What are the Clocks on Pigeon Boxes ?

[GreyLady]

My dads asked me to ask the forum what are those clocks for on the back of Pigeon Boxes facing the steerer, are they time clocks or something else ?

[trackman]

Usually engine gauges, typically oil pressure or engine temperature.

[mark99]

[GreyLady]

Thanks for letting us know, ive told my dad. Haha

 

We kept on asking each other what they were, thanks for the picture as well mark99. :-)

[koukouvagia]

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[Rob-M]

Just for koukouvagia, isn't it a guage rather than a clock...?

Edited October 5, 2015 by Rob-M

[pearley]

And what's the purpose of those bell things - terrets?

[dave moore]

None save decoration. Boats were pulled by horses initially, with the coming of motor boats, some of the horse bits seem to have found their way on to them. The ring at the bottom of the chimney may well have originally been a rein guide.

 

Dave

[Alan de Enfield]

And what's the purpose of those bell things - terrets?

 

Are the not spelt with an "F" ?

[trackman]

As far as I know terrets are traditional decorations with no practical purpose.

 

However, I'm no expert on canal boat decor, there are other forum members who will no doubt correct me if that's wrong!

[alan_fincher]

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Pedant alert!

 

The posted picture does not show a gauge on a pigeon box, it shows a roof mounted gauge that happens to be near a pigeon box!

 

(Which, returning to being serious, I would estimate to be the far more common arrangement).

[MtB]

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I blame CRT for this unsually good natured thread...

[RLWP]

From observation, it's a device fitted to the pigeon box to worry Lister owners

 

Richard

[mark99]

From observation, it's a device fitted to the pigeon box to worry Lister owners

 

Richard

 

Never a truer word spoken. I get fixated on mine. I even have a little cover I can stuff over it if it gets too much. Like those bags you put over birds heads.

 

 

ETA jeeeez ....I mean real birds NOT women.

 

Just in case - I mean HOODS!

 

 

help

Edited October 5, 2015 by mark99

[furnessvale]

 

Never a truer word spoken. I get fixated on mine. I even have a little cover I can stuff over it if it gets too much. Like those bags you put over birds heads.

 

 

ETA jeeeez ....I mean real birds NOT women.

 

Just in case - I mean HOODS!

 

 

help

Stop digging!

 

George ex nb Alton retired

[alan_fincher]

 

Like those bags you put over birds heads.

 

 

From today there is a 5p per bag charge.....

Edited October 5, 2015 by alan_fincher

[Athy]

 

From today there is a 5p per bag charge.....

Not if you kill the bird first - it thereby becomes raw meat, which is exempt (though not an exemption of which you are ever likely to take advantage, I realise).

[mango]

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Well said. Give it time and we will see discussion of homing pigeons, some criticism of CRT, a few personal insults and what started off as an innocent question may result in a locked topic.

[Athy]

Well said. Give it time and we will see discussion of homing pigeons, some criticism of CRT, a few personal insults and what started off as an innocent question may result in a locked topic.

Then you'll get some stickler for accurate English who will point out that the correct spelling is "gauge", not "guage". Have these people got nothing better to do?

[RLWP]

Gage.

 

Richard

[The Lockie]

I am refusing to engauge with this topic

[mango]

Then you'll get some stickler for accurate English who will point out that the correct spelling is "gauge", not "guage". Have these people got nothing better to do?

It's not difficult to spot other people's typos. What is harder is to resist commenting on them. The best way to discourage the critics is to point out the errors in their criticism.

[nicknorman]

They are gauges for people who can't afford a proper engine, instead they have to resurrect some unreliable old lump left over from WW2 and stored in a barn for 50 years, and so need a gauge (usually oil pressure) in their faces due to the propensity of the engine to dump all its oil, lose drive to the oil pump etc at a moment's notice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh sorry, I thought this was madcat's argument thread!

Edited October 5, 2015 by nicknorman

[furnessvale]

Oh sorry, I thought this was madcat's argument thread!

You would have won ..............................but we all know you.

 

George ex nb Alton retired

[pearley]

Gage.

 

Richard

I have one of those simply for decoration. Made by the Crosby Gage & Valve Vo of Boston USA.

 

Another bit of brass to polish!