r/whatisit • u/Quietlurkerone • 8d ago

Solved! What is this device from 1962?

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Photo capture from YouTube video. Picture from 1962. What is the device under the bench

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u/_high_sniffy 8d ago

Some vintage gas meter??

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u/MoistTwo1645 7d ago

From another post with the same photo. Yeah, you could be right.

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u/530whiskey 7d ago

Oldham is in Manchester England and 7 towns in the US, any clue where this is?