Strange object

[andreabro]

Does  anyone  know  what this is?

It  has  numbers on a  dial  and  account  payee.  I  cant  get  it  to  work  so  not  sure  what  it  actually does.

Thanks

[Flattybasher9]

Too much cropping on the picture posted. Cannot see the object clearly.

Regards

Malky.

[andreabro]

 Have  edited.  Is  is  ok  now?

[barryd]

Does it have a maker's name or country of origin??

[andreabro]

no

[Treetotal]

Looks like it would punch holes into something...there is a groove where perhaps paper or card could be slotted in and by lowering the handle to cut or punch through....or stamp something on it. I thought at first it might be a clocking on machine but the there doesn't seem to be a pattern to the numbers!
Carol

[Flattybasher9]

Looking at it, it has a roll of paper inside, which starts at 2000 top lever actions, and works down, the side plate dial being a reference of how many actions there are left. Below, is a lever setting to Account Payee, Open or "C" for closed. Can you show us further photographs from the different sides, including the underside.

Regards

Malky

[andreabro]

Have taken off the bottom  has an onk roll  acc payee written on one bit  also looks like numbers can be printed  so i suppose it prints account paid.  Its very heavy and stored in an old purpose mafe oak box.  I suppose it was locked away so people could not print own receipts

[Mike in Cumbria]

What an odd sequence of numbers, though.