MYSTERY OBJECTS

[plaques]

It was only a guess. The small profiles would suggest a small machine, a Swiss Automatic rather than a turret lathe. Could be brass as an alternative material. But really I don't know.

[Gloria]

Are they used in jewellery making?

[Tizer]

I wonder if the owner of those chewed his fingernails as well as his tools?
Turning ivory?

[Stanley]

Ah Peter! You've got it. They are Ivory cutters for an ornamental turning lathe. I have scores of them, all beautifully made of of high carbon steel and sharp as razors and unfortunately no use for them!.

[Stanley]

Too easy I suspect. But you never know, where and what? (Don't bother googling it, this is my pic....)

[Tizer]

It might be your pic but that doesn't matter to Google. The Google Reverse Images search will match it easily to similar ones on the web. You and I are caught out with that! Beaten by AI!

[PanBiker]

Or you can search the inscription which returns........

I won't spoil it but I know.

[Big Kev]

Aye, a Google image search spits it straight out.

[Stanley]

Well tell me what it is then!
[Did anyone get it without cheating?]

[Big Kev]

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[Stanley]

Try this oldie!

[Gloria]

Oh I remember seeing this before, but can’t remember what it is.

[Tizer]

You hook it over a ladder and hang a bucket off it when working on a chimney?

[Stanley]

Almost but not quite Peter. A bit more complicated than that. Never seen one used on a chimney.

[Big Kev]

Is it an adjustable ladder standoff?

[Gloria]

Two ladders, two of those hooked on, plank between.

[Stanley]

Well done Gloria, you remembered correctly. These were used on ladders as a sort of scaffolding. Here's Peter Tatham using them on his house in Tims Terrace, Milnrow in 1986.



Next one?

[plaques]

What's this??
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[PanBiker]

It's a white knight chess piece.

[plaques]

Well done Ian, You now hold the record for instant recognition, The chess set was brought home from Belgium WW2 by my dad in 1944, being a non smoker he would swap his cigarettes for little gifts for us.

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[Wendyf]

I knew it was something very familiar but didn't know what! We'll done Ian.

[PanBiker]

Nearly the view you get when you are playing.

[Stanley]

That was quick!



What is it?

[Bodger]

Caulking tool

[Stanley]

Sorry Bodge, no.