MYSTERY OBJECTS

[Gloria]

That was a good one Tizer

[Tizer]

I was tempted to give in when black powder was mentioned but then decided it would be more interesting to wait and see if anyone could get closer to the specific use. I don't know if the bamboo type of container was used elsewhere but it makes sense that the miner would need to keep his fuses safe as well as `keep his powder dry'. I found it in this mining glossary when looking for something else... Dave Tuffley's Mining Glossary

[Tripps]

Interesting.

The word 'squib' reminded me that was the name ( I thnk) of one of the fireworks in the "Standard Fireworks" five bob box which was bought for November 5th.

Google to the rescue again reveals Standard Fireworks were a Yorkshire company and originally had some connections with the mining industry.

"What goes round - comes round"

[Tizer]

In this part of Somerset the towns have carnivals on set dates every year. Long processions of flat bed lorries made up to represent all sorts of activities, nationalities etc. The locals love dressing up and having a great time! Later in the evening, as the long procession ends, other people walk behind carrying poles holding fireworks which have always been called squibs. Carnivals

Bridgwater has a statue showing a carnival man and his squib... Squib man

[Stanley]

Some people called these old fireworks jumping jacks but there was another name for them. What was it?

[Gloria]

Jumping crackers?

[Cathy]

Jumping Jacks

( Not Jumping Jack ‘Flashers’ - they are something completely different, haha.)

[Tripps]

I'd say it was Rip - Rap.

[Stanley]

That was what I was thinking about David. That's what we used to call them.....
Next one?

[Stanley]

What is it?

[Cathy]

It looks the under-side of a Scarab Beetle to me

[Stanley]

Wrong Beetle Cathy and I want to know why it's there!

[Big Kev]

Weevil in Alabama?

[Stanley]

Yes but what sort and why a statue to it?

[Big Kev]

The Boll Weevil Monument in downtown Enterprise, Alabama, United States is a prominent landmark and tribute erected by the citizens of Enterprise in 1919 to show their appreciation to an insect, the boll weevil, for its profound influence on the area's agriculture and economy. Hailing the beetle as a "herald of prosperity," it stands as the world's first monument built to honor an agricultural pest.

[Stanley]

Exactly Kev..... Now for the next one!

[Big Kev]

Something a bit different. I will add further clues if necessary.

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[Wendyf]

[PostmanPete]

I know from 'experience' that this is caused by a phosphorus deficiency in the soil...

[Big Kev]

A subtle response there, love it

[Stanley]

All I can come up with is ' Jimmi Hendrix’s purple haze'

[Big Kev]

Is the correct answer, Purple Haze (Hays).

[Stanley]

It shows how baffled I am I still don't know how I won that.....



What are they and what are they used for.

[Big Kev]

Spanners for tightening the 'clamps' that hold drive belts together?

[Stanley]

Yup..... Too easy. I shall have to find something more difficult!