Mystery Object (locked version of Original)

Nope, I just opened it to check, and what you are referring to is actually chromed, the gold colour you see is probably a reflection.

 

Nope, the object is mainly black, I will post a bit more later this evening, give a few others a shot at the current pic.

 

A Carriage clock?

 

sorry, no prizes yet, I will go and prepare a bit larger part of the item.

 

Herewith revealed a bit more of the item



Both the pics are a bit bigger than life size. I'll repeat the approximate size of the complete item, in inches, 5" X 4" X 2" so you don't have to page back

 

An alarm clock?

 

Sorry LoL. Futher slight clue it's at least 50 years old.

 

Well, I certainly should know then ... and I thought alarm clocks were around then ...

... a small transister radio?

 

is it one of those thingys that have a pointer that goes side to side cant remember its name :confused: :eek:

 

Nope Sunshine, it's not a metronome (nor a garden Gnome)
@ LoL yes alarm clocks were around but this ain't one, transistor radios were not however.
There are timing facilities in this item but only doing short periods, & no it's not a cooking timer either.

 

I think tansiistor radios were around then ... certainly in America.

A Polaroid camera?

 

anything to do with old ships one of them compass thingys :confused:

 

That's a bit warmer LoL.

I was teaching electronics in the RAF in those days, we saw our first transistors in the early 1960s.

 

Nope Sunshine, not ships instruments of any kind.

 

infered camera for the RAF did they have them in them days