OneGuyFromBarlick

They are closed and have no split as a normal piston ring would have.

You beat us to the answer Ian about them being without a split. Eileen

Ingenious Maz but Eileen and Ian got there in the end. They are blanks I made for piston rings for the 3£ LP cylinder on the big compound I made. They didn't get used and that's why they have no gaps.
Thinking cap on again!

It's getting harder to think them up! Try this one:

A magnetic door stop?

Sorry Maz, no. It's probably about 80 years old.....

a guess, it would appear to have a worm driving a worm wheel, so holding the point in a centre hole of a revolving shaft you could measure off some length / distance etc ?

You're almost there Bodge. Made by L S Starret...

A machinist's belt speed indicator?? But have the numbers worn off?

Is it for measuring the hardness of materials such as steel etc Eileen

Sorry Eileen no. Gloria and Bodge have got it between them. It's a rev counter and The numbers are on the other side. It's seized up unfortunately after getting rusty in an old workshop I bought. You held it in the centre mark on a shaft and counted the number of revs it indicated over a known time. Back to the thinking corner!

And now for something completely different! (He's a bit dusty so I have put all my soft toys in on a wool wash!)

It's STANLEY
Sorry Stanley, is it an advertising mascot for something??

The Wrong Trousers!

Gloria is right but what product?



I gave all the kids a bath, they look a lot better!

Was the advert for butter? Eileen

lol does he squeak?

No he doesn't squeak Cath but Eileen has got it. He sometimes played a trombone in the adverts for butter, I can't remember which brand it was but he was on a par with the Meercats for a long time.

The change from butter to soft toy seems to have made his hair style change! LINK

The advert was for Lurpak and the trombone player was called Douglas Eileen

That's it Eileen! The lady who did the voice over used to say "Not Now Douglas!" as she swiped him out of shot at the end of the ad.
Am working out what to do next.... It gets harder, probably a good mental exercise for me!

Is it a take away bottle for gin from the Cross Keys public house in Barnoldswick? Eileen

A hip flask supplied to the hunt when they met at the Cross Keys???

Funny thing is that I'm not sure. It was posted on the old site by someone. I think I'd favour the take away gin theory because we never had a local hunt. Nice to have it so clearly marked! Try this one, a bit more technical....