Mystery Elliott Brothers Thingamabob

[AdrianUK]

Anyone know what this was used for?
Graces Guide provides info on Elliot Brothers being an early instrumentation maker eventually moving into electrical instruments. So, possibly an aid to calibration ?

From a carpentry tool chest, wonder why would a carpenter squirrel it away wrapped in waxed paper. I am thinking it had an original as intended use, and then possibly a tradesman found another use for it later, but could be way off the mark.

 

[pe2dave]

I made a similar (two legged) item to aid in sawing long branches up into shorter pieces. Just keeps it off the ground and stops back ache!

 

[toolsntat]

Is it not an easel for displaying or working?
Cheers Andy

 

[Austin Branson]

Maybe to show circumference of circles?

 

[jcassidy]

I reckon Andy had it, a small easel for sketching. I'd guess dowels go into the small holes in the two front legs.

 

[chris.s]

As a former employee of Elliott Automation I can definitely state that I never saw or used one, but my guess would be it's to mount an accelerometer so that it could stand with it's pointed feet securely in a mat on the seat or in the footwell of the car being tested.

 

[jcassidy]

There's a new concept for me - retardation! I learnt something new today.

 

[chris.s]

There's a new concept for me - retardation! I learnt something new today.

it's part of the new highway code it's what you have to do to let cyclists go past when turning at a junction