Strange electrical device ?

[mojjax]

I found this in an old barn . The glass jar part says: THERMEX NO. 4047
If it's just a light fixture ..... what are all those extra thingamajigs on it for ? I googled C. F. PEASE COMPANY and it said they printed blueprints back in 1910 .
It's about 22'' long and quite heavy . Any ideas ? Thanks !
mojjax

 

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[kenb]

Plug it in and see what happens LOL!!, actually you may not want to do that.

kenb

 

[Angelo]

Heliolites, for photo engraving. I think.

http://trove.net/DCLC0012/DCLC0012_006128.html

 

[michanddave]

It appears to be an arc or mercury vapour lamp for use in a automatic blueprint machine produced by CF pease in the 1910`s.

Check out this link. http://www.wide-formatimaging.com/pages/issues/2000/600_repro-roots.shtml

hope that helps

Dave... 8)

 

[cryptodave]

It appears to be an arc or mercury vapour lamp for use in a automatic blueprint machine produced by CF pease in the 1910`s.

hope that helps

Dave... 8)

I was going to say some kind of early automated cow milk gatherer thingy.... I like your idea better.

 

[Michelle]

good work Angelo and hey Mojax...did you plug it in yet nice find

 

[Boobydoo]

Here's another intersting article that refers to the C F Pease Automatic Blueprint/photocopy machine.

http://www.wide-formatimaging.com/pages/issues/2000/600_repro-roots.shtml

Looks like Dave and Tony beat me to it... well done.

The US Patent database does not have a copy of any of the patent numbers listed by the way.

Very cool item, thanks for showing us!
Smiles!
BDoo

 

[PBK]

Good call, guys! Here's a link to one of the patent images:

http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid...&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page

 

[Angelo]

There you go MOJJAX!

You can take PBK's image found on the patent link and just color it in.

Nice find!

Tony

 

[mojjax]

I'm happy to say that the plug end is missing , so I won't be getting electrocuted today .....
Thanks for all the info !

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

sheesh guys, One has to live in here to beat you to it!
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Yes, blue prints were used long before the 1900's.

I was rained in at Chinapas, Chihauhua in the 50's. With nothing else to do, I commenced prowling through the records of the Palmarejo Mine - it was defunct then and all of the buildings were falling down, everything had been abandoned. But the title or rights were never abadoned.

The mine had been in a bonanza operation in the 1800's , but was shut down by the revoloution, for which the owers were gratreful since they had been perfoming a bit of a scam game.

The main ore body was almost untouched, they were overselling stock based upon a ficticius production and a huge uneploited ore body..

I found boxes of multiple blue prints and many other milling or mining data.

They had their engineers draw up problem areas, such as bridges, then sent this data to Leitz, Germany who in turn worked the problem out, then made multi-blue prints copies of each of any actual construction details, then returned the blueprints back to the mine in Mexico.

We are spoiled with the net, imagine, they had to send this data to Germany first by mule travel for 3 days to a sailing ship, that may be sailing in a week or so, , then wait for the return by the same method of transportation. At times this could take almost a year.

Incidentally this mine is now a major Silver producer, it has been revitalized.



Tropical Tramp

 

[Boobydoo]

Good call, guys! Here's a link to one of the patent images:

http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid...&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page

I searched all 5 patent #'s and although they are listed, I can't view them. Plus there is no title info listed on the cover page. Even on your link here PBK...can't see any images or type. Just a square box in the upper left corner. When I searched I also got a message that stated something like "no images currently exist for the patent, click "images" above to display information". When I click it, just takes me back to the same page/error message.

Can you view the patent text? Is so, what is the "Title"?
Thanks!

BDoo

 

[PBK]

The Patent Office site's not "friendly" to all browsers. One that does work well there— and which I use only for accessing patent images— is Internet Explorer. (It's certainly not a browser that I'd recommend for general use, however.)

Anyway, try a different brower and see if that's the "Open, sesame!"

 

[Boobydoo]

The Patent Office site's not "friendly" to all browsers. One that does work well there— and which I use only for accessing patent images— is Internet Explorer. (It's certainly not a browser that I'd recommend for general use, however.)

Anyway, try a different brower and see if that's the "Open, sesame!"

When I went into an older patent the other day, a pop up came on the screen saying I needed to use "Active-X" to view this and it offered it to me to do so...but today, same computer, but no pop up option. Oh well, Mojjax got his ID, that's all that counts!

Thanks PBK!!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[silverswede]

It appears to be painted in wwII Khaki (olive green). Maybe something army surplus?

 

[Blackjack77]

Its DC, not AC so unless you know what your doing, don't plug it in!!

 

[Omahaguy]

It is actually part of a Blue print dryer machine, I only know this because I just found a complete machine in almost pristine condition. I am now trying to find someone that would like to buy it.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It is actually part of a Blue print dryer machine, I only know this because I just found a complete machine in almost pristine condition. I am now trying to find someone that would like to buy it.

A picture would be cool.

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