✅ SOLVED Who wants to be a hero? WTH is this?!

[DFW_THer]

Found at a middle school. 4-5". Mid 20's to 30 on F75 VDI. Weighs about an ounce.

On top: KH UU-44M

On one side: script J
back side: script Ed
Side side: #P 3 with a circle around it, D

Science lab related?
Instrument piece?

Totally stumped. Makes a very light "tingy" sound. Seems very well made, maybe it should slide into something?

THANK YOU!

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Mint or pill dispenser? Does not look like it was from a coin operated gumball machine but it appears to be of that type of function. Pull out to dispense . . . something.

 

[ARC]

vintage candy dispenser turn dial ?

Definite stainless steel...

Check the "quality" of the stainless with a magnet.
Stick = Low quality.
Non Stick/no pull = High quality.

 

[DFW_THer]

vintage candy dispenser turn dial ?

Definite stainless steel...

Check the "quality" of the stainless with a magnet.
Stick = Low quality.
Non Stick/no pull = High quality.

But why the tiny little engravings? Seems like this thing was carefully made to serve a very precise purpose. That's why I was leaning musical instrument piece--found at a school so that would also make a little sense.

Not even remotely magnetic.

Thanks for responding!

 

[DFW_THer]

Mint or pill dispenser? Does not look like it was from a coin operated gumball machine but it appears to be of that type of function. Pull out to dispense . . . something.

I see what you're saying. The 'gripper' area that you're looking at is not that big. I think it serves a different mechanical purpose. Thank you for your thoughts!

 

[cudamark]

Odd piece for sure. Looks cast rather than machined. I don't see any bearing surface, so, I don't think it is a moving part......at least not one that gets moved often unless it's a lever of some sort. I'm trying to figure out how it was attached. Maybe it slid into a grooved slot on the one end?

 

[NOLA_Ken]

That is a blade from a turbine engine, I'm not sure what particular kind, but a google search turns up some very similar ones.

 

[DCMatt]

That is a blade from a turbine engine, I'm not sure what particular kind, but a google search turns up some very similar ones.

Our hero!

 

[DFW_THer]

That is a blade from a turbine engine, I'm not sure what particular kind, but a google search turns up some very similar ones.

AWESOME! Can't thank you enough. Now to email some engineers. Haha

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Well paint my porch! NOLA Ken surely gets to wear the HERO hat this week. Bravo.

 

[Bquamb]

I wouldn't have had the slightest clue what to search for this item, super neat and very well made (looking at it)

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Turbines don't work in space. ;-)

 

[DFW_THer]

I wouldn't have had the slightest clue what to search for this item, super neat and very well made (looking at it)

Very meticulously made, you are correct. Egregious quality control process apparently... I like this find!

 

[Capt Nat]

Well raise my rent, I would have never figured that! I'm surprised that those things aren't laying around everywhere!

 

[Ant]

Could you gain any advantage by using thrusters to spin a turbine in the vacuum of outer space?

 

[Ant]

No, because the thrusters would be the only force on the turbine fin/s. There's no atmosphereic gasss n space to create force on the turbine fin using the mass of the vehicle.