 |
 |
Hi Wendy
This looks like an oil box for some sort of machine, possibly a ship’s engine but just as likely to be something on land like a railway engine. The two holes are where worsted wicks would be placed to siphon
the oil from the reservoir though the holes to the part that needed lubrication. Taking the wicks out when the machine had finished work stopped the oil from continuing to flow. I’ve attached a drawing of something similar.
Andy King
Senior Curator – Social, Industrial & Maritime History and Working Exhibits
Bristol Culture
M Shed Museum
Princes Wharf
Wapping Road
Bristol
BS1 4RN
0117 903 1569
07807 330221
See what’s on:
bristolmuseums.org.uk
Sign up to our newsletters to keep up to date:
Bristol
museums e-news |
Teachers’
e-news
From: Social
History Curators Group email list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Wendy
Sent: 31 October 2019 13:02
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Mystery Object
This is an email sent via the SHCG List. If you reply to this message, your message will be sent to all the people on the list, not just the
author of this message. -------------------------------
Hello,
I have been sent these photographs of a brass box for identification. The box is approx. 3in x 6in x 3 inch, is roughly made and weighs around 1 kilogram. The owners bought it in Weymouth and think it may have a maritime connection. Any
thoughts on what it might be please?
Thank you
Wendy Read
Curator
Part Time (Thurs & Fridays)
01722 331440
The SHCG list is provided for members of Social History Curators Group to discuss subjects relevant to social history in museums. To join SHCG
visit www.shcg.org.uk . Opinions expressed in this email are the responsibility of the author and are not necessarily shared by SHCG. To leave the list do not reply to this message but send an email to [log in to unmask] with a blank subject line and
these words as the body of the email: SIGNOFF SHCG-LIST