A thingummyjig

[handrawn]

we have some shellac 78's about the place, probably worth a bit but unplayable [because they are probably worth a bit] even if we had a 78 turntable...

[ss-kalm]

@ John different side of the pond

for example: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-45...130435282.html

I remember owning quite a few of those pictured Steve (including APACHE). Although I don't remember seeing the triangular centre of the LONDON record.

[browj2]

Why the bigger hole?

http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/w...record-so-big/

And why some with the small hole?

http://bloggerhythms.blogspot.com/20...big-holes.html

[handrawn]

seems there are various names for this thinummyjig - we just called it a '45 insert' and that's what they were sold as where I lived...

[Ross Macintosh]

Amazon sells them "45 rpm adaptors" or "spindle adaptors". Just ask DJ>MasterBlaster.

[handrawn]

I think [long time ago] what we called an 'adaptor' was what you put on your dansette [portable record player] so you could play punched out 45's without any of them needing an insert ...

[ss-kalm]

The Bang and Olufsen turntable (Beocentre 7000) I had at the time, had a wide adapter on a spring on a standard spindle, so if the record had a centre it would just depress the adapter, and if not it sat around it.

[wizard509]

I seem to have rediscovered some of the joy of using Xara after a good long while of using other programs like Affinity Designer and Illustrator, just for the learning experience and to stop myself from vegetating.

As an exercise in Xara, I had a go at drawing this to help me re-learn my Xara Shape Tool skills, as I thought it might be a bit of a challenge for me.

The challenge for you is to tell me what it is - and exactly what it was used for - and why.
Bob.

Bob, it looks to me like an insert for 45rpm records. Neet image.

[Egg Bramhill]

Just for Ross.

[wizard509]

I dunno guys it still looks like a insert for a 45rpm record to fit a 33 1/3 spindel to me. Wouldn't a throwing weapon have sharper points?