People send me a lot of unusual items that they are looking to identify,
maybe a third of them get posted on the web site, the rest don't make it for
one reason or another, although I've got hundreds of photos waiting to be
posted so sometimes it takes a while for me to get to them.

Below are some photos that I'm not planning to post on the site but I still
think they are interesting, the first three were sent in and I have found
the answer for them. The last is from an auction, I think I know what it is
but I'm not sure.


1. Someone found this on an outside wall of their house:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw1.jpg


2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw2b.jpg


3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw3a.jpg


4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg



Rob

On 06/04/2011 04:17 PM, Rob H. wrote:
4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg

Salt Cellar? I was going to suggest coke spoon, but that would be very
un-PC.

BobH

Rob H. Inscribed thus:

People send me a lot of unusual items that they are looking to
identify, maybe a third of them get posted on the web site, the rest
don't make it for one reason or another, although I've got hundreds of
photos waiting to be posted so sometimes it takes a while for me to
get to them.

Below are some photos that I'm not planning to post on the site but I
still think they are interesting, the first three were sent in and I
have found
the answer for them. The last is from an auction, I think I know what
it is but I'm not sure.


1. Someone found this on an outside wall of their house:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw1.jpg


2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw2b.jpg

Replacement heels for shoes or boots !

3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw3a.jpg


4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg

Pipe bowl stand & scraper !


Rob

--
Best Regards:
Baron.

"Rob H." wrote in message
...
People send me a lot of unusual items that they are looking to identify,
maybe a third of them get posted on the web site, the rest don't make it
for one reason or another, although I've got hundreds of photos waiting to
be posted so sometimes it takes a while for me to get to them.

Below are some photos that I'm not planning to post on the site but I
still think they are interesting, the first three were sent in and I have
found the answer for them. The last is from an auction, I think I know
what it is but I'm not sure.


1. Someone found this on an outside wall of their house:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw1.jpg


2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw2b.jpg


3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw3a.jpg


4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg



Rob


#4 pipe stand reminds me when I was a youngster my dad smoked many pipes.
One day came home from work and found that Mom had soaked and cleaned his
pipes because the smelled so bad. Wow, he was not a happy camper...WW

On Jun 4, 12:17*pm, "Rob H." wrote:
People send me a lot of unusual items that they are looking to identify,
maybe a third of them get posted on the web site, the rest don't make it for
one reason or another, although I've got hundreds of photos waiting to be
posted so sometimes it takes a while for me to get to them.

Below are some photos that I'm not planning to post on the site but I still
think they are interesting, the first three were sent in and I have found
the answer for them. *The last is from an auction, I think I know what it is
but I'm not sure.

1. Someone found this on an outside wall of their house:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw1.jpg

2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw2b.jpg

3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw3a.jpg

4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:http://img.photobucket..com/albums/v...2012/dhw4a.jpg

Rob

#1 is, if I recall, a hanger for a broom, mop, etc. Had one very
similar @ the farm by the back door. Whoa! Wrong one! It's a
clothesline tensioner. Put line between the two "ears" and down
through the "shoe" on the bottom. Pull down to set tension, the
tension holds the "shoe" tight to hold the tension.
Norm

1. Someone found this on an outside wall of their
house:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw1.jpg


#1 is, if I recall, a hanger for a broom, mop, etc. Had one very
similar @ the farm by the back door. Whoa! Wrong one! It's a
clothesline tensioner. Put line between the two "ears" and down
through the "shoe" on the bottom. Pull down to set tension, the
tension holds the "shoe" tight to hold the tension.
Norm


Good answer, the patent can be seen he

http://www.google.com/patents?id=VZE...ver&dq=696 96

4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg

Pipe bowl stand & scraper !


It isn't a pipe bowl, it's just a small wood container with a stand.

Rob H. wrote:

4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg


Mortise and Pestle?

Bill






Rob

"BobH" wrote in message
...
On 06/04/2011 04:17 PM, Rob H. wrote:
4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg

Salt Cellar? I was going to suggest coke spoon, but that would be very
un-PC.

BobH


My guess is that it's a snuff container, but I suppose it could be for other
drugs as well, hard to say for sure.

It is actually two pieces for the left and right heel.
They're for just the corner of the heel (the part you wear down). The rest
of the heel is usually leather.
Paul K. Dickman

That makes sense, I guess they would cut away the worn part of the heel
until the replacement part was a good fit.

Rob

On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 12:17:00 -0400, "Rob H."
wrote:

People send me a lot of unusual items that they are looking to identify,
maybe a third of them get posted on the web site, the rest don't make it for
one reason or another, although I've got hundreds of photos waiting to be
posted so sometimes it takes a while for me to get to them.

Below are some photos that I'm not planning to post on the site but I still
think they are interesting, the first three were sent in and I have found
the answer for them. The last is from an auction, I think I know what it is
but I'm not sure.


1. Someone found this on an outside wall of their house:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw1.jpg


2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2012/dhw2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw2b.jpg


3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw3a.jpg


Gate latch

4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg



Rob
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw3a.jpg


Gate latch


Correct, the gate was held between the two ears, either ear was lifted to
open the gate, to close it the gate was swung back to the latch and the ear
was lifted by the gate and then fell back to lock it in place.

Here is the patent for it:

http://www.google.com/patents/about?...EBAJ&dq=482482





Rob

4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg

The last item is a teapot from Argentina. The tea is brewed in the
wooden pot and drunk through the "straw" that has a strainer at the
bottom. Additional photo at:

http://www.123rf.com/photo_4560505_a...led-la-bo.html

Pierre

"pierre" wrote in message
...

4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4"
long:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg

The last item is a teapot from Argentina. The tea is brewed in the
wooden pot and drunk through the "straw" that has a strainer at the
bottom. Additional photo at:

http://www.123rf.com/photo_4560505_a...led-la-bo.html

Pierre


The wooden item in my photo is quite small, about the size of a grape, note
that I said the tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long. The container
is too small to hold enough liquid to drink but large enough to hold some
snuff (powdered tobacco), the tool could be used as a small spoon to hold
some of the powder up to the nose where it would be inhaled. Or it could
have been for some other kind of powdered drug. This is just a guess but I
can't think of any better ideas for it.

Rob

On Jun 7, 4:38*am, "Rob H." wrote:
"pierre" wrote in message

...



4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4"
long:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...2012/dhw4a.jpg

The last item is a teapot from Argentina. The tea is brewed in the
wooden pot and drunk through the "straw" that has a strainer at the
bottom. Additional photo at:

http://www.123rf.com/photo_4560505_a...a-mata--calaba...

Pierre

The wooden item in my photo is quite small, about the size of a grape, note
that I said the tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long. *The container
is too small to hold enough liquid to drink but large enough to hold some
snuff (powdered tobacco), the tool could be used as a small spoon to hold
some of the powder up to the nose where it would be inhaled. *Or it could
have been for some other kind of powdered drug. *This is just a guess but I
can't think of any better ideas for it.

Rob

Wow, how could it NOT be a Yerba and calabash? Do a google.image
search, and the similarity is overwhelming. Maybe its a tourist-shop
model, or possibly some sort of small-scale reproduction for a display
of some sort.