Monday, 20 December 2010

Identify the mystery object

Can any of you identify this object?


I challenge you to tell me:-

  • What is its purpose?
  • Where does it come from?
  • What is the name for this type of object?
It normally sits on the top of the sideboard in my Dining Room as an ornament, but I have to say that its original purpose is not ornamental...



So, what do you think it is...?
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10 comments:

  1. Hazel20 December 2010 at 22:35

    Salt? Snuff? Spittoon? Holder for some rare spice from the Spice Islands? Finger bowl? Hard to tell how big it is.

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  2. Veggie PAK21 December 2010 at 14:14

    I have thought and thought about it, and I can't come up with anything reasonable. I was thinking that it might be something for storing dried herbs.

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  3. sherie buck21 December 2010 at 17:16

    I think it is old, not something you can go and buy now? Spice crusher of somesort?

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  4. Mark Willis21 December 2010 at 18:07

    Yes, it is quite old - though probably not an antique. You could buy one like it if you knew where to go (it's a long way from Fleet). No it's not a thing for storing or grinding herbs or spices. Nor a spitoon, Hazel (You'd have to be pretty accurate to spit through that little hole in the lid!). Keep guessing...

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  5. Shaheen21 December 2010 at 18:11

    A spice or pepper grinder from North Africa?

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  6. sherie buck21 December 2010 at 21:36

    Does it hold insects?

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  7. Mark Willis21 December 2010 at 21:38

    No, it does not hold insects (not intentionally, anyway...)

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  8. David P. Offutt - The Gastronomic Gardener23 December 2010 at 04:02

    Hmmm perhaps a salt pot

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  9. Anonymous23 December 2010 at 14:59

    Is it a Bento Box? They are japanese lunchboxes

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  10. Mark Willis23 December 2010 at 15:11

    No, it's not a Bento box... Nice idea though!

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