SifuPhil
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Today's WII is from the late 1700's, made entirely of wood and found in finer homes of the era ...
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT IS IT?
What Is It? - #66
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rkunsaw
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A toilet paper holder?
SifuPhil
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Pappy
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My math teacher in 7th grade had one of these in his desk. Everyone in his class behaved.
Diwundrin
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Is it a door handle and knocker??
SifuPhil
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My math teacher in 7th grade had one of these in his desk. Everyone in his class behaved.
No doubt!
Although it would make a formidable weapon, that isn't its original purpose ...
Nope, sorry, not a knocker ...
JustBonee
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A hat or cane holder... Big piece sits on shelf/mantle and round part hangs through to hold something..
SifuPhil
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Not a clothing tree or rack, sorry ...
TICA
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A head bonker!
SifuPhil
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It would certainly be an efficient one - alas, not its prime function ...
Diwundrin
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Is it a string or yarn dispenser? Looks to be a slot in the round hole bit.
Hell, I got nuthin really.
Hell, I got nuthin really.
Davey Jones
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My math teacher in 7th grade had one of these in his desk. Everyone in his class behaved.
Im thinking the males behave more then the females. Damn thats gotta hurt.
Phantom
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Baking tool ?
SifuPhil
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Is it a string or yarn dispenser? Looks to be a slot in the round hole bit.
Hell, I got nuthin really.
Not a yarn dispenser, not a baking tool - sorry, folks ...
... actually, I'm not sorry at all - over here in the privacy of my monk's cell I've dropped my pants and am doing the Happy Dance, but it wouldn't be PC to admit that, so once again I'll simply say -
- no, sorry. :banana:
Jillaroo
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Is it to help washing clothes??
dbeyat45
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Diwundrin
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Okay dancin' boy, I'm having another bash at door handle.
Is it half of a set of two for a double door and the pin is to keep them closed?
It's got the remnants of a string to tie it to the bigger unit so must have needed to be kept handy when not in position. No idea about the slots though.
Is it half of a set of two for a double door and the pin is to keep them closed?
It's got the remnants of a string to tie it to the bigger unit so must have needed to be kept handy when not in position. No idea about the slots though.
dbeyat45
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Something to do with writing?
Pappy
Living the Dream
It's a roach killer. First you bop em on the head with the round part and then squash them with the flat part.
Ding, Ding. Or maybe not.
Ding, Ding. Or maybe not.
SifuPhil
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Ooh ... very close ... very warm ...
Not a napkin crimper ...
Sorry, no, it is not a device for gaining entrance or egress ...
Not a writing tool, no ...
It's a roach killer. First you bop em on the head with the round part and then squash them with the flat part.
Ding, Ding. Or maybe not.
LMAO!
Sorry, no, but you get the Greenie Award for this WII!
Tom Young
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I liked the napkin crimper, cuz of the slot... but the 1700's... hmmm ... before electricity
The clue.. washing clothes, and very warm...
An upside down ironing board and roller... or a rightside up ironing board... but the square ends?
... and the slot in the handle... ummm... to put the angle on tip os a man's shirt colllar?
or maybe a carpet beater...
dunno....
The clue.. washing clothes, and very warm...
An upside down ironing board and roller... or a rightside up ironing board... but the square ends?
... and the slot in the handle... ummm... to put the angle on tip os a man's shirt colllar?
or maybe a carpet beater...
dunno....
SifuPhil
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DING! DING! DING!
We have a winna'!!!
Tom Young has correctly identified this object as a clothing iron!
More often known as a mangle board, a mangle consisted of a long flat board, usually of fir tree wood, about two or three feet long, with a raised handle at one end. The underside of the mangle is completely smooth. A mangle board was used with a roller driven over the clothes until they were smooth.
A mangle board was considered an essential item for all young housewives. The carved mangle board was often a gift given to a new bride by her husband, who would carve and paint the mangle, placing her initials on the flat panel of the board.
Congrats to Tom for his big win, and thanks everyone for trying to iron this WII out!
We have a winna'!!!
Tom Young has correctly identified this object as a clothing iron!
More often known as a mangle board, a mangle consisted of a long flat board, usually of fir tree wood, about two or three feet long, with a raised handle at one end. The underside of the mangle is completely smooth. A mangle board was used with a roller driven over the clothes until they were smooth.
A mangle board was considered an essential item for all young housewives. The carved mangle board was often a gift given to a new bride by her husband, who would carve and paint the mangle, placing her initials on the flat panel of the board.
Congrats to Tom for his big win, and thanks everyone for trying to iron this WII out!
Diwundrin
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- Nth Coast NSW Australia
Well done you Tom! 
It has to be a good thing that none of we girls recognized that little wonder of domesticity, looks like damned hard work to me.
It has to be a good thing that none of we girls recognized that little wonder of domesticity, looks like damned hard work to me.