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Sorry, I'm in Derby, but I did work for the railway for 26 years - in their

laboratories, not on the track.

The picture looks more like a bracket than a tool which was waved around on

the end of a long? handle or pole. Water tanks for loco's usually had a

swinging arm consisting of a 4-6 inch pipe with a length of canvas hose on

the end. It was supported by a chain from the top of the tower and swung out

using another chain which dropped down to near the ground where it could be

reached by the train crew. I can just about envisage the unknown item being

a resting place to keep the pipe in place when retracted out of use but not

as a hook to manouver the pipe around. British Rail stopped using steam in

the1960s but I have seen these towers in use at preservation railways, and

in my childhood.

 

 

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If you mount it on a short post that's cenented into a brick wall (like a gate hanger), it would suport a hose when swung out but could be folded back against th wall when not in use.

Just a thought.

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Excellent points, but I'm going to stick with tool, I believe a hanger would be more uniform U shaped. The curvature of that tool is so for a reason.

 

Edit: Hmmm, in the second picture the tool DOES look more uniform U shaped!

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Sorry, I'm in Derby, but I did work for the railway for 26 years - in their

laboratories, not on the track.

The picture looks more like a bracket than a tool which was waved around on

the end of a long? handle or pole. Water tanks for loco's usually had a

swinging arm consisting of a 4-6 inch pipe with a length of canvas hose on

the end. It was supported by a chain from the top of the tower and swung out

using another chain which dropped down to near the ground where it could be

reached by the train crew. I can just about envisage the unknown item being

a resting place to keep the pipe in place when retracted out of use but not

as a hook to manouver the pipe around. British Rail stopped using steam in

the1960s but I have seen these towers in use at preservation railways, and

in my childhood.

 

 

mmmmmmmmm

 

 

Cheers Fred

 

 

Ahhh, but what about when you have finished with the hose, how do you move it away from the train then, then? :)

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On another forum i visit the question was raised what is this tool.Nobody knows the answer not even the owner who found it at the back of his shed while having a clean out.

 

In the second photo he has added a handle and thinks this is how it would look when being used.

 

He's only guessing of course.

general opinion is that it was used on the railways.

 

So anybody have any ideas.

 

whattool.jpg

 

Smalltoolwithhandle.jpg

 

 

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Right looking at the very top we have a partial cap to stop the pole pushing through which would indicate a pushing movement, now if the pole was secured with a wedge one could use it horizontally using it as a pushing lifting tool. Railway shunter's used a pole with a hook on the end could it be that? The number would indicate a part number.

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