MYSTERY OBJECTS

[Steeplejerk]

A coil of leather machine belts

[Stanley]

Well done Tom. That's exactly what it is. In this case, round belting.
Next \object?

[Stanley]

What exactly is this piece of antique photography equipment for?

[Gloria]

A camera flash bulb?

[Stanley]

Not a flash Gloria but you are in the right ball park. Think very early cameras!

[Gloria]

The lettering on the box says View Finder?

[Stanley]

Well done Gloria but what for?

[Big Kev]

Is it for the top of a twin lens reflex camera so you can view from the back, rather than the top?

[Stanley]

No Kev. Much earlier and less sophisticated than that.... (I like this one, it's keeping you guessing.... )

[Stanley]

Don't give up now you are so close.... It was an accessory for a very early camera. I shall review progress at dinnertime!

[Big Kev]

Range finder?

[Stanley]

No Kev, It's an accessory for improving the view finding capabilities of a very cheap popular camera....
Question is how and what camera?

[PanBiker]

A Box Brownie?

[Gloria]

Reflecting viewfinder?

[Big Kev]

Prism viewfinder for a Hasselblad roll film camera?

[Stanley]

Ian has it. It enabled you to look horizontally through the viewer on a bob Brownie..
We need another object!

[Stanley]

What's special about this Brown and Sharpe micrometer?

[Gloria]

It’s very old and very small.

[Stanley]

Correct Gloria and it's very early as well. So what is its claim to fame?

[Big Kev]

Correct Gloria and it's very early as well. So what is its claim to fame?

Is it related to who owned it or something it was used for?

[Stanley]

Neither. It was just an attribute it had. Think about the timing, it was very early.

[Stanley]

I feel as though I am nit-picking so I'll come clean. This small micrometer used for measuring the thickness of sheet metal was the first practical micrometer sold to the general public.
Anyone got the next object?

[Stanley]

Yes, that's right. It's a set of spanners but they are special. Can you tell me why and who it was used them?

[Whyperion]

With such a large offset i am tempted to say whoever located the DPF on the average JLR diesel engine car of recent years

[Stanley]

Sorry no.