On 4/9/2013 1:49 PM, Jason Burton wrote:
> Combination gearbox and drive tensioner for something like a paper
> manufacturing line perhaps?
>   On Apr 9, 2013 12:03 PM, "Eric Keller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Daniel Rogge <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> A librarian friend asked me to help identify the following device in a
>>> collage from a Serbian artist (August Černigoj) circa 1925.  Image of the
>>> collage and a close-up of the device can be found here:
>>> http://static.inky.ws/image/3834/La%20Strada,%201925-1.jpg
>>> http://static.inky.ws/image/3835/machine_1.png
>>>
>> I have seen a gearbox that looked a lot like that, but I can't place it.
>> I'm sure it's a gearbox though
>>

Fascinating collage.

In hopes that knowing more about the artist might help, I read the 
Wikipedia article. In part, it says "In 1924, he helped with the 
mounting of the first Constructivist exhibition in Yugoslavia, held in 
the premises of the Secondary Technical School in Ljubljana. The 
exhibits included architectural models, reliefs and sculptures, as well 
as parts of machines, overalls and politically artistic slogans. This 
exhibition has now been partially re-constructed as part of the new 
displays at the re-built Moderna Galerija in Ljubljana."

This thumbnail sketch is entirely consistent with what we see in the 
collage but not very helpful in identification.  The references in the 
Wikipedia article are not relevant.

Looking at that bail, I like Jason's guess.

Regards,
Kent


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