What Is It? - #25

[SifuPhil]

This is an odd little item, and you KNOW it takes a LOT for ME to say that!

It's inscribed "1881" and has a small piece broken off, but you can still identify it if you know your stuff.



And here's a side-view of one in perfect shape -



Note that the one in the top photo is missing the long "tail" and double-hook extension, seen in the bottom photo on the lower left side..

Oh, and it's made of metal.

WHAT IS IT?

 

[terra]

Gee... it sure looks like a radical set of Knuckle Dusters to me.

 

[SifuPhil]

Gee... it sure looks like a radical set of Knuckle Dusters to me.

That was actually MY first thought as well! Great minds think alike! :encouragement:

Unfortunately, although it might be used as such, that isn't what it's designed for.

 

[Michael.]

Part of a timepiece?

 

[TICA]

For lack of a better guess, a barbed wire fence puller?

 

[That Guy]

Obviously I don't know my stuff so can't even put forth a decent guess. I am stumped. That's it!!! It's a stumper!

 

[SeaBreeze]

It looks like a tightener/adjuster, tightens chains or clamps?

 

[Anne]

I'll go with a tightener for fence wire, too.

 

[SifuPhil]

Not part of a timepiece,
Not used for the fence,
I'll not tell the answer
For dollars or pence



.... but good guesses!

 

[SeaBreeze]

Cherry pitter?

 

[TICA]

A ninja weapon of some kind. Something used in self-defence?

 

[That Guy]

Stumper was a good guess? I'm on a roll . . . It's a conversation piece; a knickknack for the bookshelf...

 

[SeaBreeze]

Belt tightener?

 

[Happyflowerlady]

It looks like it could be used for something related to sewing, embroidery, or even spinning yarn, with the little separators on the side, but I have no clue how it would work. It looks like it would work with some kind of a loom, and the thread comes through the separators, and the long thing is kind of a pick if you need to pull a stitch out.

 

[Diwundrin]

I was thinking along those lines too Flowerlady,weaving or something, but it seems too broad for that so ...

... a silly one.

Pastry shaper/trimmer/cutter?

 

[SifuPhil]

Cherry pitter?

Nope, not a pitter.

A ninja weapon of some kind. Something used in self-defence?

That's so cool, and a REAL ninja could use it as such, but no, that isn't in its original design specs.

Stumper was a good guess? I'm on a roll . . . It's a conversation piece; a knickknack for the bookshelf...

It probably would be if you had one, but that's not its true function either ...

Belt tightener?

Ouch! No! layful:

It looks like it could be used for something related to sewing, embroidery, or even spinning yarn, with the little separators on the side, but I have no clue how it would work. It looks like it would work with some kind of a loom, and the thread comes through the separators, and the long thing is kind of a pick if you need to pull a stitch out.

No, nothing to do with stitches or yarn ...

I was thinking along those lines too Flowerlady,weaving or something, but it seems too broad for that so ...

... a silly one.

Pastry shaper/trimmer/cutter?

You're getting a little warmer with that last one, but you still haven't hit the jackpot yet ...

 

[Diwundrin]

"Warmer" as in use or locale? Industrial or domestic?

A left fielder, is it anything to do with measuring woodwork, e.g. architrave/mouldings shapes?? Some of those curves and ridges look vaguely familiar.

 

[Anne]

Something for cutting pasta; measuring servings??

 

[That Guy]

Ah . . . my technique of letting guess get warm . . . something to do with pie crusts???

 

[Jillaroo]

Is it for running around the edge of the uncooked pie to make a ridge edge and seal it???

 

[That Guy]

Is it for running around the edge of the uncooked pie to make a ridge edge and seal it???

My thoughts, exactly . . . and let's hope it's an apple pie. YUM!

 

[Diwundrin]

Yes, pies is what I had in mind with the pastry question too. Apple sounds good to me.

You know we're just feeding Phil's Machiavellian need to rub his hands together and go bwaaaahahaha don't you? :biggrin-new:

 

[rkunsaw]

I can't even come up with a guess. It looks like it would catch something in the hooks as it rolls around.

 

[That Guy]

Yes, pies is what I had in mind with the pastry question too. Apple sounds good to me.

You know we're just feeding Phil's Machiavellian need to rub his hands together and go bwaaaahahaha don't you? :biggrin-new:

Shhhhh, don't encourage him...

 

[Anne]

So I guess this would be used in the kitchen?? Garage??