MYSTERY OBJECTS

[Wendyf]

A toroidal core (says Col).

[chinatyke]

Wendy/Col

Just looked on Google to see what a toroidal core is, and jeez, there are some brainy people on here!

[Wendyf]

He was a bit miffed when I Googled it to check that he was right!

[Gloria]

Well done Wendy, no need to mention Col, let the ladies "Do it again".

[PanBiker]

It is indeed an Iron Powder Toroidal Core. With a couple of windings it's going to become a balun transformer for an HF wire antenna design I'm working on. Well done Wendy, with a bit of help from Col.

[Tizer]

Prompted by David's lock gate timbers...Timber baulks used at Porthleven in Cornwall to block the inner harbour in storms, numbered to ensure correct fitting. They look like metal but that's because the ends are protected by metal caps. The beams are claimed to be the original oak used by Harvey's of Hayle who built the inner harbour in 1858 and they are still used today. Note the plaque on the harbour wall commemorating two policemen, Joe Childs and Martin Reid, who died on the night of 13th December 1978 when their police car was swept into the harbour in a storm. A little further along the harbour are cannons from HMS Anson, shipwrecked off Porthleven's Loe Bar in 1807 with the loss of 130 men. This tragedy led to the building of the first harbour at Porthleven to provide refuge for ships in Mount's Bay during storms.

[Stanley]

On the canal the places where timbers can be inserted if there is a breach or the canal needs to be drained for repair are called Stop Locks.
Try this one....

[Gloria]

Is the rope/string used as a plumb line, so obviously for something which is lined up and uses nuts and bolts? The top one is similar to what is used to rasp horse's teeth but much smaller. Not much idea really.----I KNOW----the contents of Stanley's pocket.
A couple of pot rivit guns? Could it be for riviting a boiler? Knowing how Stanley worked for someone in that trade??

[PanBiker]

I think they are eyeleting pliers rather than pop riveters Glo but I could be wrong. I thought of sheeting or tarpaulin making but cant seem to find a link for the spanners or screwdrivers and tack lifter (looks like) at the top. Scissors are relatively light as are the pliers so the toolset is not for anything particularly heavy.

[Gloria]

Could they be for punching holes in leather? Instead of pot riviting.

[plaques]

This lot just reminds me of my father's "tacklers" tool kit. I've still got a box full of leather punches, whitworth spanners, knives and other bits and bobs that he used. Although I must admit not in the same pristine condition as Stanley's.

[Stanley]

Not mine. The contents of Ernie Roberts' pockets, tackler at Bancroft. The Glacier mint was essential, if a weaver was having a hard time he gave it to her. Many tacklers used a box with a handle for their tools, they called it a handbag. Ernie used to lose his so he had everything in his pockets all the time, that's why they were all polished.

[Big Kev]

Not mine. The contents of Ernie Roberts' pockets, tackler at Bancroft. The Glacier mint was essential, if a weaver was having a hard time he gave it to her. Many tacklers used a box with a handle for their tools, they called it a handbag. Ernie used to lose his so he had everything in his pockets all the time, that's why they were all polished.

Is it strapping to go around a chimney?

[Stanley]

Curse you Kev! Now I have to think of another one! Look carefully, exactly what is it?

[EileenDavid]

At the back of the wall thats being rebuilt looks like a boiler other than that haven't a clue Eileen

[chinatyke]

Is it a bund wall around a fuel tank? The bunded area had to be of sufficient volume to contain the contents of the tank +10% in case of leakage. Or is it a reinforced wall in case of boiler failure?


JUST HAD ANOTHER THOUGHT:

Old boilers were often used as fuel storage tanks. Perhaps this is the reason Stanley has taken this picture.

On another line of thought, old boilers: Nellie Pledge? Nora Battie? Ena Sharples?

[Stanley]

It's the boiler at Ellenroad and the rebuild of the surrounding brickwork but there is something unique about it.....

[chinatyke]

Each course of bricks on the new double brick wall are laid at 90 degrees, presumably for strength. Is that along the right lines? And the boiler looks as old as the hills.

[Stanley]

Boiler is old but still insured for its original pressure of 160psi. Sorry but you're not there yet.

[Stanley]

Deathly hush. I'll give it another day.....

[chinatyke]

GOT IT.

It's the bricklayer's tea break.

[Gloria]

Apart from the outside bricks having ventilation holes in them and the inside bricks looking like old hand made ones I haven't a clue.

[plaques]

What is it and where is it. Its local but not in Barlick.

[Stanley]

Underside of a stone spiral staircase.... Skipton Castle?
The brickwork is an expansion joint I designed for the wall of the boiler setting at Ellenroad. They always crack because of expansion and contraction so I sesigned my own joint. The outside wall is over 30 ft high. As far as I know it has never cracked.

[plaques]

Yes its a stair case. I should have taken it without the flash to make it a bit more difficult.
Skipton Castle No. Wrong direction. Just play your best hunch and something may ring a bell.