Name the part

any takers?

Am beginning to wonder if it is even an aircraft component at all, seems too identification mark-less!

Don’t suppose its anything like a vintage bus door operating switch?
Where did it come from?

Does not look like aircraft to me. The bus door idea seems about right.

good lord, have I become a bus part collector? 😮

It came from a recently acquired consignment of 50/60s aircraft cockpit equipment acquired in a private deal so wrongly assumed it was of aircraft origin. The lack of stamps and numbers did ring bells, but it’s a nice lump of Bakelite so what they heck!

Thanks guys, think you might well be right!

Don’t panic it might not be b*s related……:rolleyes: i’ll pass the photo round in the workshop tomorrow.We’ve got a couple of ex RAF techs from that era, they might know….Theres hope yet……

I acquired it purely because it looks interesting (I like buttons!) – it’ll be even more interesting when I know what it is!

many thanks,

Timbo

Ooo, what does this button do?

😀

looks like fast boat (cruiser/gin palace) fore and aft trimming button to me…like used on fairlines….rivas etc! boat collector!

Which is worse- bus or boat?!:eek:

Wow, I have reached a new low – a confused possibly vintage bus or boat part collector..maybe..

I need to get out more 😮

I need to get out more 😮

if you do…get a haircut Timbo !! LOL 😀
What would the swo have bellowed 😀

looks like fast boat (cruiser/gin palace) fore and aft trimming button to me…like used on fairlines….rivas etc! boat collector!

Wouldn’t it say Fore & Aft in that case?
:p

Wow, I have reached a new low – a confused possibly vintage bus or boat part collector..maybe..

I need to get out more 😮

We now believe its a very important button from “insert your favourite aircraft” and congratulations 😀

I now wish i had one too….

Trim buttons on my boat say up /down……………………

if you do…get a haircut Timbo !! LOL 😀
What would the swo have bellowed 😀

Oooh that was a cheap shot Baz! It wasn’t the SWO I was worried about..it was WO Air Eng who had the bite to match the bark…”Rigglet – bl**dy haircut NOW!” 😮

My mystery button has turned out be far more fun than I could have imagined! So let me get this straight..we are currently thinking it’s a Transport Command personnel carrier flying boat trim button? Execllent!

A 50’s smiley, perhaps 😀

could be a freeman battery selector switch!!

At least its (probably!) not radioactive. 😉

That’ll fool the HSE!

At least its (probably!) not radioactive. 😉

That’ll fool the HSE!

I dunno, you should’ve seen the box of bits it came with..I could hear them glowing!

Rear/Front door opening button of a 1950’s Lift???

Building Materials collector!!!!

Ah, no those Lift doors were manual, and would have your fingers off!

So not another one for the melting pot!