Game: Guess the mystery object !

[millirad]

Energy/movement transfers from the black things to the silver things.

Not part of a n/reactor.

Another hint: the numbers that are showing are important to it's operation.

 

[Coherent Light]

knitting bobbin

worlds most complicated multiple color ball point pen

 

[Hemlock_Mike]

A precision linear measureing device of some type.
HM

 

[millirad]

No, not a knitting bobbin.

@Mike, you are getting warmer, but it's not a measuring device.

Hint: less than 1,000 were produced total, and a crank turns the center shaft at the top.

 

[Coherent Light]

encoder wheel from a generation 2 enigma machine

 

[Hemlock_Mike]

Quote" Energy/movement transfers from the black things to the silver things. "
" and a crank turns the center shaft at the top. "

I'm confused now --- therefore "enigma" !!!!
HM

 

[millirad]

It is not an Enigma machine, and isn't an encoder. But that's getting warmer.

And not a ballpoint pen.

 

[Coherent Light]

mechanical computer part?

 

[millirad]

Ding! ding! ding! Coherent Light is the winner. It is the Curta calculator, which was a pocket mechanical computer invented in 1947.

Here is a link to a simulator......
Curta-Simulator

 

[ped]

Thats an interesting name for it... In dutch its name translate to a 'crownstone', i suppose from when they were still ceramic.

I see there are some going one, but here is one whenever things run dry:

The 'hot shoe' connector/ adaptor from ths bottom of a camera flash unit.
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Ok try this

 

[ped]

EDIT (coughs BUMP)

Tinypic is down, i'll re upload it later

 

[Benm]

The 'hot shoe' connector/ adaptor from ths bottom of a camera flash unit.

Correct!

Ok try this

I'd rather not, if you don't mind

 

[ped]

Aww your no fun!

Ok its a close up of a container, but for what?

 

[vk2fro]

5 Giant Shuttle Cocks, the little feathered things used in Badminton games.

 

[ped]

Something like that haha.

Your turn.

 

[vk2fro]

A part of a piece of equipment, but what is that piece of equipment?

Edit: its 1:30 am - off to bed for me - anyone wants to add another photo to keep the game going, and I'll check back in the morning for any guesses on mine.