MYSTERY OBJECTS

[Wendyf]

Are you going to wear it?

[Tripps]

2. No.

[Big Kev]

Is it a decorative thing?

[Tripps]

3. No

[Wendyf]

Drink it?

[Tripps]

4. Sorry no.

[Tripps]

Ah well - not a big response - so as that Irish auctioneer at Tattersalls says 'It's had its time'

Here it is - an Appalachian Dulcimer !

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Here's what it does - looks easy. . . I'll fly away

[Wendyf]

Well, that was going to be my next guess!

[Big Kev]

Well, that was going to be my next guess!

Me too

[Stanley]

Where and what is it?

[Tripps]

" Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C. | Library of Congress."

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My Mountain Dulcimer has arrived and I've a lot of packaging to get rid of. Just a touch of buyer's remorse setting in. There's little chance of an appearance at Nashville.

That was catered for though, and it may yet go to my grand daughters who already have a piano and are a bit musical. Nothing lost.

Message to self - put aside these negative thoughts. Get on with it!

[Stanley]

Quite right David. The Depression Monument.
Next one?

[Stanley]

What is it?

[Gloria]

Is it for cutting peat or silage?

[Stanley]

Well remembered. It's a hay knife and the last time I used one it was for cutting silage but originally they were used for cutting hay out of a mowstead in slabs....

[Stanley]

What is it?

[Stanley]

You've see it before.....

[Wendyf]

Is it a nose ring for a calf?

[Stanley]

No Wendy. You're on the right track, different application and much smaller animal......

[Steeplejerk]

Castration ring for a pig ??

[Stanley]

Sorry Tom, no. I can see why you thought this. An even smaller animal and a different purpose. Clue, in no way therapeutical purpose.

[Wendyf]

Something linked to ferreting?

[Gloria]

Is it for docking tails on lambs?

[Stanley]

Wendy has it. It's a ferret muzzle. I used to use one and Winnie never minded it despite people saying they are cruel.
Next one?

[Big Kev]

This one is a mystery to me too. It came from a house clearance, I have no idea where or when but presumably it was local. The image has been professionally framed so it had meaning to someone, thought I'd put it on here in case anyone recognises the location. I don't think it's in the UK and I have no idea what they're doing

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