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Title: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: JennyLeez on March 15, 2014, 04:40:14 PM: (http://nzpws.net/nzwn/whatisthis/what_is_it.png)

(http://nzpws.net/nzwn/whatisthis/whatisthis51.jpg)

Another something old.
Lets see if Witty gets this one :)
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: Babs on March 15, 2014, 07:58:48 PM: The man sitting not far from me said it looks like a speed indicator on a ship

I presume its not edible lol
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: Witty Username on March 15, 2014, 08:22:09 PM: Tally for 5 gallon milk cans when loading/unloading wagons.
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: JennyLeez on March 15, 2014, 08:52:09 PM: no not to be eaten Babs...lol

Witty is close.
The tally bit is correct. It counts something.
Well it did moons ago.
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: Babs on March 16, 2014, 08:57:04 AM: A sheep counter

A chicken counter
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: Smudge on March 16, 2014, 09:15:12 AM: is it an old Pill COUNTER.
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: JennyLeez on March 16, 2014, 10:36:53 AM: Counter is correct.
Go ways back in time, well not too far back :)
Witty is kinda on the right track, just not milk.

Clue: what it counted was not edible.
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: Babs on March 16, 2014, 12:57:53 PM: Is it used for measuring volume or liquid, not water cos you said its not edible
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: TokWW on March 16, 2014, 01:14:14 PM: It looks a bit like a divider control on a farmer's drill/seed set for controlling the rate of fertiliser released with the seed at lbs per acre.
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: JennyLeez on March 16, 2014, 01:38:48 PM: Liquid Babs :)
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: Babs on March 16, 2014, 03:04:22 PM: Measuring Gallons ( cos it look before the time of litres) of paint

Measuring out oil in lots of five

Ummmmmm am running out of think here
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: intrepid on March 16, 2014, 04:03:43 PM: Its an All Blank try-scorer....
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: JennyLeez on March 16, 2014, 11:13:18 PM: You have
old
liquid
counter

Next clue:
Who would use these = Truck Drivers, Farmers.
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: Smudge on March 17, 2014, 08:33:27 AM: FARMERS : for counting how much fertiliser added to water for use on pastures
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: Witty Username on March 17, 2014, 09:15:05 AM: Indicator to let fuel delivery know how many gallons they want delivered...
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51 - Answer
Post by: JennyLeez on March 17, 2014, 01:43:48 PM: Close enough Witty and Babs :)

Years ago fuel delivery trucks didn't have any type of a pump to transfer the fuel from the truck to the farmer's storage tank. The fuel was moved in 5 gallon containers by hand. This indicator was mounted on the truck and each time a 5 gallon can was filled they advanced it one space to keep track of the gallons delivered.
Title: Re: What is it - Object 51?
Post by: Witty Username on March 17, 2014, 01:59:15 PM: Only half right though - I was on the wrong end of the delivery process. Babs has this one, I think "Measuring out oil in lots of 5"