Interesting Jeppe History - Old Photograph - Oribi

 

Found in the Office - Milners' Patent Improved Fire-Resisting Safe

The reception office had a make-over recently. I spotted this and just had to take a pic. It's beautifull, the key was found, so it is fully operational .

I found a similar one online, circa 1900's This makes the safe over 120 years old - Very good Quality!

Sources: https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-household-goods/safe-antique-secure-and-fire-resistant.-/1419743554

Found on the Folly - SHU-SHINE!

 If you know what this is, I know how old you are! 😊

Remember the days when you "shu-shined" your netball or tennis 'tekkies'. You could give someone "Arc-Eye" the next day!

SHU-SHINE

The Epic White Shoe Cleaner.

Found on Collard's Folly, on the bank facing the Hockey Astro

Vintage tube of Shu-Shine White Shoe Cleaner R19216

Manufactured by Signal Chemical Company

Boston, Mass.

Made in the U.S.A

Circa 1950's (I think)

If you have a box of Shu-Shine in a cupboard somewhere - It could sell on ebay for R185.35

Vintage advertising for Shu-Shine from the 1930's

Sources:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/292834767054?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338722076&toolid=10001

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/shu-shine-white-cleaner-for-shoes-store-display

https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/how-to-clean-white-converse/

Found on the Folly - Unidentified object - It's an Enigma! Code Breaking or Calculation?

On one of my recent "larks" I found a most interesting unidentified object.  At first glance it appeared to be a wheel of an antique toy.  

It has a diameter of 3 cm.  It has two halves that fit together.  I opened it up, it's hollow inside. 

on the other side

Upon closer inspection I noticed markings on the side.  The numbers 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. 

So the quest to identify the object began!  It's obviously not a toy! My next guess was an antique date stamp....but date stamp numbers have raised edges, this objects numbers are "sunken" (I'm Afrikaans, not sure what the term for "the opposite of the raised edges" of a stamp is )😊

I googled.... 

1.  Enigma Decoding Machine

My first hit ...  get this, the rotor of a German Enigma Macine used during World War II. I told Mr Jarvis that I thought it was definately this!😊😊 

It wasn't this!  Imagine if it was, forget "Spud", think of the movie we could make about Jeppe Boys! 

I started asking my colleagues:

2.  Round part of an old Cash Register

Rob Faltermeier suggested that it could be a part from an antique cash register.  

Close, but not quite!

3.  Tension knob of an antique Sewing Machine

Gillian Birkett thought that it could be a part from an antique sewing machine where you set the tension.

I looked at quite a few (antique and vintage), none of the tension knobs had the numbers on the edge of the wheel.

Almost, but not!

4.  Bobbin of an antique Sewing Machine

Laurie Stegmann suggested that it could be an antique bobbin.  

It has two halves they fit into each other luke a bobbin and a little whole where the thread fits through.

Sadly it wasn't this!

5.  Da Vinci Puzzle Box Toy

Bret Riskowitz said that he thinks it's part of a Da Vinci Puzzle Box toy.  The only problem .... it only has letters not number.

So... it wasn't this!!

I was getting frustrated, I had to know what this was .... I googled...

6.  Arithmometer (Mechanical Pin-Wheel Calculator)

I thought I found it at last!  NOT!!

Before giving up,

 I asked my family!!!!!

V I C T O R Y!!!!!

Jeppe Family 0     -   Immediate Family 1 

(Thanks to Ursh! - my Sister-in-Law)

Drum Roll      .....................................................................

It is in FACT!  Part of  an

ANTIQUE BARREL COMBINATION LOCK PADLOCK A G& J PRODUCT GEM NY 5 WHEEL DISK DIAL

Not sure how old this lock is, I'm just happy I found where the part was from!!

On to the Next!

Sources:  

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ww2-german-cipher-enigma-machine-1931465123

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/brass-steel-parts-gears-dismantled-antique-518847859

https://sewingiscool.com/vintage-fleetwood-sewing-machine-history/

https://vatican.com/Sewing-Machine-Parts-Vintage-Sewing-Machine-Bobbin/

https://www.joom.com/en/products/5ccd6b5836b54d010112abee

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1935-antique-original-odhner-facit-1726929814

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-barrel-combination-lock-1985218490