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<p>[QUOTE="drg642, post: 3714096, member: 74"]I thought maybe one of those pneumatic messenger tubes, but seems awkward for that purpose and I didn't see any that looked like this. I did a google image search and didn't come up with anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>About 6 inches long, hollow brass tube open on both ends with a tightly fitting brass tube insert. Insert is hollow, closed on one end and has a wooden ball at the top on the other end that can be removed. Wooden piece is held in with a little nail that goes through a hole on the tube and the wood. There are similar holes on the opposite side, and that hole in the wood seems to be plugged with a screw/nail. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]312456[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312457[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312458[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312459[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312460[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="drg642, post: 3714096, member: 74"]I thought maybe one of those pneumatic messenger tubes, but seems awkward for that purpose and I didn't see any that looked like this. I did a google image search and didn't come up with anything. About 6 inches long, hollow brass tube open on both ends with a tightly fitting brass tube insert. Insert is hollow, closed on one end and has a wooden ball at the top on the other end that can be removed. Wooden piece is held in with a little nail that goes through a hole on the tube and the wood. There are similar holes on the opposite side, and that hole in the wood seems to be plugged with a screw/nail. Thanks! [ATTACH=full]312456[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312457[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312458[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312459[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]312460[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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