OneGuyFromBarlick

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

Next for shaving?

Try this one.....

Left handed treacle miner's adze.

Iron Age front door key?

Chaulking chisel ?

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

Cow Brander. (hope not)

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

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

horn cauterising

Animal stock branding iron

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

For docking tails.

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.....