Can anyone identify these?

[toddbrenna]

Gold faced beautiful guages. Dated 1944. Could these possibly be from an aircraft carrier?
Thanks,
Todd Matthies
www.StinsonReliant.com

[n5151ts]

they might be off a carrier LSO position but WWII was WAY before my time so I don't know.

[Forgotten Field]

The NOBS indicates that it is a Bureau of Ships contract. The face with the Benton Harbor mark is possibly a later rebuild of a WWII gauge. It is entirely possible they are from an Aircraft Carrier. What is the story behind them?

[HELLDIVERS]

Maybe off a blimp?

[mustangdriver]

I think that might be right. A blimp might be a great guess.

[Forgotten Field]

Blimps would have been Noas or Noxs contract numbers. The NoBS contract means bureau of ships- this was as shipboard indicator.

[HELLDIVERS]

Maybe from an AIR SHIP, the Captains dingy or just a large boat thats attracted to aircraft

[Forgotten Field]

Now if they could just invent an indicator to tell what direction the wind blows in the USAFM...

[mustangdriver]

Now if they could just invent an indicator to tell what direction the wind blows in the USAFM...

[fotobass]

Now if they could just invent an indicator to tell what direction the wind blows in the USAFM...

Pretty much of a reach there...did you pull any muscles or anything?

[gilt]

The NOBS indicates that it is a Bureau of Ships contract. The face with the Benton Harbor mark is possibly a later rebuild of a WWII gauge. It is entirely possible they are from an Aircraft Carrier. What is the story behind them?

EXCELLENT guess, in the 60's Aircraft Components sold anemometers/wind direction indicators to GA airports, they were frequently wall mounted in the FBO, often with an altimeter if someone was an official Wx observer.

Tom-