MYSTERY OBJECTS

[Gloria]

Just a guess.... Is it for carrying pipes?

[David Whipp]

Good lateral thinking Gloria, it may well make a good pipe carrier, but that's not its intended use.

[plaques]

A hat box for keeping a Halo in. You devil!

[Pluggy]

I'd hazard a guess its a handle to make drums of something or other easier to manoeuvre.

[Big Kev]

I'm with Ian, these have seen a lot of use in Barlick recently.

[David Whipp]

Ian and Kev are clearly on the money... but keeping quiet.

Love the idea of a halo hat box, but here's another version which isn't halo (or drum) shape...

[Pluggy]

Giant bubble ring ? You dunk it in a soapy bath and waft it around it it blows giant bubbles ?

[David Whipp]

We could try that, Pluggy! It could well work... but again, not the intended use...

[chinatyke]

Not seen them before but do you clamp a plastic waste bag in them?

[Stanley]

I'm with China, never seen one before but for holding a bin bag open while picking litter.....

[David Whipp]

China's correct (together with those who knew but kept quiet).

Here's the rectangular one in use last Sunday;



The town council has evaluated three different types and has chosen the rectangular one for the kits that'll be distributed to volunteer litter pickers.

[Stanley]

Next for shaving?

[Stanley]

Try this one.....

[David Whipp]

Left handed treacle miner's adze.

[Tizer]

Iron Age front door key?

[Steeplejerk]

Chaulking chisel ?

[Stanley]

Sorry, nobody anywhere near. Clue, it's very old, blacksmith made of wrought iron and was heated almost red hot before use.....

[Cathy]

Cow Brander. (hope not)

[Stanley]

Cathy! You are so close to the answer......

[Tizer]

Something to do with horses' hooves (which is all a mystery to me).

[Bodger]

horn cauterising

[Cathy]

Animal stock branding iron

[Stanley]

Bodge is on the right track as well. But not for branding Cathy. It's even worse than that......

[Gloria]

For docking tails.

[Stanley]

You are so close Gloria, I'm tempted to give it to you. But on second thoughts.... No! Mind you, I’ll bet they were used for that occasionally.....