This came from the widow of an old-timer and so far, I can't find anyone that knows what it is. Any thoughts??? The large fitting is for an air line, and across from it is a petcock, and then at the bottom is a threaded male fitting... been scratching my head, so I figured somebody on the HAMB wll know
is that an air chuck on the top? maybe some sort of drip oiler for something like a hit and miss engine or some sort of machinery
ha ha we have a winner "Home made doo-hickey for a specific job". I would write that on the bottom so you don't forget.
I have something like that I made to attach to the oil sending unit hole to prelube a new engine or one that's been sitting around. When oil comes out around the rockers it's ready to start.
It is certainly a pre-oiler, but I would not have used an oil can or anything with thin walls. If the air pressure regulator is set too high that would be a bomb.
I'd agree, can't see that can holding 15+PSI to pre oil an engine, but a few pounds of pressure for brakes?...ya, I could see that.
A tester for JB weld to see it would hold while wet with oil..... An atomizer for spraying cleaning fluids, the paint would have peeled from brake fluid.
Cad-Lasalle has garnered much of the early-days methods, and wisdom! Got to hear the one about Uncle Jun who took flight into the trees, from a '31 launch-pad.
It's a "gritzel pivot that attaches to an early Ford " snarvel valve" Probably earlier than 1940. LOL
Old air-power enema machine. Used to be very common...doctors carried them in the trunks of their cars, hooked up with a hose to the spare tire. Main use was in rural areas with no electricity and Amish patients. Pressure was critical...too much, and the results were HIGHLY unfortunate.