Can anyone tell me what this is.

[JPWH 5,295]

I picked this up at a flea market yesterday. The man I bought it from didn't know what it was either but said my curiosity was worth 3 dollars.

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[classiccat 548]

it looks like a dial gauge mount.

 

 

[Sarge 3,462]

I agree, might be an indicator mount for an early lathe, depends on how the bottom is shaped - almost looks like a V way...?

 

Sarge

[ebinmaine 62,987]

I believe the technical term is either 

Whatzitt or freviss.

 

 

Or something else.......

[squonk 38,854]

5 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I believe the technical term is either 

Whatzitt or freviss.

 

 

Or something else.......

 

DOO-HINGUS

[ebinmaine 62,987]

22 minutes ago, squonk said:

 

DOO-HINGUS

My honeys guess is thingamabobber

[Bach-Ed 164]

I agree with Classiccat, my guess is it is some type of OLD dial indicator mount.

[Slickbilly-D 40]

Dial indicator base, did you check and see if it is magnetic?

[ebinmaine 62,987]

4 hours ago, Slickbilly-D said:

..... did you check and see if it is magnetic?

Oooooo....yeah?

 

 

Whatever it's original purposes I'm glad you bought it so we could see it.

Definitely worth 3 bucks to display.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,369]

Indicator base for some type of machining center definitely old school cool, Jeff.

[midpack 804]

it's a Starrett indicator stand. (surface gage)

 

you can buy one brand new today... for about $250...I have a few of them for the work I get paid for  

[RandyLittrell 3,827]

  Midpack got it!!  I have one in like new condition, it belonged to my uncle who was a machinist. 

 

 

 

 

Randy

[JPWH 5,295]

Thanks everyone for your help. I had no clue what it was. I looked it up on line from @midpack identification. Now I know a little about what it is used for. I think I will clean it up find a rod for it and use it.

[RandyLittrell 3,827]

1 hour ago, JPWH said:

Thanks everyone for your help. I had no clue what it was. I looked it up on line from @midpack identification. Now I know a little about what it is used for. I think I will clean it up find a rod for it and use it.

 

 

You got a great deal for sure!! If you only use it one time, it was worth it! 

 

 

 

Randy

[JPWH 5,295]

That's true, like @ebinmaine said it was worth 3 dollars for a conversation piece.

[c-series don 7,776]

Eric, I knew it wasn't a thingamabobber, they only started making them in the 70's and that is obviously older than that 😂😂

[ebinmaine 62,987]

10 hours ago, midpack said:

it's a Starrett indicator stand. (surface gage)

 

you can buy one brand new today... for about $250...I have a few of them for the work I get paid for  

I was born and raised in Athol Massachusetts. The place where Starrett tools originated so many decades ago. Always nice to see the high quality of their stuff still around.

I don't have any machinist tools or other things that they made other than a few high-quality metal rulers in different sizes. Just stuff I've picked up over the years from inheritances.

 

6 minutes ago, c-series don said:

Eric, I knew it wasn't a thingamabobber, they only started making them in the 70's and that is obviously older than that 😂😂

 

Hahahahaha!!

Well, you know, sometimes I get my unknown fine measuring tool holder years kind of mixed around. I am getting a little on the ancient side. 47 this past year you know.