Here are a few visitor submitted items that won't make it to the web site
for one reason or another, though I'm still curious as to their purpose.

A couple of these are kind of strange looking:

1.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs01-1.jpg



2.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs02-1.jpg


3. The only description that I got with this photo: "My uncle was given
these when he was in France in the 50s, was told they where 500 yrs old."

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...014/adcs03.jpg

I doubt they are 500 years old, looks like souvenirs from Chatel Guyon, a
city in France, not sure if they are vases or something else.


Any ideas on what they might be for?

"Rob H." scribbled:

Here are a few visitor submitted items that won't make it to the web
site for one reason or another, though I'm still curious as to their
purpose.

A couple of these are kind of strange looking:

1.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs01-1.jpg



2.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs02-1.jpg


3. The only description that I got with this photo: "My uncle was
given these when he was in France in the 50s, was told they where 500
yrs old."

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...014/adcs03.jpg

I doubt they are 500 years old, looks like souvenirs from Chatel
Guyon, a city in France, not sure if they are vases or something else.



item 3 looks like a pair of drums missing the drum cover.
the metal parts on the side were used as tie downs to tie
the drum cover in place.

#2: Worm props for "Ooey-Gooey II" movie.

Sonny

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...014/adcs03.jpg

I doubt they are 500 years old, looks like souvenirs from Chatel
Guyon, a city in France, not sure if they are vases or something else.



item 3 looks like a pair of drums missing the drum cover.
the metal parts on the side were used as tie downs to tie
the drum cover in place.


Sounds like a good answer for them, I'll forward this to the owner and see
what he thinks.

Thanks,
Rob

1.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs01-1.jpg

CY: My SWAG is a rotary powered grain grinder of some kind. Drives by way of
the big rod. A pencil sharpener, maybe?



2.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs02-1.jpg


3. The only description that I got with this photo: "My uncle was
given these when he was in France in the 50s, was told they where 500
yrs old."

CY: Seriously no clue. Does it smell like tobacco? Some what resembles a
tobacco pipe. My second thought was some kind of early sex toy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...014/adcs03.jpg

I doubt they are 500 years old, looks like souvenirs from Chatel
Guyon, a city in France, not sure if they are vases or something else.

CY: Spitoon comes to mind?

"Rob H." wrote in message
...
Here are a few visitor submitted items that won't make it to the web site
for one reason or another, though I'm still curious as to their purpose.

A couple of these are kind of strange looking:

1.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs01-1.jpg



2.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs02-1.jpg


3. The only description that I got with this photo: "My uncle was given
these when he was in France in the 50s, was told they where 500 yrs old."

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...014/adcs03.jpg

I doubt they are 500 years old, looks like souvenirs from Chatel Guyon, a
city in France, not sure if they are vases or something else.


Any ideas on what they might be for?

#3 look like spittoons. Not 500 years old, tho. Or flower planters.

Steve

On 12/26/11 13:35, usablevirus wrote:
3. The only description that I got with this photo: "My uncle was
given these when he was in France in the 50s, was told they where 500
yrs old."

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...014/adcs03.jpg


item 3 looks like a pair of drums missing the drum cover.
the metal parts on the side were used as tie downs to tie
the drum cover in place.

I don't think so. You need to apply a fair amount of tension to the
drumhead to keep it taut, and those metal things don't seem to be
capable of hooking onto the ropes used to apply that tension.

I would wonder if those things weren't designed to sit inside a metal
ring and the metal bits served to keep the whole thing from falling
through the ring (and avoid abrading the artwork).

Don

#3 - Further guessing: Folk Art containers, mugs. Some sort of goblet
set for a special/particular occassion. The inscription, Gretal
Guyon? Does this mean girl & boy? Would the set/pair have been
presented to a couple as a wedding gift or such, or used for the
occassion. The right one's decor seems to be of a party atmosphere,
ie. dancing. I would think the decoration would give some indication
of the setting for the gift or occassion, hinting of their use/purpose/
function.

Sonny

Rob H. set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time continuum:

1.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs01-1.jpg

Does this thing open, or does one part move against another in any other
way? If it does open I would like to know the shape of any hollow inside.
It looks like some kind of mould.

2.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs02-1.jpg

Looks like a couple of picture hooks that go over a pelmet.

3. The only description that I got with this photo: "My uncle was given
these when he was in France in the 50s, was told they where 500 yrs old."

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...014/adcs03.jpg

You haven't indicated the size of these pieces.

Are there three or four hooks/clasps around the "base" of each one? If they
were for chains to hang them somewhere I would only expect three. Trouble
is, if there were chains hanging from a common point above the centre of
the piece they would surely foul the "mouth".

Is the protuberance visible back left of the right-hand piece, some kind of
spout or nozzie whereby the base may be filled with some liquid? (Are they
oil lamps missing the metal fitting containing and controlling the wick?)
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...014/adcs03.jpg

I doubt they are 500 years old, looks like souvenirs from Chatel
Guyon, a city in France, not sure if they are vases or something else.

CY: Spitoon comes to mind?


Now that you and several others have mentioned it, they do sort of look like
spittoons, although most of those that I've seen are made of metal.

"Sonny" wrote in message
...
#3 - Further guessing: Folk Art containers, mugs. Some sort of goblet
set for a special/particular occassion. The inscription, Gretal
Guyon? Does this mean girl & boy? Would the set/pair have been
presented to a couple as a wedding gift or such, or used for the
occassion. The right one's decor seems to be of a party atmosphere,
ie. dancing. I would think the decoration would give some indication
of the setting for the gift or occassion, hinting of their use/purpose/
function.

Sonny


I think the text says Chatel Guyon but I emailed the owner and asked about
it but haven't heard back yet.

Another odd item that was sent to me, maybe someone here will recognize it:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2014/005a.jpg

Here are a few visitor submitted items that won't make it to the web site
for one reason or another, though I'm still curious as to their purpose.

A couple of these are kind of strange looking:

1.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...4/adcs01-1.jpg


Got the answer for this item, someone had mentioned that it looked like a
vulcanizer so I did some patent searching, it's very close to the patent
below but missing the lamp and body:

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT997853

"Rob H." wrote in message
...
Another odd item that was sent to me, maybe someone here will recognize
it:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2014/005a.jpg


The best guess that I've heard on these parts is that they're from an old
bed frame, I think this is probably correct. They were dug up somewhere in
Australia.

On 1/1/2012 10:24 PM, Rob H. wrote:

"Rob H." wrote in message
...
Another odd item that was sent to me, maybe someone here will
recognize it:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2014/005a.jpg


The best guess that I've heard on these parts is that they're from an
old bed frame, I think this is probably correct. They were dug up
somewhere in Australia.


I would agree with that ,they look like the cast metal ornamentaion from
an old iron bed frame

--
Kevin (Bluey)
"I'm not young enough to know everything."

"Rob H." wrote in message
...
Another odd item that was sent to me, maybe someone here will recognize
it:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2014/005a.jpg

Looks like an old cast iron door knocker

On 1/3/2012 5:39 PM, Grumpy wrote:
"Rob wrote in message
...
Another odd item that was sent to me, maybe someone here will recognize
it:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...%2014/005a.jpg

Looks like an old cast iron door knocker

That was my first reaction, too...

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