I just added one more photo, I was going to save it for the next set
but I don't know what it is and don't want to wait that long. It's
some type of a gauge, possibly for steel, but what I don't get is the
part where it says "Lights per inch". The lower measurement on that
side is 3/16.
If you find it hard to read, the other side says "G.W. Klages Pitts.
Pa. Ounces per sq. foot"
http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
I still need help on 98, I forgot to mention that there was two of
them, I don't know if they were a set or if there just happened to be
that many.
Rob
#98 is a Beer Stine Holder
"R.H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I just added one more photo, I was going to save it for the next set
> but I don't know what it is and don't want to wait that long. It's
> some type of a gauge, possibly for steel, but what I don't get is the
> part where it says "Lights per inch". The lower measurement on that
> side is 3/16.
>
> If you find it hard to read, the other side says "G.W. Klages Pitts.
> Pa. Ounces per sq. foot"
>
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> I still need help on 98, I forgot to mention that there was two of
> them, I don't know if they were a set or if there just happened to be
> that many.
>
>
> Rob
On 23 Aug 2004 15:42:40 -0700, [email protected] (R.H.) calmly ranted:
>I just added one more photo, I was going to save it for the next set
>but I don't know what it is and don't want to wait that long. It's
>some type of a gauge, possibly for steel, but what I don't get is the
>part where it says "Lights per inch". The lower measurement on that
>side is 3/16.
>
>If you find it hard to read, the other side says "G.W. Klages Pitts.
>Pa. Ounces per sq. foot"
It looks a bit like an old metal thickness gauge to me.
Dunno about lights per inch; maybe for perforated meta?
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
>I still need help on 98, I forgot to mention that there was two of
>them, I don't know if they were a set or if there just happened to be
>that many.
If they're a pair, maybe it was something to do with hanging
banners off the side of a table. "Some PR thingie" to use the
technical term.
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[email protected] (R.H.) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I just added one more photo, I was going to save it for the next set
> but I don't know what it is and don't want to wait that long. It's
> some type of a gauge, possibly for steel, but what I don't get is the
> part where it says "Lights per inch". The lower measurement on that
> side is 3/16.
>
> If you find it hard to read, the other side says "G.W. Klages Pitts.
> Pa. Ounces per sq. foot"
>
>
> http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
>
> I still need help on 98, I forgot to mention that there was two of
> them, I don't know if they were a set or if there just happened to be
> that many.
>
>
> Rob
98 sort of reminds me of a holder for various hand operated kitchen
gadgets used long time ago. Hand cranked meat grinders, sausage
stuffers etc..
> It looks a bit like an old metal thickness gauge to me.
> Dunno about lights per inch; maybe for perforated meta?
I think you're right about it being the metal gauge.
> >http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> >I still need help on 98, I forgot to mention that there was two of
> >them, I don't know if they were a set or if there just happened to be
> >that many.
>
> If they're a pair, maybe it was something to do with hanging
> banners off the side of a table. "Some PR thingie" to use the
> technical term.
I'll put this on my list, I've gotten about ten suggestions for this
one so far, meat grinder being the most popular with a few votes.
Although it does look similar, I don't think that's the answer.
Rob
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<%[email protected]>...
> #98 is a Beer Stine Holder
Possibly, I'll put that on my list, someone else suggested it could
support a small keg of beer.
> 98 sort of reminds me of a holder for various hand operated kitchen
> gadgets used long time ago. Hand cranked meat grinders, sausage
> stuffers etc..
This has been suggested more than any of the other ideas, but those
usually have a handle on one side and the food exits from the opposite
side, which I'm not sure how that would work with this thing, since
the opposite side is solid.
> 99 looks to be a wire-gauge, on the 'lights per inch' side, and some
> sort of a sheet-metal gauge on the other side. The big hint is in the
> way the numbering runs. wire is one of the few things where the number
> gets smaller as the gauge gets bigger.
I just found out what this one is, it's a gauge for glass.
This is from a glass glossary off the web:
"Light: Another term for an entire stained glass window or a portion
of one with defined boundaries."
So "lights per inch" is the same as sheets of glass per inch. I
measured the gauge and found that each number on that side of it was
indeed a fraction of an inch.
I did some research on the web, and found a historical Pittsburg site
in which there were several references to G.W. Klages on a "Pittsburgh
commodity index" page from 1913. All references to Klages mention
glass cutting, as seen in the link below:
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?type=simple;c=pitttext;cc=pitttext;sid=3c2e4633432fd8f30f99985bef3593c8;rgn=full%20text;q1=KLAGES;view=reslist;subview=detail;sort=occur;start=1;size=25;didno=00awn7766m
This morning I had two other people telling me that it was a leather
gauge, I received a couple of emails from one of them, a leather
expert who went into detail explaining how it was used and what lights
meant in terms of leather. I was convinced that they were right until
I found the above links.
>
> 98 could be one of about three things. It is obviously a table-edge
> clamp-down device of some sort. Possibilities:
> a) *IF* the top portion rotates, so that the slot could be 'sideways'
> to (or away from)the edge it is clamped to, then used in pairs to
> support signage with tubular metal framing at the back of a convention
> display table. The one thing that this possibility has going for it is
> that such things, for the 'display' business, are almost invariably
> 'chromed' surfaces. They're _supposed_ to be showy. <grin>
They don't rotate, but they could still be used to hold banners or
something.
> b) Base for hand-powered kitchen devices such as a meat-grinder, pasta
> extruder, sausage packer, etc. *UNLIKELY* however -- one base with
> interchangeable tools is limiting. All the tools of that ilk that I've
> seen have had their own 'permanently' attached clamp-down.
> These tools were also _usually_ simple cast medal for the framework.
> A 'chromed' surface would have been *very* rare.
I agree that it looks similar, but it's unlikely.
> c) A clamp-down base for an extension arm desk light and/or magnifier.
> These lights, light/magnifier combinations often came with _two_ bases.
> one (a heavy block) that just 'sat' on the desktop, and the alternate
> clamp-down for the back of the desk. The 'slot' in the back provided
> an exit point for the electrical power cord, that ran inside the
> arm, out to the bulb itself. 'chromed' would be a bit unusual,
> 'bright polished aluminium' would be an expected finish.
>
> A measurement of the diameter of the 'post' that would sit in the device,
> and of the width of the 'slot', would go a long way towards assisting in
> an I.D. -- anything over about 3/4" eliminates both (b) and (c)
>
> Common size for 'posts' for convention displays are 1-1/2",1-3/4",2",and 2-1/2"
I don't know what the hole size is, but I'll put this on my list of
possible answers. Someone else gave an answer that I like, a support
for a small keg of beer.
Rob
In article <[email protected]>,
R.H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>I just added one more photo, I was going to save it for the next set
>but I don't know what it is and don't want to wait that long. It's
>some type of a gauge, possibly for steel, but what I don't get is the
>part where it says "Lights per inch". The lower measurement on that
>side is 3/16.
>
>If you find it hard to read, the other side says "G.W. Klages Pitts.
>Pa. Ounces per sq. foot"
>
>
>http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
>
99 looks to be a wire-gauge, on the 'lights per inch' side, and some
sort of a sheet-metal gauge on the other side. The big hint is in the
way the numbering runs. wire is one of the few things where the number
gets smaller as the gauge gets bigger.
98 could be one of about three things. It is obviously a table-edge
clamp-down device of some sort. Possibilities:
a) *IF* the top portion rotates, so that the slot could be 'sideways'
to (or away from)the edge it is clamped to, then used in pairs to
support signage with tubular metal framing at the back of a convention
display table. The one thing that this possibility has going for it is
that such things, for the 'display' business, are almost invariably
'chromed' surfaces. They're _supposed_ to be showy. <grin>
b) Base for hand-powered kitchen devices such as a meat-grinder, pasta
extruder, sausage packer, etc. *UNLIKELY* however -- one base with
interchangeable tools is limiting. All the tools of that ilk that I've
seen have had their own 'permanently' attached clamp-down.
These tools were also _usually_ simple cast medal for the framework.
A 'chromed' surface would have been *very* rare.
c) A clamp-down base for an extension arm desk light and/or magnifier.
These lights, light/magnifier combinations often came with _two_ bases.
one (a heavy block) that just 'sat' on the desktop, and the alternate
clamp-down for the back of the desk. The 'slot' in the back provided
an exit point for the electrical power cord, that ran inside the
arm, out to the bulb itself. 'chromed' would be a bit unusual,
'bright polished aluminium' would be an expected finish.
A measurement of the diameter of the 'post' that would sit in the device,
and of the width of the 'slot', would go a long way towards assisting in
an I.D. -- anything over about 3/4" eliminates both (b) and (c)
Common size for 'posts' for convention displays are 1-1/2",1-3/4",2",and 2-1/2"
Its a wire gauge.
"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 23 Aug 2004 15:42:40 -0700, [email protected] (R.H.) calmly ranted:
>
> >I just added one more photo, I was going to save it for the next set
> >but I don't know what it is and don't want to wait that long. It's
> >some type of a gauge, possibly for steel, but what I don't get is the
> >part where it says "Lights per inch". The lower measurement on that
> >side is 3/16.
> >
> >If you find it hard to read, the other side says "G.W. Klages Pitts.
> >Pa. Ounces per sq. foot"
>
> It looks a bit like an old metal thickness gauge to me.
> Dunno about lights per inch; maybe for perforated meta?
>
>
> >http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> >I still need help on 98, I forgot to mention that there was two of
> >them, I don't know if they were a set or if there just happened to be
> >that many.
>
> If they're a pair, maybe it was something to do with hanging
> banners off the side of a table. "Some PR thingie" to use the
> technical term.
>
> --
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Never underestimate the innate animosity of inanimate objects.
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