Mystery Gadget 30

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Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 14, 2015
Category: Technology | 1920s

Comments

An ancient lable maker?

Posted by Tiona on 07/14/15 at 08:47 AM

Dog Tag embosser.

Nope... ~~no cigar~~.
(sorry, didn't mean to offend with my untoward reference to simi-banned substance)

Nope... ~~no sugar~~.
(damn! did it again. I'm seriously must apologize for my reference to an addictive substance that has lead so many of our American into unhealthy choices)

Didn't get it.
(Whew! That should be PC*** enough. Hopefully)

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 07/14/15 at 09:13 AM

A device for embossing was the first thought. With that handle operating an anvil and wheel for choosing characters, it seems evident. It is electrically operated, perhaps it burns a letter / number onto an object?

Posted by KDP on 07/14/15 at 09:37 AM

My first though was also an embosser.

Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 07/14/15 at 10:22 AM

It makes those labels to put on stuff.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 07/14/15 at 11:14 AM

Not quite. Oh well, the alphabet wheel looks like it.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 07/14/15 at 11:18 AM

Obviously an embosser. The object holder looks made for a tube. Maybe to brand your pipe to keep people from stealing it or so you can have one pipe for Cavendish and another for Burley?

Posted by Phideaux on 07/14/15 at 12:47 PM

Clearly a label-embosser.

Posted by Duke of URL on 07/14/15 at 01:32 PM

Precursor of the Dymo label maker, maybe? Best guess here is the elec circuit
is for heating the material to be embossed, likely a plastic of some sort.

Posted by JT on 07/14/15 at 05:02 PM

I figured an electric branding iron for Red Wigglers, the Cadillac of Worms.

Posted by BMN on 07/14/15 at 08:41 PM

The URL of the link gives it away.

Posted by RobK on 07/16/15 at 11:23 AM

That is The Namograph
It is used for hot foil stamping on the cylindrical body of a writing pen.

Posted by Gary Saunders on 07/16/15 at 04:34 PM

Labelmaker

Posted by Siggy on 07/20/15 at 11:05 PM

Leather brander for belts?

Posted by Barry on 12/02/16 at 04:24 PM

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