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 This little thing belonged to my father. Not sure what it is for, but I think it is some kind of rev counter. Only about three inches long. There is a rubber on the  end, the point of which I think goes in the centre of shaft/spindle or whatever. That revolves and the dial moves round the graduations.

 

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3 hours ago, Stormin said:

 This little thing belonged to my father. Not sure what it is for, but I think it is some kind of rev counter. Only about three inches long. There is a rubber on the  end, the point of which I think goes in the centre of shaft/spindle or whatever. That revolves and the dial moves round the graduations.

 

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Correct Norm.  I have one too.  Same make but slightly different to yours.  Mine came from John's and is missing the rubber.

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1 minute ago, bankman said:

They were used for setting the speed of lathes etc in machine shops.

 

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Thanks Pete. That explains why my father had it. He was a toolmaker and worked in machine shops all his life.

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