Just posted the latest set:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/

Rob

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1055 is a vibration frequency indicator
1056
1057 is a watchmans clock. Marks a roll to show when he checked points
in his round
1058 is a set of lifting dogs, probably for timber as they seem to
have been hammered in to start them gripping

AWEM

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1056. Scuba divers belt weight

1057. Detex Corporation "Newman" watchman's clock.

http://www.watchclocks.org/Types/Collection/history/history.html

1055: Wattage tester ?
1056: Scuba weight
1057: Security guards watch clock
1058: Sled drag for dog sleds
1059: Planetarium light thingy

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On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 04:20:15 -0400, "R.H." cinci.rr.com> wrote:

1055: Magical device that screws into light bulb socket and summons
demonic gennies via electro-gravimetric powers?
1056: 3 pound scuba diver's weight for weight belt
1057: I am gonna say a train conductor's watch.
1058: Log hauling chains. Hammer in the spiked part, hook up to horse
team, pull to collection point.
1059: Planetarium star projector?
1060: Knuckle breaking torture device from Chenney's CIA guys?
Dave
What do I win?

1060 is an alarm gun. It is loaded with black powder and a percussion cap.
The wood screw gets driven into a tree. The hammer gets hooked to a
tripline.

Paul K. Dickman

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R.H. wrote:

1056 is a 3# diving weight
1057 Night watchman's clock for logging check stations
1058 Lumber yard lifting tongs
1059 Planetarium

Jim Chandler

1055--Totally baffling. Clearly, the base is made to screw into a light
socket, but not for the purpose of making electrical contact. I suspect
that it simply uses the mogol base as a convenient way to hold it. It
measures a number of angles fairly accurately, and yet, there is no obvious
way to input anything. Also puzzling is the brass "weight" near the tip of
the pointer. It looks like you could adjust that up or down like the weight
on a metronome, but WHY?

On Aug 9, 3:57 pm, "Leo Lichtman" worldnet.att.net> wrote:

Andrew Mawson thought that it might be a vibration frequency
indicator, and I think you are both on the right track. I'd suggest
that it might be for measuring the frequency of AC current. Adjust
the length of the arm until the amplitude of vibration is the greatest
(that's what the semi-circular scale is there to measure), and read
the frequency off the linear scale.

John Martin

"John Martin" (clip) I'd suggest that it might be for measuring the
frequency of AC current. Adjust the length of the arm until the amplitude
of vibration is the greatest (that's what the semi-circular scale is there
to measure), and read the frequency off the linear scale.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"The black part at the bottom appears to be made of bakelite." From the OP.
There does not appear to be any electrical contact at the tip of the black
part, nor is any mentioned. So I doubt that it is electrical. Also, I have
trouble thinking of any way that all those angular adjustments and scales
could be related to frequency. It looks like the straight scale is in the
range aroud 60, which does support your suggestion.