OzzieAu's Recent local finds

[OzzieAu]

Looks like it may be a breather of some sort with these little holes either side of the hex nut/cap...

 

[Mr Tee]

Crikey OzzieAu, I accidentally started at the beginning of this whole thread and have never seen anyone detect so many actual treasures. You’re bloody amazing! I’ve done my time detecting parks, beaches etc and have found nothing as exciting as some of the stuff you’ve shown us here! You’ve blown me away.

 

[OzzieAu]

Thanks for your cudos Mr Tee, I’m glad you enjoyed going through my posts and appreciating what I’ve found . All that stuff that has long been buried certainly blows me away too !!

 

[Mr Tee]

Thanks for your cudos Mr Tee, I’m glad you enjoyed going through my posts and appreciating what I’ve found . All that stuff that has long been buried certainly blows me away too !!

No worries OzzieAu, you’ve earned it!

 

[PhaseTech]

Looks like it may be a breather of some sort with these little holes either side of the hex nut/cap...View attachment 10416

Reminds me of something off a old lathe??

 

[MegsyB007]

Looks like it may be a breather of some sort with these little holes either side of the hex nut/cap...View attachment 10416

This is a complete guess, because I'm not sure at all, but what about some kind of terminal for a very old battery? Not necessarily a car battery...

Cheers,
Megsy

 

[Hilux]

Is it brass?
It reminds me of the old filler caps on those old pump up kero or petrol lamps. But why have the knobby bits on the outside?

Maybe its not a cap but a spray head or nozzle?

 

[OzzieAu]

The last couple of pics look like the top of an Amal motorcycle float bowl, but they are usually marked Amal.

A fair bit of speculation on this one, but I reckon @eldertofu is on the money here. I managed to coax out the two protruding bits and one is/was a primer push pin to lower the float to add fuel to the carby bowl...... early 1900’s motorcycle.

 

[Hilux]

A fair bit of speculation on this one, but I reckon @eldertofu is on the money here. I managed to coax out the two protruding bits and one is/was a primer push pin to lower the float to add fuel to the carby bowl...... early 1900’s motorcycle.

Quite similar to this;


https://www.vintage-motorcycle.com/...ion=/en/parts/carburettor-float-chambers-used

 

[Mr Tee]

Quite similar to this;


https://www.vintage-motorcycle.com/...ion=/en/parts/carburettor-float-chambers-used



View attachment 10839

Brilliant detective work there Hilux.

 

[Hilux]

Brilliant detective work there Hilux.

I just googled antique motorcycle carbs and looks at all the images.

 

[Mr Tee]

I just googled antique motorcycle carbs and looks at all the images.

Yes, but that was skilled. I would have looked at kerosene lanterns first, maybe mowers, tractors and other small equipment etc after. Motor bikes further down the track. Kudos to you.

 

[OzzieAu]

It’s certainly good fun tracking down the identity of these old abandoned relics we unearth... what a story they could tell.
Here’s a pic of a restored one.

 

[Jaros]

Something to do with a Battery connector?

 

[Hilux]

So depressing the brass pin pushed the float down temporarily increasing the fuel level in the float chamber.

Why / when would you want to do that?

 

[eldertofu]

As an an old motorcyclist I can say that the purpose of depressing the plunger was to "tickle the carb" ie add a bit of fuel to produce a rich mixture to assist with starting. My 1949 Vincent Rapide (1000cc V twin) had a pair of them and you needed any help you could get to kick start it.

 

[eldertofu]

That type of carb was in use from the 1920s till early 1950s.

 

[Hawkear]

Didn’t early Holdens or cars of that vintage have carburetors that had a bleeder valve as well. From memory maybe it was on the underside to let fuel out of the carby when flooded? I’m not a rev head and testing my memory here.

 

[OzzieAu]

As an an old motorcyclist I can say that the purpose of depressing the plunger was to "tickle the carb" ie add a bit of fuel to produce a rich mixture to assist with starting. My 1949 Vincent Rapide (1000cc V twin) had a pair of them and you needed any help you could get to kick start it.

That’s right eldertofu.... it’s definitely a “tickler”or “jiggler” to do just as you describe, to add some fuel when cold starting.

 

[Hilux]

As an an old motorcyclist I can say that the purpose of depressing the plunger was to "tickle the carb" ie add a bit of fuel to produce a rich mixture to assist with starting. My 1949 Vincent Rapide (1000cc V twin) had a pair of them and you needed any help you could get to kick start it.

Thanks - I learned something new!