MYSTERY OBJECTS
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Something to do with the grim reaper?
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Sorry but no. Quite the opposite actually. (That's far too good a clue!)
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
I’m stumped.
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
It looks quite small, is it for picking your teeth?
It looks like a fancy one of these
It looks like a fancy one of these
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Well done Kev. Yes, it is a very ornate tooth pick.
Next one for shaving?
Next one for shaving?
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What are they?
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Old footballs or cricket balls?
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
I know what they are but I'll let others have a go. They're not worth much these days.
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I know why you said that Gloria. When I first saw them I thought they were baseballs. Don't hang about too long Peter. Enlighten the masses so we can have another.....
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Are they some sort of sea urchin shell?
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I don't know enough about them to be able to say. You are certainly very close. Perhaps Peter could judge....
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Nobody is helping us Wendy so I went for a furtle. See THIS article from which I learn that they are indeed a variety of urchin named 'Sea Potato'. So you have it right Wendy.
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
It reminded me of the spotted ones, my mum had one in her bathroom for years.
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
It's good I didn't try to give the final answer because it might have been rejected initially. I know it as a `sand dollar', hence the attempt to give a clue: They're not worth much these days. That seems to be the name for the same species (Echinocardium cordatum) in America. They're also known as heart urchins: echino = spiny; cardium and cordatum = heart.
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Main thing is it's an urchin and Her Majesty got it.....
Right, what is it?
Right, what is it?
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Head off a walking stick?
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Sorry, no Peter.....
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Is it a tribal carving?
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Not really Gloria, it's old and ornate but has a definite purpose.
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Was it a wine bottle stopper that you could pour from? The carvings look like vines and grapes.
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Sorry no Wendy, You're on the right track in that it's a small personal item that you would have carried if you thought a need would arise.
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Does it go in a pipe to stop tobacco falling out when not in use?
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Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
No Gloria.you're on the right track with size and portability but not what it is and why it was necessary. Clue, very few people would need it these days.
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