MYSTERY OBJECT, Keely device ??

[lancaIV]

Bi-metal(l),temperature sensitive, engine ?

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  dL

[Pirate88179]

Hans:

After a second look I noticed that the parts of the device appear to be labeled.  Is there any way to enlarge the photo and enhance enough to read the writing?  This would gives us a better idea of what it might be. I have some enhancement software, but it doesn't really do much.  Someone here probably has something that might work.

Bill

[Pirate88179]

This might be a little better but the software is not that good as I said.

[hansvonlieven]

G'day all,

Together with you Bill I do not think this is a version of a Wimshurst machine, it could indeed be Keely. It is a shame it is only a lousy jpg and not an original scan. Looking at it though, in spite of the poor resolution, what appear to be sectors in an electrostatic generator could easily be resonators especially as they seem to occupy too little space radially to be very effective in electrostatic generation.

The writing appears to be an attempt of someone to analyse the device, writing directly on a photograph.

In the lowest right hand section I think I can make out the words "Small"  and  "Chladni" which would indicate it to be of an acoustic nature, at least in the eyes of the investigator.

Above that    Disk to have ???????

The top left hand section seems to read Agitation Disk.

Underneath:     Small ??

Underneath      ?? the photograph of ????????

I wonder if anyone else would agree with me on this.

Thanks for your help fellows, you are all champions.

Hans von Lieven

[lancaIV]

Small "oblates"(=plates/discs) ?

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dL