tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post5535204219400988664..comments2024-03-29T03:14:14.667-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: Monday Mystery, military "thing"Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-7376628097205408502019-09-24T02:51:36.721-04:002019-09-24T02:51:36.721-04:00Other clues (?), the logo on the meter, reminiscen...Other clues (?), the logo on the meter, reminiscent of many Ottoman "recurve bow & arrow" symbols, the name DILEK, common in Turkey, and a historicaly strong Turkish immigration in Germany. Who knows ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-13337413472017169532019-09-23T21:01:44.806-04:002019-09-23T21:01:44.806-04:00I believe you are right. Measuring current speed. ...I believe you are right. Measuring current speed. Olive drab color maybe Park service or forestry?pzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759982683387650846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-27065834242356421212019-09-23T14:23:22.677-04:002019-09-23T14:23:22.677-04:00The fine graduations, the low speed range, and the...The fine graduations, the low speed range, and the choice of unit (if they are meter/second) make me think of hydrology rather than sailing.<br />Looking up "antique hydrological flow sensors" turns up some similar-looking contraptions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-1050167621013761572019-09-23T12:46:47.106-04:002019-09-23T12:46:47.106-04:00One last comment .I think maybe I was close the fi...One last comment .I think maybe I was close the first time.Not an ampmeter but reading in meters/second. M/S 1 meter per second being about 2 miles per hour. Suitable for speed readings of a sailboat.pzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759982683387650846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-40134636924616963072019-09-23T12:39:12.110-04:002019-09-23T12:39:12.110-04:00I see after rereading you said it was an ampmeter...I see after rereading you said it was an ampmeter, I thought knot meter but I see you are right so disregard my previous comment!pzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759982683387650846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-46674751853648203112019-09-23T12:35:25.361-04:002019-09-23T12:35:25.361-04:00It appears to be some sort of vessel's tafrail...It appears to be some sort of vessel's tafrail log knot meter? The meter clamps to the rail and tows the spinning propeller behind via cable. The spinning cable turns the meter. I can't see the rear of the prop so hard to really know.pzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759982683387650846noreply@blogger.com