I think you're on to something with the cap. This one is close and seems to support the theory. However I can't find any after looking at Google images for hours that have the five on the outside of the circle.
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The pic from the auction says the thing is about 12" in diameter. We could also be looking at either an engine fan or maybe ever a boat prop.
Drewid
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I spent a few hours too trying to find some off the radial engines. The inline 5 car engine didn't become readily available until the late 80's/early 90's. I can't find any references to the inline-5 previous to then.
@smoothrat: Nice find on those pics! That Audi one is really close.
I looked at Volo only because I thought maybe they stripped one down since they had the dash panels for the carbonite block. 
asemblyrequired
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looks like it has been flipped upside down , so it could be anything
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It's a Pencil holder with several (5-6) beveled tubes in assorted diameters and lengths.
I had one for many years and realized what it was 2 weeks after I got rid of it.:facepalm
Mine was made of a dark smoked clear plastic.
The tubes just slid into the hollow round base.
Like this.
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asemblyrequired
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Got some friends that are car people looking at images . Could have been an insert that held three of something too
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asemblyrequired
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potentially Porsche related..but it looks more like it held distributor caps rather than anything else.
Drewid
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My sister had that exact same one when I was kid. Smoked acrylic and everything.
Since those viewers are made by Paterson, and Paterson parts were used in ESB on Fett's costume (Squeegee and chemical mixer) then I wonder if there are any other Paterson parts used elsewhere.
Darkroom & Film Processing Equipment - Paterson Photographic
Darkroom & Film Processing Equipment - Paterson Photographic
NintendoLiam
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This is a similar shape and is a dis cap too
Que'?
That's a cool part but I don't see anything it matches when compared against the original prop (unless I'm missing something).
NintendoLiam
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Kurty that looks like another found part to add!
Drewid
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Que'?
I should have been more specific. I don't it matching anything specifically. Is it similar to the overall shape? Yes. Is it exact. Not from my viewpoint. On the original prop, the edges are less rounded. The corners are obscured because there is obviously another part sitting on top.
Also, do we have the dimensions of the Bosch part? And how do they compare with the overall prop size?
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After doing some more research on the part. It's a distributor cap from a Mercedes Benz M119 engine. The engine required two 4-port distributor caps which are visible here:
This engine dates back to 1989. Also, the original prop is approximately 12" in diameter. I estimate the Bosch M119 distributor cap is about 4 to 6" in diameter.
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The part is identical. i.e. cast from the same source. Even the little dings match up.
If the edges don't match then it's just been trimmed differently. It's only vacformed plastic.
If the edges don't match then it's just been trimmed differently. It's only vacformed plastic.
I should have been more specific. I don't it matching anything specifically. Is it similar to the overall shape? Yes. Is it exact. Not from my viewpoint. On the original prop, the edges are less rounded. The corners are obscured because there is obviously another part sitting on top.
Also, do we have the dimensions of the Bosch part? And how do they compare with the overall prop size?
Edit:
After doing some more research on the part. It's a distributor cap from a Mercedes Benz M119 engine. The engine required two 4-port distributor caps which are visible here:
This engine dates back to 1989. Also, the original prop is approximately 12" in diameter. I estimate the Bosch M119 distributor cap is about 4 to 6" in diameter.
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