Jacob Morgan wrote:Looks like a combination of aluminum (for larger parts to save weight) and steel. Not stainless steel, which goes against it being some sort of medical device. Something as old as it looks would probably have patent numbers stamped on it if it was patented. If it was not patented it was probably not mass-produced.
A random guess would be something custom made at a factory to assist in setting something up for production. Some job that took three hands. Maybe it would hook onto a piece of wire or string and then gripping the back aluminum piece it would grab on to the other wire or string to splice onto, then the first trigger would move something into position then the other trigger would release it? Or maybe it was something used for upholstery work in a factory, so one person could do something that used to take two people?
Thats kind of what I was thinking, I have seen micro bailers (their term,not mine) custom made for glove manufacturers to bundle and package gloves but didn't look anything like this. They were also air controlled. Punch a hole in the top of the gloves, affix and stitch a label. This thing is kind of macabre looking and I would love to see it in action even if it is missing pieces.
Maybe it is just a Rube Goldberg machine that does something ridiculously simple that could very easily be achieved without it. Or someone made it to make curious people ask questions and wonder.
