[SEL] Mystery object

[Steve W.]

4,5,6 are a plant duster. Used for applying poison dust to plants. You 
use it in the early evening when the dew falls. Just fill it with the 
dust of choice and turn the crank. It will blow the dust out in a fog to 
coat the plants evenly.
-- 
Steve W.
Firefighter,EMT,Fire Police
VanHornesville Vol. Fire Dept

Peter Lowe wrote:
> For those with nothing do but sit back and enjoy Christmas here are a few 
> more items to identify for me.
> I think I know what No. 3 is but I am willing to listen to others.
> 
> Nos. 4, 5 & 6 I am not real sure, I would say that a powder of some sort 
> goes into the hopper, you close the lid.
> The handle has a gearbox which when you wind it acts like a blower, the 
> material is fed through a small hole on the bottom of the hopper and there 
> is also a stirrer in there.
> On the blower side, air is forced from outside through a small impeller to 
> combine with the mixture and then blow out the front nozzle.
> We though it might belong to the pastry cooking/cake making profession for 
> dusting the icing sugar on large batch production, what is your guess?
> It is die cast, made in Japan.
> 
> These are my brothers and I said that if anyone could identify these items 
> our engine guys and gals could.
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/mysterything.htm
> 
> 
> 
> Peter, Oz 
> 
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