisg288 Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Clive, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5906 Good Answers: 204	#57 In reply to #53 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 1:38 PM
	I think you might be on to something! thats quite a reasonable time saving device.. something similar to a drop hammer.. what's stopping the mason from using a chisel between the stone work and the swinging stone.. sounds reasonable. good thoughts.. What would the drop stone have to made of to make it a good hammer? granite? that would cut & chip limestone pretty easy wouldn't it? Chris
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bob c Guru Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 5708 Good Answers: 123	#52 In reply to #50 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 10:37 AM
	Send the pictures. We can just make up lies as we go. __________________ Bob
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Ron Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin USA Posts: 824 Good Answers: 37	#54 In reply to #52 Re: What's That Then? (03) 04/29/2009 11:34 AM
	OK, I have sent a pair of photos of an item from my collection, and posted it on the General Discussion area as "What Is It: Rillenglas Offner". This may be too easy for Andy Germany, but we'll see. I've got more . . . __________________ " Ignorance and arrogance have more in common than their last four letters. "
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Andy Germany Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 50.390866N, 8.884827E Posts: 17996 Good Answers: 200	#69 In reply to #54 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 12:53 AM
	???? __________________ "What others say about you reveals more about them, than it does you." Anon.
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#74 In reply to #69 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 2:15 AM
	Very interesting gadget, but we're stuck on the translation. You may know enough to decipher it. Nobody is exactly sure how the darn thing is used, so Ron was making a complement/invitation. __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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Andy Germany Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 50.390866N, 8.884827E Posts: 17996 Good Answers: 200	#77 In reply to #74 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 3:40 AM
	Thanks. I have had a look, never seen one, but made a guess anyway as a possible translation for RILLENGLAS is preserving jar or glass. __________________ "What others say about you reveals more about them, than it does you." Anon.
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#78 In reply to #77 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 6:47 AM
	I've developed an unhealthy interest in finding a picture of one in use; Pickles/Mustard/Herrings.....I just have to know now what type of jar it was used to open (non twist, but there must be more to know), and what was in it ! __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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AussieBob Power-User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 463 Good Answers: 43	#79 In reply to #78 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 8:04 AM
	Hi Kris, It was Cookies Cutters;
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#80 In reply to #79 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/03/2009 3:37 AM
	Wahhhh ! I'm caught in a conundrum of my own making ! I think 3Doug wants that jar, but CR4's head chef is staying quiet so far. __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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Randall Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 5807 Good Answers: 316	#82 In reply to #79 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/05/2009 6:10 AM
	AussieBob I assume you were aware of this thread http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/37036 I've just put a link to your pictures in it. __________________ We are alone in the universe, or, we are not. Either way it's incredible... Adapted from R. Buckminster Fuller/Arthur C. Clarke
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Andy Germany Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 50.390866N, 8.884827E Posts: 17996 Good Answers: 200	#72 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 1:01 AM
	Has its origin been guessed? __________________ "What others say about you reveals more about them, than it does you." Anon.
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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12363 Good Answers: 115	#76 In reply to #72 Re: What's That Then? (03) 05/02/2009 2:22 AM
	PWSlack's is well worth a read, but on this occasion the full answer is............ __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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