MYSTERY OBJECTS

[Stanley]

No takers? Come on, have a guess!

[Cathy]

Cutting off the hand that feeds you?

[Stanley]

That's punishment Cathy. What you're looking for is a children's story that is very cruel. That's an enormous clue. It was Father Whipper that brought this to mind.....

[Stanley]

If there are no offers I'll come clean tomorrow. (One final clue.... German.)

[Big Kev]

Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann
The Story of Little Suck-a-Thumb

One day, Mamma said, "Conrad dear,
I must go out and leave you here.
But mind now, Conrad, what I say,
Don't suck your thumb while I'm away.
The great tall tailor always comes
To little boys that suck their thumbs.
And ere they dream what he's about
He takes his great sharp scissors
And cuts their thumbs clean off, - and then
You know, they never grow again."

[Stanley]

That's it Kev, thanks for killing it. Struwwelpeter is worth looking up, that's not the only frightening aspect of him. Very strange that it's seen as a children's story.
Next one?

[Stanley]

What can you tell me about this?

[chinatyke]

Entrance to Sabden treacle mines.

[Gloria]

Entrance to Sabden treacle mines.

Noooo wrong it’s the exit.

[Stanley]

[plaques]

I thought I could but to make sure I looked it up. I was wrong. But now I know I'm not telling.

[Tripps]

I thought I could but to make sure I looked it up.

Snap - I thought of Alderley Edge, but I can't find any evidence.

[Stanley]

I couldn't either and I think it could be Alderley Edge. But what are they?

[Big Kev]

Hermit's cave?

[Stanley]

Thanks Kev, yes, a hermit's dwelling.
Next for shaving?

[Tripps]

We need more. . .

Where is it? Was the hermit an anchorite or anchoress? (never heard of the word until last week or so.) Why does this lad not mention it Alderley Edge?

[Stanley]

It's a cannon. But it's more than that, tell me more.
David, I couldn't find more. Sorry......

[Wendyf]

The Hermit's Cave at Dale Abbey in Derbyshire.

[Tripps]

Thanks for that - I'd never have slept. . .

[Wendyf]

[Big Kev]

It's a cannon. But it's more than that, tell me more.

Concrete?

[Marilyn]

Made from an old thermos flask?

[Stanley]

Nice one Wendy.
No, sorry, neither of you has it. Just realised we had this before about two years ago.

[Big Kev]

A carronade, shorter and lighter than a canon, used on ships?

[Marilyn]

It seems quite small. Is it for shooting people in the ankles or kneecaps?