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<p>[QUOTE="MatthiasM, post: 179372, member: 3175"]Hi</p><p>I recently won a nice old 18th-century pocketwatch on an auction, and as a bonus I also got a strange metal tube with tools inside. But I have no idea whatsoever what it might be...</p><p>The tube is about 10 cm long and opens up to reveal a set of tools: knife, ruler, pincer, pen? and some other things. There are also lenses on each end of the tube, and when the two lids are opened it seems to work as some kind of crude monocular adjustable by making the tube longer and shorter. The center hole in the tube is free from tools and runs the entire length between the lenses.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone has any suggestions what it might I´d be very thankful. Perhaps an old travelling-kit for the well-shaved spy... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Sorry for my awful mobile-phone-pictures...</p><p><br /></p><p>Best Regards</p><p>Matthias</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]50005[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]50006[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]50007[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]50008[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]50005[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]50006[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]50007[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]50008[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MatthiasM, post: 179372, member: 3175"]Hi I recently won a nice old 18th-century pocketwatch on an auction, and as a bonus I also got a strange metal tube with tools inside. But I have no idea whatsoever what it might be... The tube is about 10 cm long and opens up to reveal a set of tools: knife, ruler, pincer, pen? and some other things. There are also lenses on each end of the tube, and when the two lids are opened it seems to work as some kind of crude monocular adjustable by making the tube longer and shorter. The center hole in the tube is free from tools and runs the entire length between the lenses. If anyone has any suggestions what it might I´d be very thankful. Perhaps an old travelling-kit for the well-shaved spy... :-) Sorry for my awful mobile-phone-pictures... Best Regards Matthias [ATTACH]50005[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]50006[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]50007[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]50008[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]50005[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]50006[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]50007[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]50008[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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