but in the meanwhile
living quite happily in Belgium!
June 2012: Candes-St.Martin, confluent of the Loire River and the Vienne.
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
A short excursion - 3bis
Here's an extra hint: Notice the (nowadays electric) street lantern and the funnel. When you open the door of the 'device' you'll find a small pulley hanging inside ... Come on, don't be shy and take a guess!
5 comments:
Is it to 'winch' a heat source up to the lamp to light it?
turns on the street light
Hmmmm, smaller that I thought...I'm with Sharon.
SP
A bell pull to summon a servant to bring out a torch ??!!
Hi Sharon, Welcome to my blog and thank you for posting a comment. And congratulations! You've solved the mystery.
Bob, Indeed!
SP, Wise decision!
Jean, Clever but wrong guess. Sorry. ;)
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