By: ozjag - 18th February 2013 at 22:34
I am with Anon on this one. The object is upside down and is the top of a tripod where the three legs attach too, the whole wooden structure looks homemade to me so could be for anything. The military used tripods for all sorts of stuff including dumpy levels, theodolites, signalling lamps and heliographs to name a few.
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th February 2013 at 22:24
Mount?
Looks like the leg attachment bracket for a tripod for what could be a sighting head. There would be a spirit level and a scale to measure azimuth and elevation for artillery firing info. That (expensive) bit is missing.
The (what would be) horizontal bar and attachment to said bracket looks a bit home-made to me. It could have been a modified theodolite stand for use by an astronomer for his telescope?
Anon.
By: xtangomike - 18th February 2013 at 22:17
A weighing machine for de.d h..se me.t…………….sssssss..not good…….
By: sycamore - 18th February 2013 at 20:51
Could be the long-lost `round-tuit`….
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th February 2013 at 20:34
Looks like it should be sat on top of a trig point on a hill somewhere.
By: Sopwith - 18th February 2013 at 18:52
It’s a wigwam for a mustard mill.
By: Fouga23 - 18th February 2013 at 17:44
Rudder pedals?
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