Apr2015_Samford Museum

Do You Know What This Is?

(See photo in our Dayboro Grapevine Facebook photo album for the April 2015 edition.)

It is a real mystery to all the volunteers and visitors here at the Samford Museum.  It has been sitting on the front desk for all and sundry to view and make a comment.  We have two identical pieces, in fact, both lovingly cleaned and lacquered by our volunteer restorer Alan Morris.

 

The photo gives you a birds eye view of the "object". ‘Now for a description.  It is two ‘u’ shaped pieces made out of brass and placed in front of each other, has five cylinders of equal height 240mm, each with a screw on cap (removeable).  On the right side of the photo stands two cylinders connected by a small brass tube top and bottom and to the left you will see another three.  The centre one is connected at the top with the same sized brass tube to the remaining two.  This cylinder has at the top, pointing out a brass spout and at the bottom, still in brass, appears to be some sort of hose connection.  The cylinders on the left are connected identically as the first two.

The smell inside the caps and cylinders has given much time for discussion.  But no one can put a name to it.  Each cap inside has a small flat black filled circle and odour.  I can assure you if it is identified it will make a lot of people very happy.  Please feel free to contact the museum on 3289 2473 or Geoff 0417 610 983.

Are you retired?  Do you have spare time on your hands?  Are you interested in saving valuable history within the district?  Do you like meeting new people or catching up with old friends?  Do you enjoy happiness and laughter?  Then you are the person to volunteer at our museum.  Please ring the above numbers.  Thank you.

Bev Campbell, Publicity Officer.