Fellow BSer needs help IDing something........

[Mr.Squatch]

It's a mechanical timer for a camera. Older cameras had a threaded trigger button that this screwed into. You set the timer and walk to pose. I have three different models from some of my father's OLD OLD camera stuff. Very cool.

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[Mr.Squatch]

ebay item 330702344074 has three other variations. more like mine

 

[Mojo Rider]

Well that was kinda fun and for almost 2 hours....could someone post another pic of something they can't identify.

 

[charliepapa]

clearly a cuckoo clock calibration device.

 

[brfd557]

It's a mechanical timer for a camera. Older cameras had a threaded trigger button that this screwed into. You set the timer and walk to pose. I have three different models from some of my father's OLD OLD camera stuff. Very cool.

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WOW!!!! Thats it! I dug his old camera out and thats what it is!! Screws right into the button, Thanks a bunch Squatch

 

[Mr.Squatch]

dammit i'm old lol

 

[brfd557]

Thank you to the rest of you as well for brainstorming for me!

 

[Emperor]

WOW!!!! Thats it! I dug his old camera out and thats what it is!! Screws right into the button, Thanks a bunch Squatch

Now you need to find his stashed collection of pictures of nude women he obvioulsy took with it.

 

[oleheat]

Thank you, Mr. Squatch! You are one smart cookie, Sir! I had no friggin' idea what this could have been!!!!

(From brfd557 VVVVV)

....and thanks everyone else!!!

 

[LongGoneDays]

Good stuffs but I wish it had been something more grease related haha.

 

[tupperware9mm]

Thank you, Mr. Squatch! You are one smart cookie, Sir! I had no friggin' idea what this could have been!!!!

(From brfd557 VVVVV)

camera's an Argus C-3 I had one as a kid.

 

[10shotgroup]

Was there film in the camera ?

 

[Captain_Morgan]

Neat.

 

[ajt2341]

This was probably the most interesting post I've read on here. Thank you squatch, i'd have been trolling the net all night long looking for answers lol.