MYSTERY OBJECTS
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Is it part of a dinosaur tooth?
Gloria
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Looks like model of an Elephant that has melted or broken down in some way .
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Sorry, nobody is there (excepting Ian....). Go back to the original answers which were so close. Forget the shape, what does it look like?
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Looks to have a marble or pearlescent finish.
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Your almost there Gloria! Another clue, it's not what we would think of as stone, even though it's mineral.
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Bauxite?
Gloria
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I know, but I googled it.
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Kev has got it. But could the googlers please tell us about its history?
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See THIS description of 'The Sleeping Lion' the worlds largest freshwater pearl.
"It was probably formed in the early 1700s in China, perhaps the Pearl River. In 1765 it was shipped by a Dutch merchant to Batavia (present day Jakarta) before being auctioned in Amsterdam thirteen years later and acquired by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia."
Next one?
"It was probably formed in the early 1700s in China, perhaps the Pearl River. In 1765 it was shipped by a Dutch merchant to Batavia (present day Jakarta) before being auctioned in Amsterdam thirteen years later and acquired by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia."
Next one?
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What is it?
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An Abacus? But if it is, then it is an unwieldy design because they are used at lightning speed using one hand.
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Same principle Graham but not an abacus..... I want to know where it originated as well.....
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Nepalese calendar, no idea how to 'read' it. Friend of mine had one.
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Brilliant Kev, exactly right. I shall have to have a think!
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What is it! (No electricity involved.)
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I've used one of those a few times!
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You lot are so clever......
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I’ve not a clue.
Gloria
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Oh Gloria, you haven't lived! Of course I might be wrong!!
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I think someone should come up with the answer and set a new object....
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
It's a camping stove toaster used on the single burner of a stove. Calor or Camping Gas best as if you used them on a Primus your toast tended to taste of paraffin. Four slices though so quite posh.
Ian