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18 October 2021 at 17:28 #567262
peak4
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One for the hive mind.
Over here in Buxton we have a market a couple of days a week, where one of the traders sells various bric-a-brac.
Some I buy, some I try and help him identify, but this one has me stumped.
Not the best of photos as they were grab shots on my phone.
We know KLG were a spark plug maker, and this seems to tally with the ceramic material from which this is made.
It's about the same size as a spark plug, but with no metallic parts.
There is a through hole of about 3mm/1/8" as though a wire might pass through to some sort of (absent) metallic cap.
The box is plain, with no lettering of pictures, and seems original.

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Side View

The longest end is forked

Any Thoughts please

Bill
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18 October 2021 at 17:28 #36599
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18 October 2021 at 17:33 #567264
Rik Shaw
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Electrical insulator.

Rik
18 October 2021 at 17:35 #567265
Brian Morehen
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The forked end for removing the HT lead when engine is running.

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18 October 2021 at 17:35 #567266
Ian Johnson 1
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Looks like a bottle opener? One of those freebie corporate giveaways?

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18 October 2021 at 17:47 #567267
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Posted by Ian Johnson 1 on 18/10/2021 17:35:46:

Looks like a bottle opener? One of those freebie corporate giveaways?

You are correct. See near the bottom of this page.

A Life in a Year – 2nd November, Motorways and Minis
18 October 2021 at 18:10 #567271
Clive Foster
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I imagine the point of the corporate giveaway was to show that Hylumina was much less brittle than porcelain or (then?) standard high voltage insulation ceramics and had significant shear strength.

Porcelain or standard ceramics would almost certainly break long before the bottle top came off.

Clive
18 October 2021 at 18:21 #567273
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I bought a box of ten turning inserts very cheaply on ebay and made a holder for them. They look like square white tablets, about 10mm per side and 4mm thick, much lighter than carbide. The edges are blunt, but they certainly have no trouble turning fully hardened HSS but you have to keep clear of the red hot sparks.
18 October 2021 at 18:28 #567277
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It looks well made and strong enough to open a bottle of Guinness… or two.

It's one of those little workshop oddities I'm going to look out for!

IanJ
18 October 2021 at 18:37 #567281
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Posted by DC31k on 18/10/2021 17:47:50:

Posted by Ian Johnson 1 on 18/10/2021 17:35:46:

Looks like a bottle opener? One of those freebie corporate giveaways?

You are correct. See near the bottom of this page.

A Life in a Year – 2nd November, Motorways and Minis

Cheers for that, we both thought it looked like one, but assumed the material would be too brittle.

Bill
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