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/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw1.jpg
2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2b.jpg
3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw3a.jpg
4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw4a.jpg
Rob
On Jun 4, 12:17=A0pm, "Rob H." <[email protected]> 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 sti=
ll
> think they are interesting, the first three were sent in and I have found
> the answer for them. =A0The 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.photob=
ucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw1.jpg
>
> 2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:http://img.photob=
ucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2.jpg
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2b.jpg
>
> 3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:http://img.photobucket.com/a=
lbums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw3a.jpg
>
> 4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:http://img.photobucket=
.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%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
On Jun 7, 4:38=A0am, "Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote:
> "pierre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:814a3a44-fe7b-4468-848f-5fe6ec1198b0@m10g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> >> 4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4"
> >> long:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%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_argentinean-tea-yerba-mata--calaba...
>
> > Pierre
>
> The wooden item in my photo is quite small, about the size of a grape, no=
te
> that I said the tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long. =A0The conta=
iner
> 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. =A0Or it cou=
ld
> have been for some other kind of powdered drug. =A0This is just a guess b=
ut 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.
> 4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%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_argentinean-tea-yerba-mata--calabash-cup-using-a-metal-or-wood-decorative-straw--filter-called-la-bo.html
Pierre
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 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/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw1.jpg
>
>
> 2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2.jpg
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2b.jpg
>
>
> 3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw3a.jpg
>
>
> 4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw4a.jpg
>
>
>
> Rob
Number 2 is a set of 1/4 tips for shoe heels.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-BOX-PHILLIPS-SPECIAL-RUBBER-QUARTER-TIPS-/320654028384
Paul K. Dickman
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/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw1.jpg
>
>
> 2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2.jpg
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%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/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw3a.jpg
>
>
> 4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw4a.jpg
>
Pipe bowl stand & scraper !
>
>
> Rob
--
Best Regards:
Baron.
> 1. Someone found this on an outside wall of their
> house:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%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 here:
http://www.google.com/patents?id=VZEAAAAAEBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=69696
>> 2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2.jpg
>>
>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2b.jpg
> Number 2 is a set of 1/4 tips for shoe heels.
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-BOX-PHILLIPS-SPECIAL-RUBBER-QUARTER-TIPS-/320654028384
>
> Paul K. Dickman
Yes, that's the same link that I had found, maybe I'm misjudging it but the
size and shape don't look right for a heel, I don't understand why it folds
and why there is a groove, also don't see why it's called quarter tips. And
the shoe on the box cover at the link doesn't look compatible with them, so
I'm not having much luck making sense of this thing.
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>>> 2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
>>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2.jpg
>>>
>>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2b.jpg
>
>
>> Number 2 is a set of 1/4 tips for shoe heels.
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-BOX-PHILLIPS-SPECIAL-RUBBER-QUARTER-TIPS-/320654028384
>>
>> Paul K. Dickman
>
>
> Yes, that's the same link that I had found, maybe I'm misjudging it but
> the size and shape don't look right for a heel, I don't understand why it
> folds and why there is a groove, also don't see why it's called quarter
> tips. And the shoe on the box cover at the link doesn't look compatible
> with them, so I'm not having much luck making sense of this thing.
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
"BobH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 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/v80/harnett65/Album%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 6/4/11 6:43 PM, Rob H. wrote:
>
>>> 2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
>>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2.jpg
>>>
>>> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2b.jpg
>
>
>> Number 2 is a set of 1/4 tips for shoe heels.
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-BOX-PHILLIPS-SPECIAL-RUBBER-QUARTER-TIPS-/320654028384
>>
>>
>> Paul K. Dickman
>
>
> Yes, that's the same link that I had found, maybe I'm misjudging it but
> the size and shape don't look right for a heel, I don't understand why
> it folds and why there is a groove, also don't see why it's called
> quarter tips. And the shoe on the box cover at the link doesn't look
> compatible with them, so I'm not having much luck making sense of this
> thing.
They were cut in half like these.
http://www.algeos.com/acatalog/Quarter_Tips_Pennine.html
Back in 1915, everybody in the world was crazy about rubber heels to
make shoes last longer. Except the British. They didn't like the feel.
Their leather heels were cut away on the back and dovetailed to accept
rubber quarter heels.
In article <[email protected]>,
Rob H. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>1. Someone found this on an outside wall of their house:
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw1.jpg
I believe that's for mounting a flag.
>2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2.jpg
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2b.jpg
Heel tips.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-BOX-PHILLIPS-SPECIAL-RUBBER-QUARTER-TIPS-/320654028384
>3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw3a.jpg
Doorknocker?
>4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw4a.jpg
Opium smoking apparatus.
--
The problem with socialism is there's always
someone with less ability and more need.
>>3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
>>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%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?id=WAl2AAAAEBAJ&dq=482482
Rob
"pierre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:814a3a44-fe7b-4468-848f-5fe6ec1198b0@m10g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>
>> 4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4"
>> long:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%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_argentinean-tea-yerba-mata--calabash-cup-using-a-metal-or-wood-decorative-straw--filter-called-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
> > 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_argentinean-tea-yerba-mata--calaba...
>
> > Pierre
>
>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.
After taking another look I'm going to have to agree on the calabash idea,
the small tool looks like one of the filter straws and would work poorly as
a snuff spoon. Good ID Pierre, I think you nailed it!
Rob
On 6/7/11 4:13 PM, Rob H. wrote:
>> > 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_argentinean-tea-yerba-mata--calaba...
>>
>> > Pierre
>>
>
>> 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.
>
>
> After taking another look I'm going to have to agree on the calabash
> idea, the small tool looks like one of the filter straws and would work
> poorly as a snuff spoon. Good ID Pierre, I think you nailed it!
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
http://www.matestuff.com/yerba-mate-gourd-argentina/#more-157
On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 12:17:00 -0400, "Rob H." <[email protected]>
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/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw1.jpg
>
>
>2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2.jpg
>
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2b.jpg
>
>
>3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw3a.jpg
>
Gate latch
>
>4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw4a.jpg
>
>
>
>Rob
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada
"Rob H." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 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/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw1.jpg
>
>
> 2. Probably between 2 and 4 inches long, made of rubber:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2.jpg
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw2b.jpg
>
>
> 3. The ears at the top of this one can pivot:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%2012/dhw3a.jpg
>
>
> 4. The tool in the foreground is about 1-1/4" long:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/harnett65/Album%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
>