Anyone know what this is?

Interesting. It does look a little odd but I don't think it's a 'marriage'. Something about it is saying Aster to me - Comments anyone?

Perhaps Boulton and Paul but that mag looks decidely French to me. ttfn Roland

'marriage'.

I think this is a marine engine and I suspect it is an aluminium crankcase too. I do see what you mean about a Lister top end, Mark, but the whole thing is only 15" high, so it can't be, can it?

Patrick Knight might have some ideas.

Regards,

Kim Siddorn,

If you want Patrick's views you'll have to ask him direct. He no longer lurks. ttfn Roland

Ah, didn't know that. Good job I copied it to him ;o))

He doesn't know, I'm afraid.....

Regards,

Kim Siddorn,

Looks like a hand held bingo callers ball cage to me :-))

Martin P

As it has what looks like a high voltage or frequency electrical connection of some sort at the bottom and what looks to be a "Faraday Cage" at the top, could it be a nuclear scientists version of a "Lava Lamp" with the radium giving off charged particles like sparks visible in dimmed light? If so,...I want one!!!!! (:-))

Regards, DJC

Anything to do with X-Ray or Gamma-ray NDT weld testing? As I recall this involves wrapping a film round the outside of a welded joint in a pipe and putting a radioactive source inside the pipe for a period to create an image of the porosity or not of the weld.