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You're going to have to give us a little more to go on.
There is no image.
Mike
The broken image link also ate the text, which was apparently along the lines of:
"I've had this for 50yrs and I have no idea what it is. Anyone care to take a stab at it? It's ½" drive, the outboard 'points' are adustable for width, the center point is stable. I don't believe it's for a marine fuel cap or a urinal canister for inline 'cakes'. Too flimsy and it also pivots/flops from side-to-side."
What you just described sounds like a cutter for making new (leathers) for pumps or bicycle pumps. Adjustable cutters, but most of those were tapered square shank for being driven by a brace drill.
It is actually an egg scale for weighing fresh eggs. Looks like it is missing the swing arm, and 5 of the 6 weights.
Where is the photo? what are we looking at?
Quote from: oldtools on September 18, 2012, 07:45:39 AM
Where is the photo? what are we looking at?
Hear hear!
"Looks like it is missing the swing arm, and 5 of the 6 weights."
*Looks" like the Emperors new eggscale, though it might be his new portable forge or spud wrench. With no picture me or oldtools can find, it might be the Emperor's new girlfriend.
Quote from: Branson on September 18, 2012, 09:24:19 AM
Quote from: oldtools on September 18, 2012, 07:45:39 AM
Where is the photo? what are we looking at?
Hear hear!
"Looks like it is missing the swing arm, and 5 of the 6 weights."
*Looks" like the Emperors new eggscale, though it might be his new portable forge or spud wrench. With no picture me or oldtools can find, it might be the Emperor's new girlfriend.
The picture is perfectly "clear" ! To make a clear evaluation one has to use their imagination to make a clearly obvious answer.
Quote from: Propwash on September 15, 2012, 07:09:19 PM
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OK, got the "picture", but mine is foggy, must be the age...
My copy looks fine...
So, I was right.. it is one of those.
Mel
No photos and no text in OP for me.
Quote from: rusty on September 18, 2012, 04:39:40 PM
My copy looks fine...
Looks like a white cat eating vanilla ice cream in the snow to me, Rusty.
Nice black line around a blank space...
Pretty sure he is playing around :)
I don't think he is playing at all, I think he really has one.
Mel
Those are not rare, nor even expensive. If you work in an office there are plenty copies in the office supply room.