This came up on Craigslist tonight. I thought you guys might like to give it a go. Maybe we can help this guy out. Does anyone know what he has here?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/atq/1640260527.htmlHere is what is posted on C-list:
Can you please help me?
I found this in an old abandoned house we used as a
neighborhood Army fort ( smoking camp hehe)
when I was about 8 or 9 . The old guy that had lived there died years before
I have been carrying this thing off and on , trying to figure out
What this was , for over 50 years
It does not appear to be incomplete or broken anywhere.
It is non-magnetic and the plating is wearing off
The chain is connected to the inside of the box and when the V is placed
on the rubber Pad the box is 100% full.
There are NO markings anywhere
I know it is of no value--BUT
I have got to know What the heck this is- before I CROAK
The older I get –the more I just gotta know and get it off
my Kick the Bucket List
I wish I would have left this thing alone 50+ years ago
Karma is paying me back for swiping it 50 years ago from the old house
With the internet, I might finally get a clue- What this thing is
Rich Mosman
e-mail: RLM456@aol.com