Comments on: Mystery Finds

By: sherry

sherry — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:25:08 +0000

Thanks, Vivienne. I believe that I’ve come across a few of them on the web with the backwards “n.”

Sherry

By: VIvienne Davis

VIvienne Davis — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:51:47 +0000

Hello,
I enjoyed looking at your site and reading your articles. I have one of those slave tokens and became a little
concerned when I noticed the backwards “n” on the reverse. I thought for a moment it was a reproduction.
Thanks! I feel a bit better after reading your description!
Vivienne

By: sherry

sherry — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:41:59 +0000

Thanks, Suzanne, in helping to figure out the identity of one of the items in Mystery Lot 2.

Sherry

By: Suzanne Urban

Suzanne Urban — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:19:14 +0000

The second instrument in upper photo, looks like a sculptor’s tool-the wooden handle bottom part to smooth clay, top wire part to take away clay in sculpting process.

By: sherry

sherry — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:03:40 +0000

Thanks, Natalie, for your comments about Mystery Lot 2. I’ll search using the info you’ve provided. Sherry

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:36:15 +0000

In your first set of pictures the long brown wooden thing looks like the old time shoe horns that use to hang on the side of the shoe shiners chair. I hope this is correct & this helps. Let me know what you find out.
Thanks Natalie

By: sherry

sherry — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:33:47 +0000

Thank you.

By: Ed Leeds

Ed Leeds — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:30:53 +0000

The object on the far right is a lace bobbin.

By: Sheila Warner

Sheila Warner — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:33:39 +0000

The first photo is of a pom pom maker; traditionally, the shape is circular. The 2nd is used for spool knitting; you may have made one as a child, using a wooden thread spool & small nails. The 3rd may be the pick used w/ the knitting spool – to make it easier to lift the stitch over the prong (back in the day, we used crochet hooks or a nail).