On 5/14/2012 6:21 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 5/14/2012 5:54 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> A real puzzler. The seller lists some guesses,
>> but none seem likely to me.
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/160799433505
>>
>> Whatever goes in the cup can't be too tall,
>> or it will hit the handle. It can't be
>> on fire, or it will get soot on the handle
>> and heat it up. The fact that the cup swivels
>> suggests it holds a liquid or maybe a powder,
>> the swivel action to keep it from spilling.
>> Maybe it does spill sometimes, hence the dish.
>
>
> That is a cup to hold water for hand washing. Orthodox Jews must wash
> their hands in a proscribed manner and say a blessing before meals. The
> cup tilts and dispenses enough water to satisfy the Halachic amount.
> I've seen them before.

Ah, that makes sense! I can see how it was 'designed'. Thanks for the
explanation. It is rather ornate and simplistic at the same time,
perhaps properly so to designate the significance of its use.

Sky

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