If you have anything old, rusty and interesting to show everyone this is the thread.
Im sure you have some items other members may be able to identify for you.
Have a look in your shed,,,mancave and put it here with a story as to what it is etc etc.
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If you have anything old, rusty and interesting to show everyone this is the thread.
Im sure you have some items other members may be able to identify for you.
Have a look in your shed,,,mancave and put it here with a story as to what it is etc etc.
I have two of these cast iron water fountains, was going to have one hanging from a tripod
at camp so there was always hot water on hand, they are made by either Clarke and Co,
the other maker is Kendrick and sons. this one is 4 gallons
My god you do have an antique shop at your place John !
Rescued this from the wood pile at the tip .
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This is a water tank from a steam locomotive up Cairns way from around 1850.
The idea is to get it polished sell it to a hot rod guy or build a red gum table top
for it.
good job sticking that to the ceiling ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by GQtdauto
Sorry Clunk you're going to have to draw me a picture ?
I thought the same as Clunk. ;)
photo shows upside down when viewing on the pc :1087:Quote:
Originally Posted by GQtdauto
From days of olde these were the favoured camp oven,
They range in size from 1 gallon all the way up to 10gallon jobs,
the bigger ones are used for fire wood in older homes, adds a bit
of charm. Trouble with all these cast iron pots and pans is they are normally found
in wet barns and most will be pitted and have holes everywhere. My 2 gallon one
is hole free and will be going to camp once everything settles down. Just insert a
silver foil liner and away you go.
You have got some fantastic old stuff TD , instead of antique shop I'm thinking museum .
As for photos upside down no idea they are the right way up when I view them , for some reason apple and Microsoft just don't get along .
Received these two kettles from my son on my last birthday,Quote:
Originally Posted by GQtdauto
both date from mid 1800s, plan is to polish them and just display them.
Again TD , very nice .
Ive re-coed a few of these burners the one with the tank is brand new from an empty house.
You can buy all the parts you'll ever need from the UK, ,,tip a bit of metho in the cup ,,light
that then give it a few pumps works a treat imo cant get the paint stripper gun to work
though must be doing something wrong, they all need a decent polish to display
Very old Companion burner , used to sell Tilley lamps at the camping store in Canberra close to 30 years ago .
Thank god for LED lights I say .
Ill email you the best led camp light Ive come across.
The burners are a little noisey like the coleman lights of old
A great book to get hold of is by Alan Carter and has prices and pictures on all things antique
furniture ,crystal,glassware you name it well worth buying
Occasionally I watch the antique road show but won't admit it .
Not sure if you call this an antique but if you bought one new you would be .
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Catalogue was printed in 1936 .
Certainly worth something to an Austin collector
Picked this 1911 gramophone cabinet up for $10 stripped it back
had a single door made then stained it with a walnut stain then a semi gloss
My Ansonia 1890 clock sits on top along with other bits and pieces.
where the phonograph once sat Ive converted it to hold CDs, was going to house
a Hi Fi system still might, even fitted a wind up handle to the side, adds a bit of charm lol
Makes me think that cabinet I rescued from the tip must be around the same vintage but all I had to do was give it a wipe over .
Yeah Id put your cabinet at around 1920, I even have a "goes under"Quote:
Originally Posted by GQtdauto
to suit it, lol
Start distilling tomorrow so hope to get a chance to take some pics of some bits and pieces for the thread .
This artillery shell has been sitting on our wall unit since I can remember, no one knew where it came from or who brought it home. After a bit of research I found that it was brought home by my uncle who had fought in France during World War 1 near the Somme River with the 33rd Battalion in August 1918.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...017/04/301.jpg
The inscription says:
The Battle of Accroche Wood 8-8-18 Somme River Area
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...017/04/302.jpg
The markings on the shell:
PATR-FABR
AUG 1889
KARLSBRUHE
7
I take it the date of AUG 1889 was when it was made. Karlsbruhe was the factory in Germany where it was made. It would have taken a 40mm projectile but I can`t find out what artillery it was used in, maybe Anti Aircraft cannon.
I usually give it a clean on Anzac Day so I thought I would share it on here.
Yeah correct 1889 was the build date my earliest is on 1927.
I found out what it was from the other day but have forgotten.
I think its a 5 lber, another I had made into a drinking mug
stays cold for eons.
What are the dimensions of the shell??
The Somme was a critical battle on the western front
lots of Aust lives lost..
Hey 3D, the shell is 120 mm high & 40 mm across. Just did a quick Google search & found out the shell was used in the Hotchkiss Gun as far back as the Boer War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_gun The projectile was filled with 28 ball bearings.Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
The 33rd Battalion took part in heavy fighting when the Australians counter-attacked at Hangard Wood on 30 March, before finally turning back the German attack on Villers-Bretonneux on 4 April.
In August, the Allies launched the Hundred Days Offensive – which ultimately brought about an end to the war. The 33rd was committed to the battle on 8 August, tasked with capturing Accroche Wood, which they did. My uncle was wounded in the battle, lived to make it home but died not long after from his injury.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...of_World_War_IQuote:
Originally Posted by VK2FMIA
try this I have others
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/C...ery_ammunition
this has pics
Found it 3D. Did a search for PATR-FABR. The 37mm cartridge is a German made canister shot http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol031fb.html used in the Hotchkiss Gun - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_gunQuote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
Also known as a "Pom Pom"
I think the Australian war memorial would love to have that on loan.Quote:
Originally Posted by VK2FMIA
but its a family piece.
I have a 1913 German butcher bayonet traced it back to the western Front
from the battalion numbers stamped on the scabbard
just reading through that second link so believe mine to be from an 19 lber
Not only an antique shop a war memorial too ! You certainly have a varied collection .
This was in my grandfather's shed until the 70's with assorted electrical parts in it. He fought at Gallipoli and Ypres but not sure where he got it.
I then used it as a gig box to carry leads, spare valves and strings in. It then was used to store electronic bits and pieces. Stood up well after all these years.Attachment 71669Attachment 71670Attachment 71671
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Very nice Turtle , would probably look good stripped back and lacquered but I think it was always army green .
Plus medieval ha ha
so many motar and pestles so many from 1750 till now
name it I probably have it somewhere lol lol
EDIT ;;and Rubiks cubes from a 2 right up to an 8 sided one
Just shows you how well made gear was way back in the day
@VK2FMIA seems a tad strange this shell was used in WW1
date of manu was 1889,,, WW1 started in 1915 thats 25 yrs apart
I cant see them saving ammunition for that long,, not saying its not genuine
it is,, maybe it was an empty shell he found at the time, would of been plenty
lying around Id think
Think stock pile , in them days they hoarded shells and ammo , armies world wide still do , it's a wonder the powder was still good to fire it .
Nearly bought a knights outfit in WA I think it was but which shipping etc changed our mind , would look good at the bottom of the stairs .
Found this brass name plate off an old explosion proof safe. Cleaned it up a bit.
Chased up the history of the makers : M.G. Dyke & Sons operated in Victoria from about 1880 until they were bought out by Chubb around 1970. At one stage in the late 1800's they stopped making safes and made pot belly stoves.
* Just found this workshop receipt/invoice for some lock work from the same company. Check out the date and header details.
Very nice nameplate Bazz.
Seemed a bit odd to me as well. Did see another shell the same as this one online yesterday from the same year but different WW1 battlefield. Most of the munitions factories would have been destroyed by then. I think by the end of the war they where using whatever they had.Quote:
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I know from researching my bayonet that a lot of arms were re-purposed, especially bayonets
they can date back to the 1600s.
My bayonet was introduced in 1901 for Prussian machine gunners ,in 1910 it was designated for Colonial troops
then eventally many others, was made in Solinger under Kaiser Willhelms reign.
It has heaps of infomation on it via all the markings, I love researching this kind of gear.
I researched an old file I found from an empty house and dated that to about 1760 as special steel was the first stainless
that they made. It was in as new condition, probably used by a blacksmith. key words were warranted steel [forged]
If there is a story behind the object all the better, I love the history of the object
and would hate to see it all burnt or thrown down the tip.
I even researched an old knife I thought was from my grandma but found it dated much
earlier and was most likely my great grandma's
Here's a ripper that a member here had made up [big fella],, think it was W.H.Thayer who invented it.
Its a 8 in 1 kitchen helper, pre electricity,,, Can even be used as a trivett, its always in my Tucker box
https://au.pinterest.com/pin/104568022575645105/