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Do you know what it is?
« on: September 23, 2010, 01:20:26 am »
Just want the input from all of you antiquers on what this is!

Ready, set, GO............


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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2010, 01:24:41 am »
Appears to be a bellows.
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2010, 01:29:26 am »
Yeah....a type of one....but what for?    I found this very interesting and just had to share!  :)  :)  :O 
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2010, 01:37:37 am »
No idea, looks like the tip screws into or locks onto something. Looks like an Acme thread so I assume this is an industrial use and needs a very secure attachment. Can't make out the nameplate due to glare.  That may have been a clue.
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2010, 01:42:52 am »
When ya'll give up guessing with these pics...I will post a closer up of the metal nameplate....then what it is!
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2010, 01:44:46 am »
KC, I only see one pic.  The other pic is red 'Xed' out on my view.

Bagpipe bellows?  How come I am the only one guessing?  Getting late...I am turning in.
« Last Edit: September 23, 2010, 01:52:22 am by waywardangler »
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2010, 06:49:21 am »
I'll guess too  :)  , Antique Fire Fighter's Air Bellows for Helmets -  Leather mask is attached to a hose, which is attached to bellows. The firefighter would don the leather mask, while a second firefighter would provide air by operating the ...bellows. Signals were given by tugs on the hose by the wearer, 1 tug meant more air, 2 tugs less air, 3 tugs help me out.
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2010, 07:19:46 am »
Looks like it was made for a rubber hose to be attached ...... so I'm going to guess it was a "medical instrument".
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2010, 07:31:29 am »
Definitely going with warward on this. First thing I thought of.....must have been my Celtic roots tingling  :D
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2010, 11:57:43 am »
Okay....ya'll were closing in....but probably would never guess without the faceplate....so I will show it.


I just found this one fascinating....tryi ng to look outwards and onwards to new areas of collecting and came across this one! 

Where to find it!  http://www.antiques-atlas.com/antiques/view.php?code=as094a038

Let me know if it is okay to post these items on this area when I come across something new/odd/very interesting!

Food for Thought:  Should we recommend that don'tbe add a "what is it" section for items that are never solved and hopefully someone will come along and solve some day.  (In other words they can't be placed there immediately...but only by mediators/owners for unsolved items once recommended by the oldie and diehards on this site?)  Just a suggestion.
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2010, 12:07:30 pm »
I like the idea of a "what is it?" section. Great idea.
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2010, 01:20:58 pm »
It's definitely a bellows - but what looks like threads on the metal tip make me wonder if it had a special purpose other than making fires hotter.  Could it have been used to pump up the tires of a bicycle ?  Were air-filled tires available at this time this was made?
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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2010, 01:29:33 pm »
Could the threads have been just for an extension nozzle, which would allow the user to be a little further from the flame? These are modern made ones which are intended for use with a fireplace:

Maybe like this or a little longer:


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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2010, 01:32:11 pm »
Hi FancyIdeas!  I posted the link above to reveal the answer.

It was to attach to a rubber tube and force air down to divers under the water!  http://www.hammerdown.com/pump.html

Amazing, Huh?

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Re: Do you know what it is?
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2010, 08:02:38 pm »
That's just plain awesome! I imagine the guys at the surface taking turns pumpin' air, technology sure has changed in the last 100+/- years!
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