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<p>[QUOTE="Rabbitfootantiques, post: 1269791, member: 12998"]Hello All:</p><p>Thanks for the suggestions. It stands about 14" high. I too thought it was something that was gimballed in order to allow it to swing but the gearing does not allow it to freely swing. I decided to do a bit more experimenting and discovered that the metal piece to the right could be popped out to disable the gearing and allow the piece to swing. So, as far as I can see, the gearing is there in case the piece needs to be used at a constant angle or can be disabled if the piece needs to swing. Another interesting bit that I left out was that it has 3 wooden rollers on the base that allow the piece to be pivoted. I am beginning to think that this was made for a ship. Very cool.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rabbitfootantiques, post: 1269791, member: 12998"]Hello All: Thanks for the suggestions. It stands about 14" high. I too thought it was something that was gimballed in order to allow it to swing but the gearing does not allow it to freely swing. I decided to do a bit more experimenting and discovered that the metal piece to the right could be popped out to disable the gearing and allow the piece to swing. So, as far as I can see, the gearing is there in case the piece needs to be used at a constant angle or can be disabled if the piece needs to swing. Another interesting bit that I left out was that it has 3 wooden rollers on the base that allow the piece to be pivoted. I am beginning to think that this was made for a ship. Very cool.[/QUOTE]
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