What Is It? - #16

[SifuPhil]

Today's mystery item was found in many homes and today is avidly collected, examples going for auction at well over $200 each.



What Is It?

 

[That Guy]

Some kinda kitchen utensil?

 

[SifuPhil]

Some kinda kitchen utensil?

Although you could use it in the kitchen, it isn't specifically meant for kitchen work.

So no, it isn't a pigeon-filleter.

 

[That Guy]

Darn. Okay, so it looks like that thing is rolled along that other thing and . . . uhm . . . it makes quarters???

 

[SeaBreeze]

Cheese slicer?

 

[Anne]

A foot massager??

 

[R. Zimm]

Something that pleats napkins?

 

[SifuPhil]

Darn. Okay, so it looks like that thing is rolled along that other thing and . . . uhm . . . it makes quarters???

Nope, sorry, it isn't a Ronco Mini-Mint-A-Minute.

Cheese slicer?

No, I'm pretty sure no one ever cut the cheese with this gadget ...

A foot massager??

Ooo ... you're my kind of lady!

Alas, not a foot massager.

Something that pleats napkins?

Oh, you are SO on fire!

 

[That Guy]

Yeah, Zimm! I was thinkin' something along the line of a pleater, too. So, not a napkin pleater, then . . . a skirt pleater?

 

[Anne]

It pleats the old-fashioned FANS!!! I could use one today....it's 85 and very humid..... :uncomfortableness:


Ohhh; skirts sounds more like it!!!

 

[SifuPhil]

Okay, you folks got it - Zimmy got you in the neighborhood, That Guy broke into the house and Anne opened the safe - a Hat Trick!

This item (which I wish I had in my torture device collection!) is a Rolling Hand Fluter, made by the Sundry Mfg. Co. of Buffalo, NY. You would heat up the flat bottom plate in the fireplace or on the stove, place the ruffled clothing or curtains to be ironed on the plate, then slowly roll the hand-piece back and forth.



Nice job, folks - that was a quicky! I'll have to search harder for the next one ...