What Is It? - #57

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SifuPhil

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Today's (tonight's?) special offering is obviously made of wood, is obviously old and obviously well-used. It is approx. 14" wide.

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Oh, and the back door opens ...

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WHAT IS IT?
 

Well just to be first off the rank.... A holder for newspaper before rolled toilet paper was invented?

Or... for paper to be torn off as kindling to start a fire in the fireplace?
 
Looks like a wooden vice to hold either wood or some other object while trimming..

The fact the back opens is to allow something to be placed inside..
The 2 pegs seem to screw something in place to hold it firm..
The fact it isn't stained means something either dry or solid, but clean was used....

Could also be a glue clamp to press something after gluing..
 

Diwundrin said:
Well just to be first off the rank.... A holder for newspaper before rolled toilet paper was invented?

Or... for paper to be torn off as kindling to start a fire in the fireplace?
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Nope, sorry - neither.

Steve said:
Looks like a wooden vice to hold either wood or some other object while trimming..

The fact the back opens is to allow something to be placed inside..
The 2 pegs seem to screw something in place to hold it firm..
The fact it isn't stained means something either dry or solid, but clean was used....

Could also be a glue clamp to press something after gluing..
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You're very warm, Steve!

GDAD said:
A meat press: for pressing Brawn. etc.
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Not for pressing meat, no ...

Phantom said:
Jig for holding small pieces of wood while cutting with band / circular saw?
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Not a woodworker's jig, sorry ...

Pappy said:
A foot torture machine. Ouch....
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Although it could be used as such, no ...

Jillaroo said:
Is it a serviette holder ??
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Nope, not a napkin holder ;)
 
Jillaroo said:
Is it a flower press ??
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Not a flower press, no ...

TICA said:
A rig to make yarn into balls?
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Not for balling yarn, sorry ...

rkunsaw said:
Something for binding books?
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DING! DING! DING!

We have a winna'!!!

Rkunsaw has correctly identified this as a bookbinding jig. This jig was made specifically for "perfect binding", which is a process for binding softcover books and consists of placing the pages into the jig through the back door, compressing them (usually using a small board on top) with the screws, then applying some type of glue to the back edge of the paper stack and allowing it to dry.

Congrats Rkunsaw and thank you all for your clever answers!
 
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