i'll bet it was 'liquid'?
what was the magic search term?
holy crap, i'm absolutely gobsmacked on how quick you found that out
*possibly
Dude!!...Mass Respect!...You found it!....now I have to learn something new!...dang you! dang you all to hell!... I'm kidding of course...good...
me either...just mentioned the fluid oz's cause it was a measure of volume, and would give you a sense of how small the batches musta been......
Appreciate the responses...hope the weather is nice up there..
Though the swirl marks are probably a course steel wool, at best..
so maybe not assaying, unless they were some kind of gemstone?
that rules out a lot of precious metals, then?
If I had a decent closeup of the bowl, you could actually see the swirl marks that marks the path of whatever it held. So harder then brass, then?
and the milling on the brass sliding parts doesn't say handmade to me either
that brass was turned on a lathe, and then the knobs knurled...I don't know if you've ever tried, but that's a lot of work. Considering the...
exactly, not to mention the machining of the brass! Someone else suggested that maybe is was a modular component of a bigger machine (hence the...
Bowl doesn't have very much capacity. 3.25" ID. My guess is between 1-2 Fluid Oz.
Something like that. Everyone I know is stumped. Complete lack of markings is confusing. Someone suggested a one-off, but awful lot of...
[ATTACH] Have taken entirely apart, no markings at all. Brass, Ebony Base, and cast aluminum (painted green). 5"w x 6"d x 4.25"h. When handle...
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