The odd stuff thread

[Fish along]

I have a few things that I'd like some help identifying,or if you have used or have any knowledge of. Anyone can post their odd stuff if they want it's all good for conversation I believe. Here is something I've had for quite a while probably some guys on here has used one.

[Fish along]

https://i.postimg.cc/134pxJKj/IMG-2304.jpg (https://postimages.org/) This is what I was trying to download.

[270person]

Poor mans toboggan with a stick shift?

[Lost Arrow]

Poor mans toboggan with a stick shift?

Good one!

[Fish along]

https://i.postimg.cc/bNTc6G1m/IMG-2305.jpg (https://postimages.org/) a closeup

[fishnguy]

Isn’t it just a grain moisture meter?

[yoteblaster]

Isn’t it just a grain moisture meter?

Yes I believe it is

[Fish along]

Yes I believe it is

Did you ever use one?

[Fish along]

https://i.postimg.cc/VsqD2gwm/20211220-153856.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bdvxtQdB) any one ever seen one of these?

[Grizzly Adams1]

https://i.postimg.cc/VsqD2gwm/20211220-153856.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bdvxtQdB) any one ever seen one of these?

Poseidon ?

Grizz

[yoteblaster]

Did you ever use one?

Yes many times

[tirebob]

My kinda thread!!! I gotta go dig out some of my favourite weird things...

[270person]

https://i.postimg.cc/VsqD2gwm/20211220-153856.jpg (https://postimg.cc/bdvxtQdB) any one ever seen one of these?



Poor man's toboggan with a hood ornament.

[fishnguy]

Statue of Liberty prototype.

[Fish along]

poseidon ?

Grizz

poseidon? Im not sure,but thats probably what it is,i was wondering what it came off,a mystery for sure.

[Fish along]

What's it off any idea?https://i.postimg.cc/kMYcJLZv/IMG-2306.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Grizzly Adams1]

poseidon? Im not sure,but thats probably what it is,i was wondering what it came off,a mystery for sure.

Looks like one of those type of statues Victorians were fond of. I'll bet it has some age.

Grizz

[Grizzly Adams1]

What's it off any idea?https://i.postimg.cc/kMYcJLZv/IMG-2306.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

50's Ford ?

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/265231608860?hash=item3dc1092c1c:g:KkcAAOSwlIRg8G3 W

Grizz

[treeroot]

What's it off any idea?https://i.postimg.cc/kMYcJLZv/IMG-2306.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

hood ordament... Looks similar to a blue bird bus ornament.

[urban rednek]

poseidon? Im not sure,but thats probably what it is,i was wondering what it came off,a mystery for sure.
If it was Poseidon, he would be wielding a trident, not a sword. Can't tell from the photo, is that a winged helmet? If so, it's likely Perseus.
If not a winged helmet, it could be Jason of Argonaut fame?

[urban rednek]

What's it off any idea?https://i.postimg.cc/kMYcJLZv/IMG-2306.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Looks like the 1955 Ford Fairlane ornament.
Plymouths of the same era had a similar hood ornament, but the leading edge of the wings was noticeably thicker and had a slightly different shape.

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If it was Poseidon, he would be wielding a trident, not a sword. Can't tell from the photo, is that a winged helmet? If so, it's likely Perseus.
If not a winged helmet, it could be Jason of Argonaut fame?

Yes his helmet is winged and the thing he's holding is a torch I believe, I'll take another picture from a different angle. Thanks for trying to help.

[Fish along]

Another oddity, https://i.postimg.cc/sXR1wsTy/IMG-2308.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

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A water boy.https://i.postimg.cc/3RJQKqRm/IMG-2310.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[badger]

Another oddity, https://i.postimg.cc/sXR1wsTy/IMG-2308.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

I have one too. Sold at Earls on 16th Ave & 10th st.

[Okotok]

I have one too. Sold at Earls on 16th Ave & 10th st.

I recall the original Edmonton Earl's having a ton of those things hanging around.

[57charlie]

If it was Poseidon, he would be wielding a trident, not a sword. Can't tell from the photo, is that a winged helmet? If so, it's likely Perseus.
If not a winged helmet, it could be Jason of Argonaut fame?

Not Poseidon as he's always been depicted as an older mythological figure, usually with a trident in hand and always with a huge gnarly beard.

It's not Perseus. The figurine you have has a nautical themed base with anchor, a ship's wheel & waves. Perseus has always been depicted as holding up the head of Medusa in his left hand and his sword in right hand at waist level. He's really never been depicted in statue or pictograph form with any type of nautical theme/base. Cellini's statue of Perseus standing next to the Uffizi Gallery in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence is the most famous.

177027

I think your figurine may just be a statue made for tourists. It appears to be made of pot metal, not brass. You never found any markings on it?

[57charlie]

A water boy.https://i.postimg.cc/3RJQKqRm/IMG-2310.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Gunga Din or a Klondiker from the gold rush period

[Grizzly Adams1]

Yes his helmet is winged and the thing he's holding is a torch I believe, I'll take another picture from a different angle. Thanks for trying to help.

Winged would say Mercury ?

Grizz

[Grizzly Adams1]

Gunga Din or a Klondiker from the gold rush period

I have two, very similar, one my grandmother gave when we left Germany, a souvenir of Hamburg.

https://www.hamburg.com/sights/memorials/11747510/wassertraeger/

Grizz

[Grizzly Adams1]

I have one too. Sold at Earls on 16th Ave & 10th st.

That Earls came to mind immediately. Ate there often.

Grizz

[Fish along]

Not Poseidon as he's always been depicted as an older mythological figure, usually with a trident in hand and always with a huge gnarly beard.

It's not Perseus. The figurine you have has a nautical themed base with anchor, a ship's wheel & waves. Perseus has always been depicted as holding up the head of Medusa in his left hand and his sword in right hand at waist level. He's really never been depicted in statue or pictograph form with any type of nautical theme/base. Cellini's statue of Perseus standing next to the Uffizi Gallery in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence is the most famous.

177027

I think your figurine may just be a statue made for tourists. It appears to be made of pot metal, not brass. You never found any markings on it?

Pot metal I believe, and no markings .probably sat on a piano or something, thanks for your information.

[Fish along]

Winged would say Mercury ?

Grizz

Could it have been on a car?

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https://i.postimg.cc/43Mk1PMj/IMG-2311.jpg (https://postimages.org/) Harmonica.

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A rock I found at https://i.postimg.cc/J4KVGR1T/IMG-2312.jpg (https://postimages.org/) lake with blue coloring. Really heavy, like lead. Found at Phylis Lake.

[57charlie]

What's it off any idea?https://i.postimg.cc/kMYcJLZv/IMG-2306.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

I think "urban rednek" hit the nail on the head, it is a '56 Ford Fairlane hood ornament.

The '56 Plymouth Fury Belvedere had a very similar design but it had a shorter, almost bow/boat shaped nose, the leading edge of the wings weren't stepped back and they were rolled down at the wing tips.

[Fish along]

I think "urban rednek" hit the nail on the head, it is a '56 Ford Fairlane hood ornament.

The '56 Plymouth Fury Belvedere had a very similar design but it had a shorter, almost bow/boat shaped nose, the leading edge of the wings weren't stepped back and they were rolled down at the wing tips.

Thank you.

[shortgrub]

Poseidon ?

Grizz

looks like Trudeau yanked to hard on his riggin

[EZM]

Poor mans toboggan with a stick shift?

I don't think that square leather helmet would fit my head very well ....

[EZM]

A rock I found at https://i.postimg.cc/J4KVGR1T/IMG-2312.jpg (https://postimages.org/) lake with blue coloring. Really heavy, like lead. Found at Phylis Lake.

Wild guess (I'm not an expert) ..... but maybe a meteorite from space. That would be really cool. Worth a few bucks I think.

[Lornce]

Atmos Perpetual Clock, you never wind it. Inside it in a sealed capsule, a mixture of gases expands and contracts with each temperature change. The mechanism winds naturally This one has been running on my fireplace mantel for about 18 years without being touched.

https://i.imgur.com/SaEKQGh.jpg

[Fish along]

Wild guess (I'm not an expert) ..... but maybe a meteorite from space. That would be really cool. Worth a few bucks I think.

Wow! Are you kidding that's amazing news,I hope you are right,it's been kicking around my garage for years and I've always wondered what it might be,so cool thanks.

[Fish along]

Atmos Perpetual Clock, you never wind it. Inside it in a sealed capsule, a mixture of gases expands and contracts with each temperature change. The mechanism winds naturally This one has been running on my fireplace mantel for about 18 years without being touched.

https://i.imgur.com/SaEKQGh.jpg

Thats a very neat clock.

[Fish along]

An Iroquois carving, I https://i.postimg.cc/vTX6tDtT/IMG-2299.jpg (https://postimages.org/). Joecarving Greene.. Joe Greene

[Stinky Buffalo]

Wow! Are you kidding that's amazing news,I hope you are right,it's been kicking around my garage for years and I've always wondered what it might be,so cool thanks.

That's really cool!

For funsies, run a Geiger counter on it...

[Outbound]

Wow! Are you kidding that's amazing news,I hope you are right,it's been kicking around my garage for years and I've always wondered what it might be,so cool thanks.

I'd find a geologist to have a look at it.

[Fish along]

That's really cool!

For funsies, run a Geiger counter on it...

How do I do that?

[Fish along]

I'd find a geologist to have a look at it.

How would a guy go about finding a geologist?

[Grizzly Adams1]

Wild guess (I'm not an expert) ..... but maybe a meteorite from space. That would be really cool. Worth a few bucks I think.

Don't think so, Phyllis lake is a hole in the muskeg, so probably was in the stuff hauled in to develop it. Still interesting.

Grizz

[Grizzly Adams1]

The Iroquois carving got me thinking. I bought this on the Mohawk reserve in southern Ontario, just down the road from their massive cigarette factory. :lol: there apparently is a story to go with it.

https://i.imgur.com/k2wmHY0.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/tm6Q5t2.jpg

Grizz

[Outbound]

How would a guy go about finding a geologist?

I'd start by calling or emailing the geology department of a university.

[bat119]

My uncle collect old news papers he gave me a Leslies newspaper April 26 1862 the headline news was the sinking of the Cumberland by the iron clad Merimac
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=2305&pictureid=11616

the battle of Winchester March 23 bayonet charge led by General Tyler

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=2305&pictureid=11617

An Elliot revolver $10

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=2305&pictureid=11618

[Fish along]

My uncle collect old news papers he gave me a Leslies newspaper April 26 1862 the headline news was the sinking of the Cumberland by the iron clad Merimac
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=2305&pictureid=11616

the battle of Winchester March 23 bayonet charge led by General Tyler

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=2305&pictureid=11617

An Elliot revolver $10

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/picture.php?albumid=2305&pictureid=11618
Very cool, imagine 10 bucks for a pistol,of course that was quite a bit of money at the time.

[KegRiver]

Not on par with what has been posted but maybe something few today would recognize.

https://i.imgur.com/OeqINv6.jpg

It was found on a pile of scrap iron on my BILs farm in Tisdale Saskatchewan.

I saw one similar to it before in a blacksmith shop but this one is much taller and may have had a different application.

The item under the tire is kinda cool too. It's a grill for a old tractor.
I think maybe a Massey but not sure.

All I'm sure of it's not for a McCormick, they had narrow bars and slots.

[jungleboy]

Not on par with what has been posted but maybe something few today would recognize.

https://i.imgur.com/OeqINv6.jpg

It was found on a pile of scrap iron on my BILs farm in Tisdale Saskatchewan.

I saw one similar to it before in a blacksmith shop but this one is much taller and may have had a different application.

The item under the tire is kinda cool too. It's a grill for a old tractor.
I think maybe a Massey but not sure.

All I'm sure of it's not for a McCormick, they had narrow bars and slots.


I agree, Massey Harris grill. There was a time I would’ve hounded you for that blower ,but now it just looks like work to me :(

[Grizzly Adams1]

I saw one similar to it before in a blacksmith shop but this one is much taller and may have had a different application.

Think it's a blower for a coal fired forge.

Grizz

[KegRiver]

I saw one similar to it before in a blacksmith shop but this one is much taller and may have had a different application.

Think it's a blower for a coal fired forge.

Grizz

That was my guess but it could be another similar application.

The one I saw at the blacksmith shop had a shorter stand as I mentioned so I wonder if this one might have been used for melting iron for casting rather then for hot forging metal.

The reason I think that is this one would have necessitated the forge be at an awkward height.

[KegRiver]

I agree, Massey Harris grill. There was a time I would’ve hounded you for that blower ,but now it just looks like work to me :(

Too late now anyway. The occasion that lead to this photo was the BIL's funeral and the farm was sold shortly afterwards.

[Savage Bacon]

Wow! Are you kidding that's amazing news,I hope you are right,it's been kicking around my garage for years and I've always wondered what it might be,so cool thanks.Going bald? Try rubbing it on your head. If it is a meteorite it might have special powers. Try lifting something that's really heavy.

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[Fish along]

Going bald? Try rubbing it on your head. If it is a meteorite it might have special powers. Try lifting something that's really heavy.

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Lol that’s heavy.

[fishnguy]

A rock I found at https://i.postimg.cc/J4KVGR1T/IMG-2312.jpg (https://postimages.org/) lake with blue coloring. Really heavy, like lead. Found at Phylis Lake.
I am no expert, but just about every meteorite I saw in museums had some kind of signs of melting taking place.

Also, absolute majority of meteorites contain iron, so there should be at least weak magnetic attraction.

No expert though, lol.

Edit: Maybe read this and see if you can pull something useful out of it: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/i-think-i-found-meteorite-how-can-i-tell-sure

[Red Bullets]

How would a guy go about finding a geologist?

I'd start by calling or emailing the geology department of a university.

X2.
The U of A in Edmonton has a nice geology specimen display/museum. When I took a rock there a couple years ago the curator seemed quite knowledgeable. A great collection to view too. Would be a good place to start. Because U of A is in remote learning mode it might be hard to find geo. profs on campus.

Another place to call would be the Alberta Geological Survey. The geologists on staff would be really good to talk to also. I took some stones to them once and they were able to put the stones in a spectro ? machine for free and tell exactly what the composition of the stones were. Their website is pretty interesting too. The AGS's interactive apps and maps are quite revealing.

[Fish along]

I am no expert, but just about every meteorite I saw in museums had some kind of signs of melting taking place.

Also, absolute majority of meteorites contain iron, so there should be at least weak magnetic attraction.

No expert though, lol.

Edit: Maybe read this and see if you can pull something useful out of it: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/i-think-i-found-meteorite-how-can-i-tell-sure

Thanks for the link I’ll check it out later,I tried my metal detector on it but no reading at all.

[bat119]

Very cool, imagine 10 bucks for a pistol,of course that was quite a bit of money at the time.

Worth a little more now

https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/57/1089/e-remington-sons-elliot-revolver-22-short

[walking buffalo]

Thanks for the link I’ll check it out later,I tried my metal detector on it but no reading at all.

Then it isn't from space.

It looks like weathered Limestone to me.

[Fish along]

An old Scottish Print. https://i.postimg.cc/tRkfY0y9/20211223-102106.jpg (https://postimg.cc/rzdgPPKH)

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https://i.postimg.cc/HWbYKkQB/IMG-2317.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[KegRiver]

A rock I found at https://i.postimg.cc/J4KVGR1T/IMG-2312.jpg (https://postimages.org/) lake with blue coloring. Really heavy, like lead. Found at Phylis Lake.

That looks somewhat like the ore I saw around Pine Point when we were moving the houses out of there.

But that ore had a silvery look to it, and no blue. To me the blue suggests copper.

I know there were copper mines in Banff before it became a park, and copper ore was found in the Rocky Mountain House area.

My guess is what you found is low grade copper ore.

[Fish along]

Worth a little more now

https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/57/1089/e-remington-sons-elliot-revolver-22-short

That's a really nice pistol and a pepper box to boot.Wish I had barrels of money lop.:)

[Fish along]

Then it isn't from space.

It looks like weathered Limestone to me.

Maybe if I smoked a big fatty it would seem more space like,lol.:sHa_shakeshout:

[Fish along]

That looks somewhat like the ore I saw around Pine Point when we were moving the houses out of there.

But that ore had a silvery look to it, and no blue. To me the blue suggests copper.

I know there were copper mines in Banff before it became a park, and copper ore was found in the Rocky Mountain House area.

My guess is what you found is low grade copper ore.

That's probably what it is ,copper ore,I was reading some of the links and it don't have the characteristics of a meteorite.

[Fish along]

X2.
The U of A in Edmonton has a nice geology specimen display/museum. When I took a rock there a couple years ago the curator seemed quite knowledgeable. A great collection to view too. Would be a good place to start. Because U of A is in remote learning mode it might be hard to find geo. profs on campus.

Another place to call would be the Alberta Geological Survey. The geologists on staff would be really good to talk to also. I took some stones to them once and they were able to put the stones in a spectro ? machine for free and tell exactly what the composition of the stones were. Their website is pretty interesting too. The AGS's interactive apps and maps are quite revealing.

Thanks Red for the information, greatly appreciated.

[Fish along]

Atmos Perpetual Clock, you never wind it. Inside it in a sealed capsule, a mixture of gases expands and contracts with each temperature change. The mechanism winds naturally This one has been running on my fireplace mantel for about 18 years without being touched.

https://i.imgur.com/SaEKQGh.jpg

They go for pretty big money on EBay.

[Grizzly Adams1]

https://i.postimg.cc/HWbYKkQB/IMG-2317.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Actually, the Crimean War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alma

Grizz

[Fish along]

Actually, the Crimean War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alma

Grizz

That’s so interesting I didn’t know but I’ll check it out now thanks to you.

[Fish along]

https://i.postimg.cc/LsN2yQ3K/IMG-2324.jpg (https://postimages.org/) A whaling Print.

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https://i.postimg.cc/SxtpCYSk/IMG-2325.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

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A mercury filled plumbob. https://i.postimg.cc/QxcqYDDR/IMG-2329.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

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Anybody ever use onehttps://i.postimg.cc/Ss8cjTMM/IMG-2328.jpg (https://postimages.org/) of these ?

[Savage Bacon]

Anybody ever use onehttps://i.postimg.cc/Ss8cjTMM/IMG-2328.jpg (https://postimages.org/) of these ?Yep that's a calculator

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[Dewey Cox]

Yep that's a calculator

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Did you use it to calculate mpg of a brontosaurus?

;)

[bat119]

After the slide rule and before the calculator was the Curta "math grenade" my Dad used one for surveying in the 50's he still has it, a collectable these days.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta

[Savage Bacon]

Did you use it to calculate mpg of a brontosaurus?



;)Possibly, it's from before my time. My dad had one when I was a kid. It works like a caliper. The center strip slides left or right to chose the numbers in the equation, then the sight glass on the end has a thin line that you can slide from left or right. When the thin line covers all of the numbers in the equation, it shows your answer.

Try teaching a kid these days who can't read a clock how to use it [emoji28]
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[Grizzly Adams1]

That’s so interesting I didn’t know but I’ll check it out now thanks to you.

Think Charge of the Light Brigade, picture is likely from that period, war was still fun in those days for some people and they glorified it.

Grizz

[Grizzly Adams1]

Mystery item to me, incense burner? I saw it at some people's place and it intrigued me. Very high quality construction, might even be silver.

https://i.imgur.com/pFRDyLk.jpg

Grizz

[Dewey Cox]

Is that a carbide lamp like the old coalminers wore on their helmets? Or some kind of vehicle headlight?
I assume a reflector would mount on the channel on the front.

I don't know anything about either, thats just where my brain went to when I saw it.

[jungleboy]

Is that a carbide lamp like the old coalminers wore on their helmets? Or some kind of vehicle headlight?
I assume a reflector would mount on the channel on the front.

I don't know anything about either, thats just where my brain went to when I saw it.

I am pretty sure that is a carbide lamp , missing the reflector that would have slid over the two little brackets on the top.

I have a similar one that has a reflector encased in a glass lens that was a bicycle light

[jungleboy]

Here is my odd item , not really sure what this is.
Someone suggested it is for holding a line spool for spooling line onto a fishing reel , which seems a bit over the top. It's made of Cast iron and stands about a foot tall when clamped to the table.

https://i.imgur.com/mhI2IDS.jpg

[Fish along]

Here is my odd item , not really sure what this is.
Someone suggested it is for holding a line spool for spooling line onto a fishing reel , which seems a bit over the top. It's made of Cast iron and stands about a foot tall when clamped to the table.

https://i.imgur.com/mhI2IDS.jpg

That would be a very educated guess, could be used for fishing line spools or much larger spools in order to keep the material from kinking, i set up a spike or nail on my bench vice to load my monofilament unto my fishing reels, same thing only cruder.:)

[bat119]

Is that a carbide lamp like the old coalminers wore on their helmets? Or some kind of vehicle headlight?
I assume a reflector would mount on the channel on the front.


it's a Mlller bicycle lamp missing the reflector nice find

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-bicycle-carbide-lamps-h-245542180

[Fish along]

I am pretty sure that is a carbide lamp , missing the reflector that would have slid over the two little brackets on the top.

I have a similar one that has a reflector encased in a glass lens that was a bicycle light

That would be my guess as well,now that you pointed out. So the hinged pieces at the back were for angling the light up and down?

[Fish along]

After the slide rule and before the calculator was the Curta "math grenade" my Dad used one for surveying in the 50's he still has it, a collectable these days.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta

So your dad was a surveyor?Very cool the older guys had to know how to position using the stars with their transits,now days its all done by GPS,i have a few of the old time transits. People still use slide rules to measure the cubic meters of concrete in a foundation and such,and perhaps other things as well.

[catnthehat]

A couple ofdifferent calculators from my bunch of stuff- even have an orignal Powley somewhere! LOL.
These things work.
Cat
https://i.imgur.com/3P9COWF.jpg

[bat119]

So your dad was a surveyor?Very cool the older guys had to know how to position using the stars with their transits,now days its all done by GPS,i have a few of the old time transits. People still use slide rules to measure the cubic meters of concrete in a foundation and such,and perhaps other things as well.

I helped him a few times doing star shots, I would hold a flash light over known point with a plumb bob similar to the one you posted.
Dad would look up in the ephemeris book an exact time a star would be in position, the transit would be setup over another known point after taking an angle up to the star he would triangulate his position.

Much more difficult than pushing a button on a GPS these days

[Fish along]

Mystery item to me, incense burner? I saw it at some people's place and it intrigued me. Very high quality construction, might even be silver.

https://i.imgur.com/pFRDyLk.jpg

Grizz

Thats a realy nice (head lamp)as JB stated, i believe ive seen one before but it must have been a long time ago,if its a lamp then it must have burned coal oil or something,and it would have been very dangerous working in underground coal mines, like the coal mine in Bell Island NFLD,which ran 27 miles under the Atlantic ocean. Its all filled with water now,my great grandfather was a miner there. Theres a statue of him there now unless someone ripped it down because they were offended somehow.

[Fish along]

A couple ofdifferent calculators from my bunch of stuff- even have an orignal Powley somewhere! LOL.
These things work.
Cat
https://i.imgur.com/3P9COWF.jpg

It do seem a bit confusing,but my 7mm Rem Mag drops 30 inches at 500 yds and looks somewhat like the top reading. Thanks for posting,Seasons Greetings Cat.:)

[jungleboy]

Thats a realy nice (head lamp)as JB stated, i believe ive seen one before but it must have been a long time ago,if its a lamp then it must have burned coal oil or something,and it would have been very dangerous working in underground coal mines, like the coal mine in Bell Island NFLD,which ran 27 miles under the Atlantic ocean. Its all filled with water now,my great grandfather was a miner there. Theres a statue of him there now unless someone ripped it down because they were offended somehow.

The bottom container holds calcium carbide the top container hold water , the water dribbles onto the calcium carbide which produces acetylene and that is what you light .

[catnthehat]

The bottom container holds calcium carbide the top container hold water , the water dribbles onto the calcium carbide which produces acetylene and that is what you light .

We used to use carbide lamps for blackening the sights on our service rifles, I should look ant trying too find another.
Cat

[1886]

I have 1 of these. Found it years ago and never used it.

[jungleboy]

The one I have , my dad said he used it on his bike when he was a kid. The big one is the bike lamp , the little brass one is a miners lamp.
https://i.imgur.com/1SGCr4q.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/dBEU3cl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8WNJWC4.jpg

[jungleboy]

Some tool porn for the woodworkers.
https://i.imgur.com/TstS0nI.jpg

[catnthehat]

Some tool porn for the woodworkers.
https://i.imgur.com/TstS0nI.jpg
That's cool!
My older brother collects wood planes , some of them are incredible and they all are operational .
He has about 4 Stanley's, 45,'s , 55's , etc
Cat

[catnthehat]

I have 1 of these. Found it years ago and never used it.

Now THAT is cool!
Cat

[Red Bullets]

Anybody ever use onehttps://i.postimg.cc/Ss8cjTMM/IMG-2328.jpg (https://postimages.org/) of these ?

That's the tool they used to go to the moon the first time.

[kodiakken]

That was my high school calculator!!
Don't know if I could run one now though..... It's been a few years. LOL.

[57charlie]

Anybody ever use onehttps://i.postimg.cc/Ss8cjTMM/IMG-2328.jpg (https://postimages.org/) of these ?

I sold 5 of them in a garage sale this past summer. My nephew who has a degree in mechanical engineering had heard of them but had never seen one and had no idea how they worked. Not surprising as he still doesn't know how to operate a snow shovel either.

[Phil McCracken]

Anybody ever use onehttps://i.postimg.cc/Ss8cjTMM/IMG-2328.jpg (https://postimages.org/) of these ?

Well I tried and flunked the first time I was introduced to it back in the mid 70s...

Never understood this piece of poop...oh well...here I am today...:)

I digress...:sHa_sarcasticlol:

[Fish along]

Well I tried and flunked the first time I was introduced to it back in the mid 70s...

Never understood this piece of poop...oh well...here I am today...:)

I digress...:sHa_sarcasticlol:

It's not something I would or could or want to figure out how to use,lol. A feller could use it as a comb for bald heads i suppose lol.😁

[Fish along]

I sold 5 of them in a garage sale this past summer. My nephew who has a degree in mechanical engineering had heard of them but had never seen one and had no idea how they worked. Not surprising as he still doesn't know how to operate a snow shovel either.

Lol that's pretty funny, but maybe he's smarter than you think lol

[Fish along]

That's the tool they used to go to the moon the first time.

That's pretty amazing.

[Fish along]

I have 1 of these. Found it years ago and never used it.

Hey that's a cigarette lighter, I believe, cool.

[1886]

Hey that's a cigarette lighter, I believe, cool.

It’s actually for smoking gun sights. You put calcium carbide in it then add water, light it up and blacken your sights

[Grizzly Adams1]

A couple ofdifferent calculators from my bunch of stuff- even have an orignal Powley somewhere! LOL.
These things work.
Cat
https://i.imgur.com/3P9COWF.jpg

Just specialized slide rules, same principle. In my day, you had to buy one for school, just like scientific calculators now. A lot of amazing work was done with slide rules in pre computer days, including the early rocket research.

Grizz

[Grizzly Adams1]

That's cool!
My older brother collects wood planes , some of them are incredible and they all are operational .
He has about 4 Stanley's, 45,'s , 55's , etc
Cat

Error

Grizz

[Fish along]

Some tool porn for the woodworkers.
https://i.imgur.com/TstS0nI.jpg

That's a beautiful tool and it looks like it's in excellent condition.

[Fish along]

The one I have , my dad said he used it on his bike when he was a kid. The big one is the bike lamp , the little brass one is a miners lamp.
https://i.imgur.com/1SGCr4q.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/dBEU3cl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8WNJWC4.jpg

So how did these lamps work? Thanks.

[jungleboy]

So how did these lamps work? Thanks.

Calcium chloride goes in the bottom can and water goes in to the top water drips on to the Calcium chloride producing acetylene gas . You light that ,it burns with a white flame. The amount of water flowing into the lower canister is controlled by a valve

[jungleboy]

That's a beautiful tool and it looks like it's in excellent condition.

I don’t think it has ever been used.

[Fish along]

Calcium chloride goes in the bottom can and water goes in to the top water drips on to the Calcium chloride producing acetylene gas . You light that ,it burns with a white flame. The amount of water flowing into the lower canister is controlled by a valve

Thank you for replying, so this calcium chloride was it easy to come by?sounds something like toothpaste lol.

[Fish along]

I don’t think it has ever been used.

Now that would definitely increase the value for sure,does either have a brand name?

[jungleboy]

Now that would definitely increase the value for sure,does either have a brand name?

No names on the carbide lamps .

[Fish along]

No names on the carbide lamps .

I went looking on the net for calcium carbide and it can't be bought in Canada except for industrial use I guess. I also went looking at bike lamps and there's a lot of different ones ,and some very pricey, I was looking at one similar to yours but the inside was quite corroded for $270.00

[colvert]

Calcium chloride goes in the bottom can and water goes in to the top water drips on to the Calcium chloride producing acetylene gas . You light that ,it burns with a white flame. The amount of water flowing into the lower canister is controlled by a valve

Not Calcium chloride CaCl2 but Calcium carbide CaC2:)

[jungleboy]

Not Calcium chloride CaCl2 but Calcium carbide CaC2:)

Yes , sorry I had a brain fart there . I was looking for Calcium Carbide to see if it was available online and it kept coming back to me as chloride .

To clarify I have never used these lamps but am going on what I have read and heard from those who have .

[jungleboy]

I went looking on the net for calcium carbide and it can't be bought in Canada except for industrial use I guess. I also went looking at bike lamps and there's a lot of different ones ,and some very pricey, I was looking at one similar to yours but the inside was quite corroded for $270.00

Both of these lamps I have were given me by my dad and the bicycle lamp was on his bike when he was a kid so I will be hanging on to them.

[catnthehat]

Apparently you can still buy calcium carbide on Amazon
Cat

[Hawkeye]

When I was a young fellow, the local blacksmith had an acetylene generator and I recall he had large bags of white powder.
He also had a pump engine (or two) with roughly 3 inch belts to turn pulleys, hooked to shafts, to operate stuff. For example, this operated a "hammer" that went up and down many times per minute and was used to reshape plow shares (that he had heated in a forge).
Health and Safety would currently never allow such a set-up, as there were no belt guards or other safety measures in place.

[KegRiver]

Some tool porn for the woodworkers.
https://i.imgur.com/TstS0nI.jpg

That is the same plane that my brother has, only his has a bunch of different shaped blades and various guides included in the kit.

He says they are called Rabbet Planes.

[jungleboy]

That is the same plane that my brother has, only his has a bunch of different shaped blades and various guides included in the kit.

He says they are called Rabbet Planes.

This one has the guides in the box. If you expand the picture a bit you will notice the blades have many different profiles. I should have taken a better picture

[Grizzly Adams1]

This one has the guides in the box. If you expand the picture a bit you will notice the blades have many different profiles. I should have taken a better picture

I was going to say rabbet plane, but this one cuts molding profiles. :confused:

Grizz

[KegRiver]

This one has the guides in the box. If you expand the picture a bit you will notice the blades have many different profiles. I should have taken a better picture

I see them now, yeah that's exactly like my brothers set.

[Fish along]

When I was a young fellow, the local blacksmith had an acetylene generator and I recall he had large bags of white powder.
He also had a pump engine (or two) with roughly 3 inch belts to turn pulleys, hooked to shafts, to operate stuff. For example, this operated a "hammer" that went up and down many times per minute and was used to reshape plow shares (that he had heated in a forge).
Health and Safety would currently never allow such a set-up, as there were no belt guards or other safety measures in place.

I knew of a company in the 80s that ran a big sawmill like this,it was scary going in there with huge belts and pulleys turning everywhere,they had to shut it down when some kid had gone in there and lost an arm.

[Fish along]

Not old but very useful https://i.postimg.cc/FK4HGVN1/IMG-2330.jpg (https://postimages.org/).

[orangerr]

Cool thread...may have a can of calcium carbide from dad's old stuff

[Fish along]

Cool thread...may have a can of calcium carbide from dad's old stuff

Would be nice to see it,if you can find it .:)

[Fish along]

An old timer.https://i.postimg.cc/HkxxrJwk/IMG-2331.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Fish along]

https://i.postimg.cc/y8Pbbdtc/IMG-2332.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Fish along]

https://i.postimg.cc/hty0m7Ny/IMG-2333.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Fish along]

I 've had this old oil painting for years
And I have no idea about it,the name
Seems manipulated,,but I'm not sure. https://i.postimg.cc/X7MG865f/20211220-151907.jpg (https://postimg.cc/PN45Xc2J)

[Fish along]

https://i.postimg.cc/MG1rnS19/20211220-152037.jpg (https://postimg.cc/sBDJLb6W)

[Fish along]

A mystery tool? Something
Veterinary? Any ideas?https://i.postimg.cc/13Cry0JR/IMG-2337.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Grizzly Adams1]

I 've had this old oil painting for years
And I have no idea about it,the name
Seems manipulated,,but I'm not sure. https://i.postimg.cc/X7MG865f/20211220-151907.jpg (https://postimg.cc/PN45Xc2J)

There's a story there to be discovered. It looks very emotional.

Grizz

[Grizzly Adams1]

A mystery tool? Something
Veterinary? Any ideas?https://i.postimg.cc/13Cry0JR/IMG-2337.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Marlin spike for working with rope ?

https://blademag.com/knife-collecting/what-is-a-marlinspike-knife-4-examples

Grizz

[Fish along]

There's a story there to be discovered. It looks very emotional.

Grizz

There's a headstone to the right,his wife just passed,ocean in the background,A mystery. fisherman? Sailor?

[Fish along]

Marlin spike for working with rope ?

https://blademag.com/knife-collecting/what-is-a-marlinspike-knife-4-examples

Grizz

It could be I guess, but why the vein.ive seen knives like the ones in the link but didn't know they were for splicing. Thanks for replying.

[bat119]

My first thought was a larding needle

[bat119]

My first thought was a larding needle

https://www.alimentarium.org/en/object/larding-needle

[Fish along]

https://www.alimentarium.org/en/object/larding-needle

Thanks Bat I'll be checking out your link.

[Fish along]

https://www.alimentarium.org/en/object/larding-needle

You were correct it is a leading needle, mystery solved thanks.

[Fish along]

The princess https://i.postimg.cc/kGLPWYKX/IMG-2338.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Reeves1]

A mystery tool? Something
Veterinary? Any ideas?https://i.postimg.cc/13Cry0JR/IMG-2337.jpg (https://postimages.org/)


My first thought was for mending nets ?

[colvert]

Rope splicing tools. The wooden one used to open the strands and the metal one (fid) to guide and slid a stand underneath the other strands. You can make you own too. Eye splicing easy with these. Lots of demos on Youtube :)

[catnthehat]

My first thought was for mending nets ?

They are called FIDS.
The meral one is for independent core rope ( Sampson braid):)
Cat

[Fish along]

Well, I'm unsure now which one I think it is ,a fid or a larding needle, if you look at both they look similar. Maybe someone has more information, thanks guys for replying.

[Fish along]

Something else thats a mystery
And it's a "GRAY " tool.https://i.postimg.cc/KcL9F47H/IMG-2344.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Fish along]

Rope splicing tools. The wooden one used to open the strands and the metal one (fid) to guide and slid a stand underneath the other strands. You can make you own too. Eye splicing easy with these. Lots of demos on Youtube :)

What you are calling the wooden one is actually a case for the mystery tool,thanks for replying.

[catnthehat]

Something else thats a mystery
And it's a "GRAY " tool.https://i.postimg.cc/KcL9F47H/IMG-2344.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Life saver, that rig!
Cat

[urban rednek]

Something else thats a mystery
And it's a "GRAY " tool.https://i.postimg.cc/KcL9F47H/IMG-2344.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Screw Starter- slotted: https://www.tenaquip.com/product/gray-tools-screw-starter-slotted-127-typ694?gclid=CjwKCAiAzrWOBhBjEiwAq85QZ5Em7Yqy28gp7 UzUx_Yi_0TbBNpzEvOgGGjQGKHRB2rHN6uqIc0P8BoC8B0QAvD _BwE

It tension locks the slotted screw in place so it can be inserted into difficult locations. Agree with catnthehat, it can be a real life saver.

[man of steel]

A common use for the locking screw driver was for starting screws when installing points and condensers in non-electronic auto distributors. Bad stuff if you dropped a screw into the workings of the distributor.

[Fish along]

Ive had that tool in my toolbox for 20 yrs.and asked quite a few guys as to what it was, i guess i was asking the wrong bunch as im in construction, some body did say at one time that it was used for setting points,so i was getting close..Thanks for the help guys appreciate it..Happy New Year:)

[catnthehat]

Ive had that tool in my toolbox for 20 yrs.and asked quite a few guys as to what it was, i guess i was asking the wrong bunch as im in construction, some body did say at one time that it was used for setting points,so i was getting close..Thanks for the help guys appreciate it..Happy New Year:)

I have had one for slots and another for Phillips screws in my box for about 35 or 40 years, and I actually got the first one for doing points!:)
Absolute life saver for us ham fisted , fumbled fingered louts!:sHa_shakeshout:
Cat

[catnthehat]

Here's one that rarely gets seen in tool boxes these days.
Cat
https://i.imgur.com/152ieJd.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rDztZHg.jpg

[Savage Bacon]

Here's one that rarely gets seen in tool boxes these days.

Cat

https://i.imgur.com/152ieJd.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rDztZHg.jpgGonorrhea scraper for the backyard doctor?

Sent from my SM-G970W using Tapatalk

[catnthehat]

Gonorrhea scraper for the backyard doctor?

Sent from my SM-G970W using Tapatalk

It would work fi d for that if you didn't like the person, two different sices as well! LOL
Most guys use it for scraping out barrel channels in wood gun stocks .....
Cat

[Savage Bacon]

It would work fi d for that if you didn't like the person, two different sices as well! LOL

Most guys use it for scraping out barrel channels in wood gun stocks .....

CatThat would have been my second guess lol

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[Fish along]

Here's one that rarely gets seen in tool boxes these days.
Cat
https://i.imgur.com/152ieJd.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rDztZHg.jpg

Never seen one before, I'm thinking it must be some kind of a scraper used for paint or putty glazing the old type windows. Could be used to eat a can of beans in a pinch lol :)

[Arctic]

And there are 3 sizes of heads, depending upon the barrel size! Still use them but also have a set of Jerry Fisher's scrapers. And then the round rasps on a handle for roughing!

[Fish along]

And there are 3 sizes of heads, depending upon the barrel size! Still use them but also have a set of Jerry Fisher's scrapers. And then the round rasps on a handle for roughing!

Thank you for your answer.

[Fish along]

Anybody know what the lettering
Stands forhttps://i.postimg.cc/YqcpSQxQ/IMG-2347.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[RandyBoBandy]

A common use for the locking screw driver was for starting screws when installing points and condensers in non-electronic auto distributors. Bad stuff if you dropped a screw into the workings of the distributor.

100% correct :)

[orangerr]

Pic from collection of calcium carbide for headlamps
https://i.imgur.com/uzaZs6w.jpg

[Grizzly Adams1]

Pic from collection of calcium carbide for headlamps
https://i.imgur.com/uzaZs6w.jpg

Union Carbide is still with us, calcium carbide not so much. :D

Grizz

[Dewey Cox]

Anybody know what the lettering
Stands forhttps://i.postimg.cc/YqcpSQxQ/IMG-2347.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Runs batted in

[no-regard]

I've had this sitting on the shelf in my office for 15 years or more and have no idea what it is. Seems like the collective mind is on a run here, hoping someone knows this item.

The only thing I can think is a nut cracker??

https://i.imgur.com/tWzbbgh.jpg

[57charlie]

I have a buddy whose Ex used one of those on him quite regularly.

[jungleboy]

I've had this sitting on the shelf in my office for 15 years or more and have no idea what it is. Seems like the collective mind is on a run here, hoping someone knows this item.

The only thing I can think is a nut cracker??

https://i.imgur.com/tWzbbgh.jpg

Yep. Nut cracker

[dfarms11]

Ive had that tool in my toolbox for 20 yrs.and asked quite a few guys as to what it was, i guess i was asking the wrong bunch as im in construction, some body did say at one time that it was used for setting points,so i was getting close..Thanks for the help guys appreciate it..Happy New Year:)

X2:sHa_shakeshout:

[Fish along]

Pic from collection of calcium carbide for headlamps
https://i.imgur.com/uzaZs6w.jpg

So this is an old can I assume?

[Fish along]

Some wooden lures,the hook
Set up at the bottom is
Different than the modern https://i.postimg.cc/Bb9qV44Y/IMG-2339-1.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
Types.

[RandyBoBandy]

Yep. Nut cracker

That's way too small :sHa_sarcasticlol::sHa_sarcasticlol:

[Arctic]

It's for winter use at -40!
Things shrink.

[smokeeter]

Some wooden lures,the hook
Set up at the bottom is
Different than the modern https://i.postimg.cc/Bb9qV44Y/IMG-2339-1.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
Types.

they used to know as Flatfish lures, with spreaders. Pike and bass killers.
the white one reminded me of a Lazy Ike but they only had single trebbles

[Fish along]

A vintage cod jigger https://i.postimg.cc/ZnBFGQWs/IMG-2341.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Chewbacca]

I have had one for slots and another for Phillips screws in my box for about 35 or 40 years, and I actually got the first one for doing points!:)
Absolute life saver for us ham fisted , fumbled fingered louts!:sHa_shakeshout:
Cat

I also have the pair. Great for installing screws in tight recessed areas.

[Fish along]

Tweezers? https://i.postimg.cc/HnQzWf7W/IMG-2350.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[57charlie]

For use with the nutcracker at -40 C or a real early version of a hair curling iron?

[no-regard]

One more from me, not that odd per say but it's pretty neat! A great big spoon with massive treble hook.

I picked it up at a garage sale, apparently the gentleman had made it many years ago, very well made - especially the hook. There was also a 5 of diamonds, but the widow wanted to keep that one. It's a great piece and conversation starter proudly hanging in my garage.

https://i.imgur.com/W5yrrLF.jpg

[Fish along]

One more from me, not that odd per say but it's pretty neat! A great big spoon with massive treble hook.

I picked it up at a garage sale, apparently the gentleman had made it many years ago, very well made - especially the hook. There was also a 5 of diamonds, but the widow wanted to keep that one. It's a great piece and conversation starter proudly hanging in my garage.

https://i.imgur.com/W5yrrLF.jpg

You got to have big tackle to catch the big fish lol. All jokes aside there are fish that would hit that lure some of them big Northern pike would definetly go for that,problem is what to use for line and rod? Tuna Gear?

[Fish along]

For use with the nutcracker at -40 C or a real early version of a hair curling iron?

I have heard people say that it was used for twirling mustaches. Theres a few guys on here with the big handle bar mustaches that probably used something like this:sHa_sarcasticlol::sHa_sarcasticlol:

[Lab Lvr]

Tweezers? https://i.postimg.cc/HnQzWf7W/IMG-2350.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

I believe this is a tool for making rag rugs. I recall my grandmother having one
just like it. Google "vintage rug making tools."

[Sundancefisher]

https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/41467428/113481%20muller.pdf

Feel the scrotums to tell the difference as both male and females have similar genitalia.

Who knew?

[jungleboy]

I believe this is a tool for making rag rugs. I recall my grandmother having one
just like it. Google "vintage rug making tools."

It would appear you are correct. :)

http://messybeast.com/rugmaking/rugmaking-3.htm

[Fish along]

https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/41467428/113481%20muller.pdf

Feel the scrotums to tell the difference as both male and females have similar genitalia.

Who knew?

That is definetly in area of odd stuff indeed lol,this could be the beginning life of a pervert in Australia, feeling up Ostrich :sHa_shakeshout:

[1886]

Some might know what this is.

[Fish along]

It would appear you are correct. :)

http://messybeast.com/rugmaking/rugmaking-3.htm

That is exactly what it is,and I thought it was for twirling a mustache lol very nice. :)

[Fish along]

Some might know what this is.

It looks like something electrical I think.

[Fish along]

Have you seen one of
these? https://i.postimg.cc/rFry3tsZ/IMG-2345.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Fish along]

https://i.postimg.cc/BnynVccz/IMG-2346.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[bat119]

Some might know what this is.

My best guess would be a telegraph capacitor

[Grizzly Adams1]

It looks like something electrical I think.

Magneto I believe. Used instead of a spark coil in early automobiles.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/201625743137?hash=item2ef1d4af21:g:QpQAAOSwRgJXi76 K


Grizz

[jungleboy]

Some might know what this is.

Junction box for a telegraph ?

[1886]

It’s a Ford model T buzz coil.

[Stinky Buffalo]

Any idea what this is? [emoji1]


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220110/7ce14cae9fa29faabc2eb6c8a21e5f48.jpg

[CanuckShooter]

It’s a Ford model T buzz coil.

Interesting, my grandfather had a bunch of those in his 'storage shed' I always thought they must be some kind of battery. Heaven only knows why he hoarded them as he had quite a collection.

[57charlie]

Any idea what this is? [emoji1]


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220110/7ce14cae9fa29faabc2eb6c8a21e5f48.jpg

Looks to me like a memento from the 1978 Grey Cup Champions Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Hugh Campbell & quarterbacked by one of the all time great CFL QB's...Tom Wilkinson.

[Fish along]

Anybody on here know anything about these type of lamps,it looks over the top to me.It does have a marble basehttps://i.postimg.cc/3xMgVhc9/IMG-2343.jpg (https://postimages.org/)no markings that I can see.

[Stinky Buffalo]

Looks to me like a memento from the 1978 Grey Cup Champions Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Hugh Campbell & quarterbacked by one of the all time great CFL QB's...Tom Wilkinson.

That nigh well brought a tear to my eye... Well said...

[Grizzly Adams1]

Anybody on here know anything about these type of lamps,it looks over the top to me.It does have a marble basehttps://i.postimg.cc/3xMgVhc9/IMG-2343.jpg (https://postimages.org/)no markings that I can see.

Looks Moorish, think Alhambra.

Grizz