MYSTERY OBJECTS
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Then there was the constipated mathematician who, when confronted with a problem, worked it out with a pencil.
Any new mystery objects then?
Any new mystery objects then?
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Fly trap, wasp trap or rain gauge?
Or possibly a 'shaper' for a cone of lollies or chips?
Or possibly a 'shaper' for a cone of lollies or chips?
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Nice one MarilynMarilyn wrote:Then there was the constipated mathematician who, when confronted with a problem, worked it out with a pencil.
Any new mystery objects then?
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Its an oil tin for a loom. The oil was stored in the tin which hung on the side of the loom. The fine oil was applied with a feather to the bars where the ends of the picking sticks ran. Stanley knows what I mean eve=n if I don't know the names. Nolic
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Nolic is dead right, a lovely little example of the tinsmith's art. There were hundreds and thousands of them but I wonder how many survived.
Bugger! I shall have to think of another one now!
Bugger! I shall have to think of another one now!
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Clever bugger! Yes but how many would have known?
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Dog whistle.
Or possibly a tyre pressure gauge.
Or possibly a tyre pressure gauge.
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A radio-frequency device for tracking enemies of the government - how did you get it off your leg Stanley?
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It's a beltity chass.
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Just a guess ...Shot firer's whistle ?
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Well done Maz! It's an Acme Silent Dog Whistle. Great fun, it has a strange effect on dogs up on the park!
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I am fast coming to the conclusion that your whole house must be inundated with mystery objects. Have just woken one of mine btw...
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It is Jules, my daughters reckon it should be preserved as a museum when I die! I shall go for a root and find the next one.
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Trust Stanley to have a stock of Acme products, I'm waiting for the Rocket Roller Skates, beloved of Mr While E Coyote!Stanley wrote:Well done Maz! It's an Acme Silent Dog Whistle.
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Ah, Roadrunner! One of my favourite cartoons. It was always Acme blasting powder wasn't it!
Dead easy, but here's the twist. Whose shop window was graced by these three for years? I bought them when it closed down.
Dead easy, but here's the twist. Whose shop window was graced by these three for years? I bought them when it closed down.
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Arnold Fordingham & Son
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Did there used to be a Branch of Dewhurst's Butchers in Barlick ?
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You've not got there yet. I'll leave it another day to see if anyone gets it. Thousands of people must have seen them in the town centre.
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Getting close Comrade. Keep thinking along those lines. Quite obviously connected with wool.....
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