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Offline moparthug

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Electrical whats-it
« on: July 15, 2017, 05:43:22 PM »
Dug out of an old barn, rusty metal base is 11x7x8, with the plastic dome 14 inches tall. I haven't been able to open it up yet, but there's a hinge on the back so I should be able to. The plastic dome is over some strange electrical bits, including a clockwork spring that moves every time I move the thing around.
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Offline Yadda

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Re: Electrical whats-it
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2017, 05:55:01 PM »
Lots of gizmosity in that gadget.
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Offline amecks

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Re: Electrical whats-it
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2017, 06:02:42 PM »
An uneducated guess that it's an igniton for a Model T.   The kind of coil that just sparks continuously when on.  If correct it would be a great ignition for a tennis ball blaster.
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Offline oldgoaly

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Re: Electrical whats-it
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2017, 06:08:37 PM »
well since it was on farm it might be a fence shocker?
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Offline moparthug

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Re: Electrical whats-it
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2017, 09:50:30 PM »
Yup, I think it's a very old electric fence controller, possibly made by Esco. I found this pic from a Farm Sale and there it is among a bunch of others.
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Offline moparthug

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Re: Electrical whats-it
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2017, 09:56:24 PM »
Updated info, it is a model #4305 made by Electro-Line (just found one on eBay)  :smiley:
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Offline bill300d

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Re: Electrical whats-it
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2017, 10:45:33 PM »
I'm glad you all got it figured out because I was going to guess that it was a road construction marker with that amber colored plastic top. I thought it might have housed a lamp that could be lit at night as a modern replacement to the kerosene pots the used to put out.
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Offline EVILDR235

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Re: Electrical whats-it
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2017, 07:31:04 PM »
It looks like part of Robbie the robots head. Makes me think of Anne Francis.

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