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Wendy put a name to it, but Gloria was first with a "I know" and China with a "me too". On the scant detail given well done everybody. A Yale Pul-Lift.

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.Quite a heavy lump over 30 lbs you need a hoist to use it as a hoist. I use mine for pulling tree stumps out.

I should have known! A favourite tool of mine when I was handling big lumps on the Whitelees engine. They saved the day when I ran out of headroom once while lifting the Whitelees beam. One of their great advantages is that they require so little headroom. Nice one!

Hopefully it's fairly obvious but from where?

Once upon a time there was this wisdom tooth who's owner decided it was wasting its time where it was so out it went. Then as a reminder of all the pain and suffering it had caused the top was silver plated and stuck on a ring. A bit reminiscent of the days when traitors heads where stuck on a spike and displayed on London Bridge.

Close enough. It's the 8ct gold crown from my upper left 6 molar. It seemed a waste not to use it after chewing with it for 25 years.

I think that qualifies as the most bizarre object we have ever had on this topic Kev! Thanks for keeping standards up!

Try this oldie. What is it?

Interesting one, but no idea.

It's a clockwork 'timer' from something, just racking my brain for more information

Is it from a gas street lamp?

Big Kev wrote: ↑29 Jul 2019, 07:53 It's a clockwork 'timer' from something, just racking my brain for more information

A timer for street gas lamps.

Good memory there! You three have it between you. Timer for an old gas lamp in the street. 8 day clockwork movement, solid brass and still runs perfectly despite its age. There must have been tens of thousands of these at one time.....
Next one?

Try this oldie. (Gloria knows this and could shoot me down immediately if she so desired!)

Gloria does.

I've just remembered what it is.

Thanks to both of you for holding back, does anyone else have any ideas?

I think Gloria and China had better break the log jam!

If I remember correctly these things were for holding together thin sheets of material accurately in the likes of aircraft assembly. Clamps for drilling sheet metal or something similar.

Almost correct China, let's see whether Gloria can nail it exactly.....

They were for aligning holes primarily in aircraft sheet metal assembly, prior to riveting.

Now I remember!

Thinking or rivets, aluminium and aircraft - we are watching those Jon Snow TV programmes on plane spotting and they showed a section of the fuselage from a 1950s Comet airliner with the crack all the way along under the square windows. A zany programme but some interesting facts and brilliant photos. At least plane spotting, like many hobbies, keeps people from mischief and gets them out of doors!

Spot on Gloria, a perfect explanation.
Next one?

Tizer wrote: ↑02 Aug 2019, 08:47 At least plane spotting, like many hobbies, keeps people from mischief and gets them out of doors!

Tell that to the enthusiasts who were jailed in Greece a few years ago for innocently photographing some aeroplanes. Plane spotters

Another oldie.....