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...or part of old surveying equipment? A friend found this and would appreciate any help ID'ing.
Thanks,
DOug
Thanks,
DOug
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How about a guess..
COuld it be a sheet music holder from a horn ?
COuld it be a sheet music holder from a horn ?
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Never thought of that, and it does look like one but it is very heavy, probably to heavy for a horn. It is about 3 inch's wide.
The front section has a butterfly nut to adjust up and down. The back section has an adjustment knob that adjusted the front piece forward and back. The two pieces hinged at the bottom.
I should have included an object in the picture for a size reference.
Thanks, Doug
The front section has a butterfly nut to adjust up and down. The back section has an adjustment knob that adjusted the front piece forward and back. The two pieces hinged at the bottom.
I should have included an object in the picture for a size reference.
Thanks, Doug
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Any more information, Doug... what part of the county, age of other goodies dug, history...
Below is some information on various gunsights, but nothing yet that matches... <img src="/metal/html/shrug.gif" border=0 width=37 height=15 alt=":shrug">
WWII... B52
<img src="http://sbl.salk.edu/~dkaiser/Gunsight.jpg" alt="" />
WWII anti-aircraft sight (german but typical)
<img src="http://www.collectrussia.com/sBoot/Rboot.jpg" alt="" />
WWI anti-aircraft
<img src="http://www.hmascastlemaine.com/Photos/Oerlikon%20Cannon%20World%20War%202%20Weapon%202.jpg" alt="" />
WWI Vickers machine gun WWI
<img src="http://www.ima-usa.com/images/B138.gif" alt="" />
WWI Artillery Dial sight
<img src="http://members.tripod.com/~nigelef/72grule.gif" alt="" />
Tangent sight 19th century (from link below)
The tangent sight made the layer's job much easier because he could lay for both line and elevation simultaneously, but it was some time before it was generally accepted. Although invented c1779 few guns were fitted with it before 1800 owing to traditional opposition to new-fangled ideas. When offered the new sight, Nelson said he 'would not look at it' but felt the Royal Navy did not need sights because they always closed to within point blank range before opening fire....
...The tangent sight in the form shown survived as the principle method of laying field guns in the British Army (in both smooth-bore and rifled guns) until the South African War (1899 - 1902).
<img src="http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/gun/images/level3.jpg" alt="" />
Re-enactment Civil War
more info here:
http://members.tripod.com/~ProlificPains/arty.htm
<img src="http://www.55thvirginia.freeserve.co.uk/Cannon%20Fireing%203.jpg" alt="" />
Gunner's Quadrant 1600's
<img src="http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/gun/images/quad1.jpg" alt="" />
<img src="/metal/html/shrug.gif" border=0 width=37 height=15 alt=":shrug">
Below is some information on various gunsights, but nothing yet that matches... <img src="/metal/html/shrug.gif" border=0 width=37 height=15 alt=":shrug">
WWII... B52
<img src="http://sbl.salk.edu/~dkaiser/Gunsight.jpg" alt="" />
WWII anti-aircraft sight (german but typical)
<img src="http://www.collectrussia.com/sBoot/Rboot.jpg" alt="" />
WWI anti-aircraft
<img src="http://www.hmascastlemaine.com/Photos/Oerlikon%20Cannon%20World%20War%202%20Weapon%202.jpg" alt="" />
WWI Vickers machine gun WWI
<img src="http://www.ima-usa.com/images/B138.gif" alt="" />
WWI Artillery Dial sight
<img src="http://members.tripod.com/~nigelef/72grule.gif" alt="" />
Tangent sight 19th century (from link below)
The tangent sight made the layer's job much easier because he could lay for both line and elevation simultaneously, but it was some time before it was generally accepted. Although invented c1779 few guns were fitted with it before 1800 owing to traditional opposition to new-fangled ideas. When offered the new sight, Nelson said he 'would not look at it' but felt the Royal Navy did not need sights because they always closed to within point blank range before opening fire....
...The tangent sight in the form shown survived as the principle method of laying field guns in the British Army (in both smooth-bore and rifled guns) until the South African War (1899 - 1902).
<img src="http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/gun/images/level3.jpg" alt="" />
Re-enactment Civil War
more info here:
http://members.tripod.com/~ProlificPains/arty.htm
<img src="http://www.55thvirginia.freeserve.co.uk/Cannon%20Fireing%203.jpg" alt="" />
Gunner's Quadrant 1600's
<img src="http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/gun/images/quad1.jpg" alt="" />
<img src="/metal/html/shrug.gif" border=0 width=37 height=15 alt=":shrug">
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It was found by a friend,(fellow md'er), who was digging in a turn of the century dump for bottles. The age of the bottles was mostly 20's to 40's with a few older bottles mixed in. I'll try to get more info from him. He doesn't have access to a computer so I was trying to help him ID it.
Thanks for the pictorial history of gun sights. That was a very informative post and I really appreciate the effort.
Doug
Thanks for the pictorial history of gun sights. That was a very informative post and I really appreciate the effort.
Doug
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...a vintage denturist's articulator
Several modern styles:
<img src="http://www.demik.ru/demik/osung/images/artic2.jpg" alt="" />
<img src="http://www.hufa.cz/images_6/Ll-x35_3.jpg" alt="" />
Several modern styles:
<img src="http://www.demik.ru/demik/osung/images/artic2.jpg" alt="" />
<img src="http://www.hufa.cz/images_6/Ll-x35_3.jpg" alt="" />
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Doug, this looks like a very close match to your friends find. The ad is going right now on ebay for a couple bucks. Framed and sold again with your friends find, might make an interesting package for a dentist collector. Just a thought.
What an interesting find, thanks for posting!
From the ebay auction below:
>>> Description
This IMPROVED ARTICULATOR picture is 8" x 9" on gold foil paper. INVENTION OF DR. J. B. McPHERSON PATENTED DEC. 30, 1879. It is an advertisement mounted on yellowing cardboard. There is a stain on the lower left corner.
Would look neat framed and hanging in a dentist or orthodontist office.<<<
What an interesting find, thanks for posting!
From the ebay auction below:
>>> Description
This IMPROVED ARTICULATOR picture is 8" x 9" on gold foil paper. INVENTION OF DR. J. B. McPHERSON PATENTED DEC. 30, 1879. It is an advertisement mounted on yellowing cardboard. There is a stain on the lower left corner.
Would look neat framed and hanging in a dentist or orthodontist office.<<<
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...thanks for posting! <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
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...or...Steve I think you nailed it!! I forgot to mention that he was finding a lot of hospital bottles, medical bottles, etc. Pretty old stuff like IV drip bottles w/cork stoppers.
I'll show him your post. Man...thanks again for the research!! He will really appreciate it.
Doug
I'll show him your post. Man...thanks again for the research!! He will really appreciate it.
Doug