On Mon, 04 May 2009 22:09:41 -0700, the infamous Winston
scrawled the following:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 04 May 2009 18:31:39 -0700, the infamous Winston
scrawled the following:

Bob AZ wrote:

(...)
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/...fying_lens.txt
http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/01april09_002.jpg

Got it!

I have no idea what that is.

Agreed, but it's quite a lovely whatever, isn't it?

Indeed.

Quite the candidate for Rob H's 'What is It?' feature.

It appears that the wings, upon which the spyglass and bracket reside,
fold down. Judging by the rod and a flat cut into the end of it, maybe
this is a piece which fits into a music box and spins, like the
little, articulated, dancing ballerinas. Curious!

--
The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn
are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.
--Mark Russell