ECN Forum Forums Photo Discussion Forums Electrical Nostalgia Frankenstein's been robbed!!

I was working in an old wiring closet in a school, and came across this. They gave it to me, along with another weird board (another set of pics). I am not sure what it is. The shaft tightens with a little bolt and can be raised and lowered. It also looks like it has some sort of capacitors on it. I have not plugged it in; however, I did drag it back to my shop and test it with an ohmmeter. There is a complete circuit through everything. I just thought you might get a kick out of seeing it.