OneGuyFromBarlick

Sorry Gloria, no.... far more mundane, ordinary and domestic......

I recall you always had to walk on the carpet so is it to trap the dust or flock from your boots

You've got it Tom! Well done? The carpets tended to trap the dust that floated about and it could be harvested by sweeping, shaking or a vacuum cleaner. Every bit caught in the carpet was one piece less to float about and get into bearing surfaces.
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What and where is it?

Looks like the African Queen

A bit bigger Gloria and further South......

Is it a former `whaler' beached somewhere like South Georgia islands?

Exactly Peter! Well spotted! We had it before but it was a long time ago......
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What are they?

Thread gauges?

Thread chasers?

Sorry, neither of those. Nothing to do with threads. Clue, they are very finely made lathe tools made of high carbon steel and were never a commercial item.

Nobody seems to be interested. One last big clue.... these were cutters used on an ornamental turning lathe for working with one specific material. Can you guess what it was?

Ivory turning?

Well done Kev! That's it they are Holtzapfel ivory cutters and scarcer than hen's teeth.
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What is it?

Drill grinder?

Well done Mick! Dead right.
So now we need another object.....

Where did I encounter this label?

No takers?

You've seen it before.....

It looks like a wrap around label in English and French. Maybe to be found in a Super U over in France or some other French speaking region on Earth.

Yes Ian, but where would the description have to be in both English and French?

Canada?

Correct Kev, Montreal was where I saw it. Labels had to be in French and English.
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