fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 What's this all about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Looks like a umbrella or perhaps a sun shade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Some sort of projectile? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 D0 is pushed up the handle which opens the two arms Dx thus opening the fabric pouch, we pick apples with ours..... Is it for retrieving a rugby ball from a scrum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 some type of inflatable measuring device Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Looks like a umbrella or perhaps a sun shade :rofl: Nope, although funnily enough you are right in that there is a certain similarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 D0 is pushed up the handle which opens the two arms Dx thus opening the fabric pouch, we pick apples with ours..... It does open out Bernard but you mustn't pick anything with this. Is it for retrieving a rugby ball from a scrum?Nope not a ball picker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 some type of inflatable measuring deviceNot inflatable Wally although it does look rather bladder like & not for measuring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Some sort of projectile? Andy Andy nope (not an early OW mechanism :-D) not a projectile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 This is what Richard & Bernard alluded to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinthemartian Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Without knowing the exact size of the thing, could it be an early medical device for widening arteries or other internal passages? Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Without knowing the exact size of the thing, could it be an early medical device for widening arteries or other internal passages?Simon Simon I think I know what you might have in mind, those particular devices if they did exist beyond barrack room horror stories make me wince.:shake: But no its much larger, the pole is for carrying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 is this pre 1900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 is this pre 1900 Not bad Wally, 1907 in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 is this item to do with aviation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Is it for signalling? I can see now that when opened up it is not like an umbrella but appears to be a circle of fabric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 is this item to do with aviationNope Wally Army. It is likely that the first experiments were done with 7th Dragoon Guards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Would it be for measuring wind speed or direction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Is it for signalling? I can see now that when opened up it is not like an umbrella but appears to be a circle of fabric. Very good Richard spot on. There were several variants of construction & use detailed here. Can anyone explain these? There was also a purpose more basic than communicating although in the broadest sense it is also communication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 would it be an improved apparatus for indicating or communication in connection with military and other operations? Ah, we posted at the same time Clive!! It is Patent no. 9350 and applied for by Bernard Dietz of Canterbury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordenj Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Portable hand fan for cooling overheated officers in India. Folds down for ease of transport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Would it be for measuring wind speed or direction? Nope although a disadvantage of it would be that it was bound to get blown about a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 would it be an improved apparatus for indicating or communication in connection with military and other operations? Ah, we posted at the same time Clive!! It is Patent no. 9350 and applied for by Bernard Dietz of Canterbury Oh crikey did you google it to ebay? Grrh! I only got it in the post today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Portable hand fan for cooling overheated officers in India. Folds down for ease of transport I bet they would have liked that John. Don't think it was adopted into service though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Oh crikey did you google it to ebay? Grrh! I only got it in the post today! I had a hunch that it was signalling and thought I would follow it up, could not believe it when the ebay picture came up !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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