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christwigg
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13 years ago

Nothing mine related, but does anyone know what the heck this is ?

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Suspect its photography related, my only guess was for hanging prints out to dry.

Fragments of a sticker on the side say "ERVIS" and "LASTON-ENGLAN"

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4737carlin
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13 years ago

The ervis could be Servis, who made washing machines and tumble driers, maybe it was to hang cloths on to dry ?

christwigg
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13 years ago

Possible, I got it with a camera but I think the auction room mistakenly though it was a tripod and grouped them.

There also a faded sticker for "Steel Appeal - Design Center London" which seem to date it pretty firmly to 1972.

My curiosity is purely knowing how to describe it so I can flog it on ebay :lol:

grover dave
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13 years ago

maybe an up scaled model of a device to treat certain types of stds before the advent of antibiotics, ::)

allways look on the bright side

Roy Morton
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13 years ago

Also looks like a groundplane array for a 2metre vertical antenna.....But I don't think Servis made them :lol:

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toadstone
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13 years ago

"christwigg" wrote:
Nothing mine related, but does anyone know what the heck this is ?

Suspect its photography related, my only guess was for hanging prints out to dry.

Fragments of a sticker on the side say "ERVIS" and "LASTON-ENGLAN"

The "ENGLAN" has to be England the "LASTON" depending on the spacing is quite possibly a town either beginning with "LASTON" ending with it or just part of it. gLASTONbury, barLASTON, if you get my drift.

Pete.

toadstone
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13 years ago

Further digging (mine related 😉 ) has revealed this link:
http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=53474

This says that the Steel Appeal label was attached to articles that were "point of purchase displays" in this case paper. So could it be one of those displays carrying sheets of wrapping paper???

Pete.

NigelH
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13 years ago

"4737carlin" wrote:
The ervis could be Servis, who made washing machines and tumble driers, maybe it was to hang cloths on to dry ?

That was my first thought too Carlin. Given that Servis were based in Darlaston, nr. Wolverhaptom could we have a winner?

Trewillan
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13 years ago

Servis at Wolverhampton/Darlaston sounds plausible, but would the feet be stable or strong enough to support a load of wet clothes?

Thinking about the "Lasto" - Lastolite make photographic accessories - so could it be the print dryer?

christwigg
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13 years ago

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It weighs an absolute ton, so I think it would easily take wet clothes.

But I don't think it's going to make a rich man on ebay is it.

Anyone want to buy a vintage clothes airer 😉

sinker
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13 years ago

#11

"NigelH" wrote:

"4737carlin" wrote:
The ervis could be Servis, who made washing machines and tumble driers, maybe it was to hang cloths on to dry ?

That was my first thought too Carlin. Given that Servis were based in Darlaston, nr. Wolverhaptom could we have a winner?

I vote for Carlin as the winner....it's definitely a clothes airer :thumbsup:

And I think he should be awarded it as his prize :thumbsup:

Will it fit in a Nissan Micra???! :o

We could use it to dry our clothes after a Thursday Night trip in Blaenau, but I'm not carrying it up to Diffwys :lol:

Yma O Hyd....

christwigg
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13 years ago

#12

He's welcome to it as prize, but I suspect the presentation ceremony would involve leaving it on his doorstep and driving away at speed.

Aditaddict
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13 years ago

#13

It's a dining table with the smoke glass top missing ! 😉

Brakeman
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13 years ago

#14

"christwigg" wrote:
It weighs an absolute ton, so I think it would easily take wet clothes.

But I don't think it's going to make a rich man on ebay is it.

Anyone want to buy a vintage clothes airer ;)

You never know..

http://www.shiply.com/transport/Servis-Folding-Clothes-Airer.-Vintage-Art-Deco/94509/

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simonrl
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13 years ago

#15

The big question Chris is can you weight it in or sell it on eBay 😉 :devil:

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

suboffender
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13 years ago

#16

Use it as an Aerial antenna? 🙂

simonrail
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13 years ago

#17

You young bulls keep trying to catch out this old bull with varied and obtuse questions on mining history, and you fail!
Now you're trying to catch me out with strange pieces of household equipment! And still you fail!
Way back in 19 hundred and something my wife and I had one of these devices for drying nappies and other items of essential clothing.
Next question ... :lol:

Yes, I'll have it - what is it?

Lister
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13 years ago

#18

Looks like the top section of a Discone antenna (wide-band aerial). It may have a coax connection up the centre of the tube :blink: :blink:

....Lister;~)

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Gavin
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13 years ago

#19

We could have a guess the weight of the " thing " next?? :lol:

GAVIN

hymac580c
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13 years ago

#20

Looks like an umberalla that someone has used at Rhosydd on a very windy day.

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