So what's this then
Discussion
On Sunday, I had to call the Coastguard for the first time in my life.
Walking the dog along the beach we spotted a suspicious object poking up from the sand (the Norfolk coast had a lot of military sites during WW2, lots of pillboxes still standing)
This was it
Went home, called the Coastguard and emailed the picture to them. They agreed that it looked a bit "bangy", so contacted the EOD chaps down in Colchester who agreed it needed their attention. Coastguard cordoned off that section of section of the beach. EOD team turned up yesterday and (I quote from the Coastguard report) "on closer inspection it was decided the object was safe, and dug out but no one seems to know what it is".
This is how they left it
They don't know what it is and I sure as hell don't, so what is it?
Walking the dog along the beach we spotted a suspicious object poking up from the sand (the Norfolk coast had a lot of military sites during WW2, lots of pillboxes still standing)
This was it
Went home, called the Coastguard and emailed the picture to them. They agreed that it looked a bit "bangy", so contacted the EOD chaps down in Colchester who agreed it needed their attention. Coastguard cordoned off that section of section of the beach. EOD team turned up yesterday and (I quote from the Coastguard report) "on closer inspection it was decided the object was safe, and dug out but no one seems to know what it is".
This is how they left it
They don't know what it is and I sure as hell don't, so what is it?
Edited by Norfolkit on Tuesday 23 June 23:51
Could it be some sort of old domestic gas fitting?
Is that a jet at the end?
My grandparents' seaside chalet bungalow in the dunes had gas lighting and gas fires and a gas cooker. That was back in the 1950s.
Its' location now would be about 100 yards out to sea due to coastal erosion there. ( Hemsby )
Is that a jet at the end?
My grandparents' seaside chalet bungalow in the dunes had gas lighting and gas fires and a gas cooker. That was back in the 1950s.
Its' location now would be about 100 yards out to sea due to coastal erosion there. ( Hemsby )
glenrobbo said:
Could it be some sort of old domestic gas fitting?
Is that a jet at the end?
My grandparents' seaside chalet bungalow in the dunes had gas lighting and gas fires and a gas cooker. That was back in the 1950s.
Its' location now would be about 100 yards out to sea due to coastal erosion there. ( Hemsby )
Bit chunky for a gas fitting, the main "body" of it is 3-4 inches across.Is that a jet at the end?
My grandparents' seaside chalet bungalow in the dunes had gas lighting and gas fires and a gas cooker. That was back in the 1950s.
Its' location now would be about 100 yards out to sea due to coastal erosion there. ( Hemsby )
PS your "grandparents' seaside chalet bungalow" will be a lot further than 100 yards out, the coast is retreating very quickly there (no sea wall).
Norfolkit said:
glenrobbo said:
Could it be some sort of old domestic gas fitting?
Is that a jet at the end?
My grandparents' seaside chalet bungalow in the dunes had gas lighting and gas fires and a gas cooker. That was back in the 1950s.
Its' location now would be about 100 yards out to sea due to coastal erosion there. ( Hemsby )
Bit chunky for a gas fitting, the main "body" of it is 3-4 inches across.Is that a jet at the end?
My grandparents' seaside chalet bungalow in the dunes had gas lighting and gas fires and a gas cooker. That was back in the 1950s.
Its' location now would be about 100 yards out to sea due to coastal erosion there. ( Hemsby )
PS your "grandparents' seaside chalet bungalow" will be a lot further than 100 yards out, the coast is retreating very quickly there (no sea wall).
pip t said:
Are there groynes on the beach? Or on a beach nearby? The tubing leading to it looks vaguely like it could be waterproof electrical shielding? Some groynes have marker lights on the end....possible an old fitting for one of those?
Lots of groynes but none of them have lights (not really any (inshore) marine traffic apart from the lifeboat and I guess they know their way around), may have done in the past I guess.
Flumpo said:
When you say ‘this is how they left it’, surely you mean, ‘after being unable to identify it, they disposed of the 1920s looking sex aid.’
Hopefully this wasn’t left anywhere?
Yep, heritage dildo by the looks of it. Possibly part of an early prototype sex machine or a Drilldo Hopefully this wasn’t left anywhere?
Edit - don't Google that on a work / company computer, NSFW, etc, etc
Hmmm, interesting. I was thinking some sort of actuator based on the possible threaded end and ball-bearing type head. There's a section of threads that have taken on a bit of corrosion suggesting it could have been screwed into a body.
Could have been electrical, but that tail looks rigid, maybe it's hydraulic, a pressure relief valve. Ball-bearing held in place with a spring
In fact, looks like the threads, if they are, are lefties. Ignore my hypothesis
Could have been electrical, but that tail looks rigid, maybe it's hydraulic, a pressure relief valve. Ball-bearing held in place with a spring
In fact, looks like the threads, if they are, are lefties. Ignore my hypothesis
Edited by Hotspark on Wednesday 24th June 07:37
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