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Title: Antiques quiz Post by: TightEnd on January 09, 2016, 10:31:13 AM what's this?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYNnxxFUAAAkA1p.jpg:large) Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: Karabiner on January 09, 2016, 10:55:40 AM Powder-horn?
Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: Woodsey on January 09, 2016, 10:59:38 AM Early shower device?
Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: RED-DOG on January 09, 2016, 04:29:58 PM Ear trumpet?
Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: TightEnd on January 09, 2016, 04:34:31 PM none of these
i doubted the answer given, hence why i asked..... Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: EvilPie on January 09, 2016, 05:08:15 PM Steam iron?
Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: Karabiner on January 09, 2016, 06:55:41 PM Artificial leg for some kind of animal?
Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: RED-DOG on January 09, 2016, 06:57:39 PM It looks like some kind of clip on pouring / sprinkling device.
Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: TightEnd on January 09, 2016, 07:12:18 PM I am told that it is a straw for drinking tea, back in the day when one drank loose leaf tea only....
Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: Karabiner on January 09, 2016, 07:37:09 PM ^^^^^
Gatso! Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: Jon MW on January 09, 2016, 07:57:08 PM Surely that'd be what tea strainers were for?
Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: Jon MW on January 09, 2016, 07:59:50 PM It doesn't look particularly like it - but it could be along those lines, but a bit foreign?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombilla Only had a quick look but can't see any reference to anything like that specifically for tea Title: Re: Antiques quiz Post by: simonnatur on January 09, 2016, 11:53:49 PM looks pretty similar to some of the items listed here, described as invalid's feeding straws http://www.petercameronantiquesilver.com/index.pl?;style=ignore_single;no_cache=1;upload=0;isa=Metadot::SystemApp::AntiqueSearch;category=6391;pagesize=12;op=search;;order=price |