Name this device

Post by: **SJ Lambert** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:27 am

Post by: **AlfaLofa** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:42 am

Henry

Post by: **john.p.clegg** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:55 am

If that's a roll of cling-film at the bottom ,I'll guess it's a sausage packing machine...

John :wink:

Post by: **69S4** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:01 am

Well whatever it is the Chinese'll do it for half the price

Post by: **ken ob** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:34 am

Is it the clock used by multiverse theorists ?

Ken

Post by: **Apx** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:44 am

cement mixer drive

Post by: **KevJ+2** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:03 pm

AlfaLofa wrote:Henry

Is it a pallet wrapper?

Post by: **AlfaLofa** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:29 pm

It's Tycho Brahe's first attempt at a machine to predict the positions of the planets.

Here's his 2nd attempt:

Post by: **rcraven** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:17 pm

A winch for hauling something up with a wire rope.

Post by: **john.p.clegg** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:41 pm

O.K. but what's the cling-film for?

John :wink:

Post by: **KevJ+2** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:56 pm

john.p.clegg wrote:O.K. but what's the cling-film for?

John

Someone asked me that just the other night :oops:

Post by: **Quart Meg Miles** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:33 pm

It's a mouse powered solar clock, Southern Hemisphere version. The cling film is to collect the droppings.

Post by: **twincamman** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:13 pm

An early rally computer circa 1076 ...Later to become a Halda ..Ed

Post by: **SJ Lambert** » Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:46 am

Excellent stabs everyone! One or two weren't far off the mark!

It's a partially built one of these!

Post by: **twincamman** » Tue Dec 24, 2013 4:53 am

So it's a pig manure spreader????