Posted by Fred Coldwell on Sunday, July 24, 2005 at 4:15PM :
In Reply to: Weird item found, ID needed... posted by Eric B. on Sunday, July 24, 2005 at 1:17PM :
It might be a small portable military air compressor. Tough to tell from the photo, but I don't think the reel goes with the assembly, it just may be resting adjacent to it. The air hose may have been wrapped around the four "J" hooks. Similar WW II air compressors stored compressed air in the tubular frame.