Gizmo Quiz #74

Come on in and have a little fun

[coconutz]

Here's this week's gizmo [images2.fotki.com]. What is it?

clearer photo [images2.fotki.com]
[edit] add clearer photo

[edited by: coconutz at 8:16 pm (utc) on Mar. 15, 2003]

[globay]

is it used to separate two liquids like water and oil?

[mack]

is if used for anuthastist purposes?

[coconutz]

>>is it some sort of utility to distribute drinks?
>>breast milk pump?
>>Is it a lamp?
>>does it create a vapour

none of the above

[mack]

is it some sort or blow torch ... air pumped through flamible liquid to create gas that is ignited?

[coconutz]

not used to separate liquids.

anuthastist? lost me mack, sorry

[Edouard_H]

gravy maker

[defanjos]

was this thing used in the home?

[coconutz]

>>air pumped through flamible liquid to create gas that is ignited?

ouch!

liquid is pumped through this contraption, and I think it goes in the lower glass container

>>was this thing used in the home?

Most likely in an office.

[edited by: coconutz at 8:35 pm (utc) on Mar. 15, 2003]

[oilman]

was is used to bleed the ill? early dialysis machine?

[werty]

does it deal with condensation/condensing?

[takagi]

"the liquid " is blood?

[coconutz]

>>was is used to bleed the ill? early dialysis machine?

no, but is related to the medical field.

>>does it deal with condensation/condensing?

no

[pendanticist]

Natural sunlight goes thru the lense, hits the dohickey and re-directs down to the lamp, lighting it.

Pendanticist.

[werty]

an early stomach pump?

[globay]

is it some sort of a heater?

[oilman]

"An unusual c. 1880 brass eye wash apparatus with glass reservoir (a replacement), pump, adjustable nozzle, eye screen, and catch basin. The handle to the pump is maker marked: ROBERT ET COLLIN (Paris) on one side, and patent marked: PILLVERISATEUR SALES GIROUS BREVETE G.D.C., on the other side. The nozzle control is stamped: LAV. This handsome instrument stands upon a tripod base and is ten inches tall."

[defanjos]

embalming pump used in a mortuary?

[mack]

Was it for fumigation purposes?

[lgn]

was it use to determine lung capacity

[oilman]

[antiquescientifica.com...]

[coconutz]

>>"the liquid " is blood?
no

>>hits the dohickey and re-directs down to the lamp, lighting it.
not a lamp.

[mack]

An unusual c. 1880 brass eye wash apparatus with glass reservoir (a replacement), pump, adjustable nozzle, eye screen, and catch basin. The handle to the pump is maker marked: ROBERT ET COLLIN (Paris) on one side, and patent marked: PILLVERISATEUR SALES GIROUS BREVETE G.D.C., on the other side. The nozzle control is stamped: LAV. This handsome instrument stands upon a tripod base and is ten inches tall.

[defanjos]

Congrats Oilman

[oilman]

got ya by 2 minutes mack :)

[coconutz]

Congrats oilman!

What a pace this week, had a time keeping up.

[werty]

congrats oilman.

[pendanticist]

Good Job oilman!

Pendanticist.

[oilman]

that was a wild one - the definitly are picking up - gotta be fast now :)

Can't even give you guys a good story for this - I came across that site on a search for 'antique dialysis' and just started running through it page by page :)

[mack]

LOL well done oilman.... very close :)

I was still searching when i realised the winner had been selected :)

how did you find it... i got the text from about page 100000000 for antique medical instruments

[oilman]

ok - I'm not going to be around next weekend so...

mack - since you were right there with me would like to host next week's quiz? or would you rather compete? ;)