✅ SOLVED Test your skills on this one! Spent years trying to ID this.

[musclecar]

I found this in Alaska about 10 years ago, and have never been able to ID it. It is an aluminum piece, about 3 inches square. It has 15 teeth and is numbered 1-15. There is a stop preventing it from spinning freely. The back has two tabs that may have been used to mount it. ANY GUESSES?

Thanks,

MC

PS The quarter used for size was found yesterday! 1935S Yeah!

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

On the other side of the coin, those who believe the teeth/sprocket/cog turned something else, do you see any wear or indication of usage.

No I dont. I think if the sprockets turned plastic film, or counted exposures, on a occasionaly used camera, there would be little wear. This counter/control is very delicate and is not used much I agree.

Now That the picture is more clear I am wondering If the shape of the sprocket ends would be like putting a round peg into a square hole so to speak. The tops of the teeth seem to be built up or reinforced keeping them from having a true rectangular shape that would mesh with the hole in the film.

I am beginning to think its not part of a camera after all!

Buddy~

most old film didnt have sprocket holes. Read back post #581. I dont know exactly how it turned. (Fig. 3)

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Cool so my first guess could still be right!

Buddy~

maybe

 

[woody50]

Well guys lets keep this going, only a few days left in 2008 now...... you surely can bs enought for that....

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Well guys lets keep this going, only a few days left in 2008 now...... you surely can bs enought for that....

Tee Hee...... BUMP!!!

 

[NGE]

BUMPETY BUMP BUMP! hehehe

 

[BioProfessor]

Well it seems like selling the thing didn't help much.

Daryl

 

[NGE]

I think someone in here bought it and is going to have it gold plated, and surprise Mr. Musclecar on his next birthday........ ...........NGE

 

[Goodyguy]

I figured it out it's a...........Conundrum wrapped in an enigma!!!

 

[chuy]

I enjoyed the long ..long...long post regarding identification of this item. I think I was on the second page before it dawned on me what it could be. Two clues stood out "It seems familiar" and "what has 15 items". I think you found a billiard tally. The sprockets are set far enough apart for the end of the pool cue to be used to advance the counter after each target ball was scored, it is easy to reset back to one and stops when you are shooting at the final ball. I think I have seen these built into some of the less expensive tables, but I could not find an image to post.

I just received a MXT-300 and am itching to get out and give it a go...but can you believe that its raining here in sunny So-Cal.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I enjoyed the long ..long...long post regarding identification of this item. I think I was on the second page before it dawned on me what it could be. Two clues stood out "It seems familiar" and "what has 15 items". I think you found a billiard tally. The sprockets are set far enough apart for the end of the pool cue to be used to advance the counter after each target ball was scored, it is easy to reset back to one and stops when you are shooting at the final ball. I think I have seen these built into some of the less expensive tables, but I could not find an image to post.

I just received a MXT-300 and am itching to get out and give it a go...but can you believe that its raining here in sunny So-Cal.

I guess you didnt get to read it all because this guess has been mentioned quite a few times.

 

[Zephyr]

You should have alerted Jay Leno before selling it. He would have done a segment on the thing....

 

[taz42o]

Could it be part of the insides from a oldstyle pedometer ? Somthing like this but with single dial. I think they only had 3 moving parts, a pendulium, a dial and a spring. Just a guess but i could swear i have seen a dail like that when i was a kid ,maybe when tearing apart a pedometer. If you could find what those went up to.

 

[ivan salis]

is it and this thread dead yet? hell I thought it was killed -- its just been "passed" on to another unsuspecting soul. curses.

 

[Skrimpy]

I think someone in here bought it and is going to have it gold plated, and surprise Mr. Musclecar on his next birthday........ ...........NGE

Nope. I bet if it wasn't someone from T-Net, a year from now they will be searching the net for MD forums to post and ask people what it is. I bet it shows up about a year from now...Or, they run with the Jay Leno idea, get that God aweful thing on national TV and then re-sell on Ebay for a few thousand.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Truth is, I wouldnt pay 50 cents for it. Its a worthless aluminum unidentified broken curiosity piece. But then again a moldy burnt cheese sandwich once sold on eBay...

One person's trash, is another person's treasure.

 

[Skrimpy]

Truth is, I wouldnt pay 50 cents for it. Its a worthless aluminum unidentified broken curiosity piece. But then again a moldy burnt cheese sandwich once sold on eBay...

One person's trash, is another person's treasure.

Bottom line here is musclecar sold it right? Looks like he made almost 50 bucks for a worthless item. Not bad. I bow to your ebay skills musclecar.

 

[cwdigger]

If we "treasurenet" had a BEST what is it find for 2008 this would def. win 1st

Just for the hell of it and for S***S and giggles I think it ought to get BANNER

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Bottom line here is musclecar sold it right? Looks like he made almost 50 bucks for a worthless item. Not bad. I bow to your ebay skills musclecar.

true

If we "treasurenet" had a BEST what is it find for 2008 this would def. win 1st

Just for the hell of it and for S***S and giggles I think it ought to get BANNER

I think "Piggnuts" would be numero uno and the brass acorn "squirrel bait" was a good one..

 

[cwdigger]

Bottom line here is musclecar sold it right? Looks like he made almost 50 bucks for a worthless item. Not bad. I bow to your ebay skills musclecar.

true

If we "treasurenet" had a BEST what is it find for 2008 this would def. win 1st

Just for the hell of it and for S***S and giggles I think it ought to get BANNER

I think "Piggnuts" would be numero uno and the brass acorn "squirrel bait" was a good one..

True "Piggnuts" was a good one
There we go lets start a new thread on the best what is its of 2008

 

[CamoQueen]

Well the mystery item made it to 2009!!! Dang you Whatsit!!!!