Need help to indentifying

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  1. Jelena

    Jelena New Member

    20220702_162501.jpg Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me with what this item is? Has anyone seen one of these?
     
    Jelena, Aug 8, 2022
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  2. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Could you please show us sides, bottom, how/when/where acquired??? It would/could help us to help you!!! FIRST glance it looks like some sort of scale, but that's just looking down from the top......not a lot of help!!! Thanks!!:happy::happy:
     
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  3. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    Open all of its movable parts.
    To me it looks like a motion picture film splicer.
     
    Roaring20s, Aug 8, 2022
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  4. Jelena

    Jelena New Member

    I think it is some kind of press.Just wonder what it was used for. Bought on car boot sale among the other scrap... Thank you
     

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  5. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    I'm still going with motion picture film splicer.
    Is the groove in the wood 8mm or 16mm ?
     
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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    It does look like a splicer to me, too.
     
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  7. Jelena

    Jelena New Member

    Thank you very much for your help!
     
    Jelena, Aug 9, 2022
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