OneGuyFromBarlick

Relief valve of some kind?

No Gloria. Think of what is essential for the safe running of a steam boiler....

I'll throw my two penny worth in . It looks like a two part pump. Where the top 'low pressure is converted to a reciprocating high pressure (bottom) and then into a high pressure vessel. At first my thoughts were steam boiler top ups but since you mentioned transport I'll go for a steam tractor. Steam railway engine use a venturi effect I think. Total guess but its an excuse to sit down and do nowt.

Does it release steam?

Blow off valve

Was it used on the railways?

You are all skirting round it. Think of feed water for the boiler...... How do you put it in if you haven't got a mechanical pump.....

A nozzle off a hose for filling steam engines.

Sorry Gloria but no.
I shall knock this on the head if we don't come up with the answer. How do you put feed water in a boiler if you haven't got a mechanical pump?

Hand operated pump?

Sorry but no. The object is a Buffalo Injector, a way of putting water into a boiler under pressure using the power of the steam itself directly to force the water in. (LINK)
Next one?

We need a new object, try this one....



What is it?

A set of plug gauges?

That was an easy one wasn't it....
How about setting the next one!

Where and what is this? This will test how much gets read on this site.

Did it used to be a pub?

No Stanley.

It was part of the comment by Mel of the Briercliffe society on 'Monk Hall' farm. sorry about that Gloria.

plaques wrote: ↑15 Aug 2022, 13:25 It was part of the comment by Mel of the Briercliffe society on 'Monk Hall' farm. sorry about that Gloria.

spot on.

What and where?

No offers? Have I to knock it on the head?

Just looked it up and I'm amazed that I knew nothing about it.

So was I Wendy. Thanks for not giving it away..... it's hard finding good new objects!

I looked it up too

Well I haven’t and I don’t know what it is. I can hazard a guess at a memorial for the navvies at the Ribblehead viaduct.