fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 What & when? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppypiesdad Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Battery holder for a ...... emmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Battery holder for a ...... emmmmmm Good try but nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Well if it's for carrying live rats, I'm afraid it's failed because they've chewed their way out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Well if it's for carrying live rats, I'm afraid it's failed because they've chewed their way out.. They are little devils aren't they Bernard! Not a rat box for that very reason:-D This is teak not just any old wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangie Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 A specimen/sample transport box? The hole looks to be too small for transporting homing pigeons though Unless, of course they are small pigeons.......... Or its a large box.............. :laugh: Alec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 A specimen/sample transport box? The hole looks to be too small for transporting homing pigeons though Unless, of course they are small pigeons.......... Or its a large box.............. :laugh: Alec. Alec you could probably get a petite pigeon in there, but that is not its intended purpose. I have no dimensions, one can only guess by the leather carrying handle. PS Not a specimen/sample transport box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Would the leather handle be slipped sideways out of the bottom clip, which has an offset rivet, to allow clear access to the perforated zinc for some reason? opps ignore that! the other rivet is in the cut away portion.. The upper part of the handle is clearly fixed. But I think the lower part is so constructed as to allow the strap end to slide out thus allowing the strap to lie flat. Although I can see no benefit for this to happen, in fact the opposite really as it would rest on the perforated zinc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Anything to do with WW1 tunnelling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Does this box fit into a square hole in a piece of equipment? Are the single groove in the top and the twin ones underneath (shown as dotted lines) to ensure it goes in the right way up? Are the three strips inside electrical contacts that contact the raised locating strips in the aforesaid hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Anything to do with WW1 tunnelling? Nope, all above ground. As for era this is pre-war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Carrying case for a lead / acid cell, maybe, something like that, with brass strips to be contacts and the zinc grille to allow hydrogen to escape when charged ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotBed Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 sandwich box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Does this box fit into a square hole in a piece of equipment?Not really but it is supported in a docking bay on a mounting bracket. Are the single groove in the top and the twin ones underneath (shown as dotted lines) to ensure it goes in the right way up? Yes Are the three strips inside electrical contacts that contact the raised locating strips in the aforesaid hole?Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Carrying case for a lead / acid cell, maybe, something like that, with brass strips to be contacts and the zinc grille to allow hydrogen to escape when charged ? Sounds very plausible but nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 sandwich box It would certainly ensure your sandwiches didn't get squashed & the perforated zinc would help keep them cool whilst excluding the larger flies. But this was not the official purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Does the position of the box on the docking thingies, and the different contacts made affect the main equipment, sort of like a reostat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Is it a field telephone? Pondering the old type of crystal speaker that could be used as a microphone. Move the box to create air space for amplification? My original idea is blown out of the water - I thought it might be a portable confessional. Pop it on your head before finding the Padre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Does the position of the box on the docking thingies, and the different contacts made affect the main equipment, sort of like a reostat? Nope not a variable resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 My original idea is blown out of the water - I thought it might be a portable confessional. Pop it on your head before finding the Padre. :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Is it a field telephone? Nope but it is from a book that includes that sort of stuff as well. Pondering the old type of crystal speaker that could be used as a microphone. Move the box to create air space for amplification?I can see what you're driving at, but nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangie Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Atmospheric qualities? It could be used it to measure the capacitance of the free-air in the location it was mounted? Telegraphy Equipment It could be filled with a wadding and a saline solution and be a very rudimentary capacitor? Alec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Atmospheric qualities?It could be used it to measure the capacitance of the free-air in the location it was mounted? Telegraphy Equipment It could be filled with a wadding and a saline solution and be a very rudimentary capacitor? Alec. Interesting line of thought, but it is nothing that is capacitance related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Is it a Geophone for detecting tunneling or vibration from guns firing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Is it a Geophone for detecting tunneling or vibration from guns firing? Tony clearly something does fit in this case but not a vibration detector or anything microphonic. What it houses is not of a very advanced technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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