MYSTERY OBJECTS

[Wendyf]

Is it a pestle?

[Stanley]

No Wendy but it is used like one. You're on the right track.

[Cathy]

Oh shame, I thought pestle too.
Actually I won’t say what I thought it might be when I first saw the pic .
No no, not going there.

[Tizer]

The proverbial glass hammer!

[Stanley]

No, stick to the path Wendy is on.

[chinatyke]

I thought maybe it was for grinding bones before internment but wouldn't that be a pestle also?
Is it a weapon like a mini club?

[Big Kev]

For smoothing something? Cloth?

[Stanley]

Kev has it! It was used for smoothing linen, no mention of wet or dry or heat but a linen smoother.
Next one?

[Stanley]

What is it?

[Marilyn]

A denim smoother...
That looks like a darning mushroom.

[Stanley]

Sorry Maz but no. It's highly fired stoneware if that helps.

[Gloria]

A plug for something?

[Stanley]

Ah, you're on the right track Gloria, be a bit more specific. Look at the 50p coin and assess the size, that's important.

[Gloria]

A barrel plug?

[chinatyke]

Ah, you're on the right track Gloria, be a bit more specific. Look at the 50p coin and assess the size, that's important.

That "50p coin" is a 20p coin!

[Tizer]

China, Boris did that in response to the covid crisis!

[Stanley]

You've got it Gloria, a beer barrel bung. Large quantities were found on the site of an old brewery.
Next one!

[Stanley]

What is it?

[Marilyn]

Blind Guess...a re-seating tool for washers?

[Stanley]

Sorry Maz. Nowhere near.

[Gloria]

Never seen one before. Is it for progressively crimping a seam down?

[Stanley]

No Gloria. It didn't mean anything to me until I saw the answer. Once you know what it is it becomes obvious. That's a big help isn't it. Clue, think of a popular pastime.

[Gloria]

Tightening a tennis net or other net?

Gloria, I know this is unusual but I'm replying as an edit of your post because if I try to reply the dialogue box won't accept a signal from the keyboard. I don't understand it but there....
I can see why you thought that but no, that isn't it!

[Stanley]

Just out of curiosity I tried my own box and it's working. Must be a brain fart somewhere!

[Gloria]

I’ve found the site keeps freezing this morning, don’t know if it’s just me.