Hi, I was visiting a collector friend today, and he showed me this item trying to get any information about. I hope someone here can help
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No help from me Mike.
But, it sure is a neat looking device.
That governor is really cool.
Just from examination, it appears to be most of a speed control device for a large, belt drive engine of some sort. The flat belt would have spun the governor, lifting a now absent arm, with a plunger inside the now vacant cylinder. The round dial and index scale on the frame indicate speed, perhaps in rpm’s, or linear feet of belt in a minute? What it’s part of is a mystery, but it apparently was plunked on a plinth for your viewing pleasure at some time in the past.
The shapes of the no longer mating bits hint at what ought to be there.
Thanks for the info mates; I will convey it with my friend, and I am sure he will appreciate your insights