Day ten of Becky’s Square Photo Challenge for October: Kindasquare
A few post ago Becky posted a bean slicer for by gone days as a “what do you think this is?” post. I said I was going to look to see if I could find anything that could go into the What The? category of kindasquares. Well I found this little gem after rejecting another strange find which I did work out and decided it rally wasn’t a thing to post.
So here is my What The? and no I have no idea what it is or what it was used for. The closest I have come is that is a maritime object.
Intriguing
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Lovely piece of music 🙂
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It was quite unexpected. I enjoyed listening to a couple of different versions 🙂
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Any guesses? I don’t know at all
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It does remind of something I have seen in a museum, but for the life of me I don’t know what. I am guessing some kind of lamp
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Possibly. I should ask our sailor he may know
http://jezbraithwaite.wordpress.com/
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ooh yes do!
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I do hope he spots that link
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I’ve dropped him a note too via a reply to his comment on my post today 🙂
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I hope he knows don’t you 🙂 Thanks for helping out Becky
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Yay, I understand he has been a superstar and enlightened us 😀
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Oh yes. Knowing the right person has paid off to find a binnacle on my post 🙂
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Now there’s a word you didn’t expect to use this week!
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Kinda 😀 😀
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It looks like a binnacle cover. A cover that goes over the top of a ship’s magnetic compass on an exposed deck 😃 Generally on older sailing ships, but also does still exist on modern military vessels as a backup in case the gyrocompass fails. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-brass-binnacle-compass-cover-469824492
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That’s it!!! Thanks mate I knew I could rely on you Jez 🙂 🙂
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👍 We used to have to practice navigating using the mag compass in case of the gyro compass going down (happened twice on one ship, once when going into Plymouth, a very tight & twisty route). I think I’ve an image of that binnacle seared on my mind 😂
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I reckon you would have 🙂
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That looks kinda familiar, Brian. I’m sure I’ve seen one in a maritime museum 🙂 🙂
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I am sure you have Jo 😉 I thought I knew as well but for the life of I couldn’t work out what it was
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A kind of searchlight?
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I guess that could be possible Margaret 🙂
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🙂
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Diving helmet?
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That was what I thought initially but it would be for a small head and had no swivel or any way to waterproof for diving. Good try thought Sue 🙂
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Aaah, OK
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So that really is an old-fashioned diving helmet. Cool. Haven’t seen one of them since maybe the movies of childhood.
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No Marilyn it is a Binnacle. Our resident sailor, Jez, sent the answer to the puzzle 🙂
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