✅ 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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[NGE]

BELIEVE ME JG, you DON'T want to go there.... .........NGE (T)

 

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[crapo87]

What games go to 15? Badminton? Do they play badminton in Alaska?

Some kind of counter for a game maybe? What games go to 15? Badminton? Do they play badminton in Alaska?

 

[dex378]

Its a counter for buried Philippino treasure. Any donations?

 

[Fracture]

Argh! Why is everyone failing to notice two key features?!

1. The tab stops the wheel from turning past position 7 (or so).
2. The "fingers" have bulges on them of increasing thickness.

I think it's a spark plug gauge, or something very similar.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Argh! Why is everyone failing to notice two key features?!

1. The tab stops the wheel from turning past position 7 (or so).
2. The "fingers" have bulges on them of increasing thickness.

I think it's a spark plug gauge, or something very similar.

The tab stops it at 14 if you are going by the pointer. Its on 7 or so now in the pic..

The fingers look the same to me. Maybe a bit of an illusion, only musclecar can answer that.

btw welcome to TN.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Now what the heck is a pigg nut and where do I find that thread?
JG

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,91892.0.html

 

[ivan salis]

wonder if you cross bred the pigg nuts and the counter thingy -- what would happen?

hey he asked for it -- he wants pigg nuts --ok let em have em.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Now what the heck is a pigg nut and where do I find that thread?
JG

wonder if you cross bred the pigg nuts and the counter thingy -- what would happen?

hey he asked for it -- he wants pigg nuts --ok let em have em.

Imo the piggnuts are solved but we have no confirmation.

 

[ivan salis]

like a sniper's score or a pilots --the kill was not verified --(so most likely but not "for sure" )

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I agree on a temperature control device but you are confusing the sprockets.
It isn't electric but mechanical. The sprockets move another gear. The adjustment part is the "stop tab".
Like someone showed earlier there would have been a face plate but the tab would penetrate through as well. There would have been enough friction to keep it from free spinning but loose enough to use the tab.
Your fingers would use the tab to adjust the setting and the sprockets (hidden from view) would adjust another gear below. I know I have adjusted something similar and hurt my finger on the tab when the dial would get tighter. I had to use a coin to move it. If I get a moment I will photoshop my thought.

I used to repair fridges and I think I see what you mean. Its seems awful thin metal for a sprocket gear but I think its possible that the arms on the sprocket could match with another wheel that resembles a miniature paddlewheel. This mechanical device may adjust the airflow to the bottom fresh food area. Is this what you mean?

 

[NGE]

Big Cy, I see your reference to the pignuts, but I am not even going to touch it with a 10 foot pole....NGE (T)

 

[jgowans]

I agree on a temperature control device but you are confusing the sprockets.
It isn't electric but mechanical. The sprockets move another gear. The adjustment part is the "stop tab".
Like someone showed earlier there would have been a face plate but the tab would penetrate through as well. There would have been enough friction to keep it from free spinning but loose enough to use the tab.
Your fingers would use the tab to adjust the setting and the sprockets (hidden from view) would adjust another gear below. I know I have adjusted something similar and hurt my finger on the tab when the dial would get tighter. I had to use a coin to move it. If I get a moment I will photoshop my thought.

I used to repair fridges and I think I see what you mean. Its seems awful thin metal for a sprocket gear but I think its possible that the arms on the sprocket could match with another wheel that resembles a miniature paddlewheel. This mechanical device may adjust the airflow to the bottom fresh food area. Is this what you mean?

Yes something along those lines. Not heavy duty at all.
My wife thinks I am crazy, but I keep all of the parts from old appliances. Motors, fans, switches and such.
I have 2 boxes of parts just in case I need to build a robot. I love to tear (mechanical) things apart once they are dead to see how they worked. I emphasize once they are dead, cause when I try and put them back together I always have parts left over....

I do remember seeing the pigg nuts now. But I didn't get wrapped up in that one.

 

[sticksboards]

it's part of a timeclock for lights. the clock adjusted itself every 15 days (1/2 month)to compensate for time change of rising and setting sun.

 

[Pepper2004]

It fits inside a game and controls the spins.

 

[sticksboards]

I know because I had to check one every day for 28 years

 

[missyx]

I think I know what it is. But gosh, after all this time and mystery - do you REALLY want to know?

 

[CRUSADER]

I think I know what it is. But gosh, after all this time and mystery - do you REALLY want to know?

You wasted your first post on this

 

[jgowans]

I know because I had to check one every day for 28 years

Photo?

 

[CRUSADER]

I know because I had to check one every day for 28 years

Photo?

He said check one, not keep one in his back pocket

 

[N.J.THer]

Can we add another link under 'Nominate For Banner' that reads 'Nominate For Removal'? The fact this post keeps finding its way back to the top keeps me up at night.

NJ