Hopefully these two will be a bit more difficult to figure out! ;-)

They are both used in the kitchen and are both "old" (but I won't say how old).
Both are used for tasks that are still done today in the kitchen, but in more
modern versions.

Here's the first one. What is it and why is it shaped the way it is?
http://i6.tinypic.com/6gsumgz.jpg
http://i4.tinypic.com/4vrztwi.jpg

Here's the second one. It is used for a more common task than the first one.
http://i7.tinypic.com/63cshzn.jpg

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wff_ng_7 wrote:
>
> Hopefully these two will be a bit more difficult to figure out! ;-)
>
> They are both used in the kitchen and are both "old" (but I won't say how old).
> Both are used for tasks that are still done today in the kitchen, but in more
> modern versions.
>
> Here's the first one. What is it and why is it shaped the way it is?
> http://i6.tinypic.com/6gsumgz.jpg
> http://i4.tinypic.com/4vrztwi.jpg

My first thought is grease pail, though I suppose it
could be a milk pail.

> Here's the second one. It is used for a more common task than the first one.
> http://i7.tinypic.com/63cshzn.jpg

Probably not a meat tenderizer.

"Mark Thorson" > wrote:
> wff_ng_7 wrote:
>>
>> Hopefully these two will be a bit more difficult to figure out! ;-)
>>
>> They are both used in the kitchen and are both "old" (but I won't say how
>> old).
>> Both are used for tasks that are still done today in the kitchen, but in more
>> modern versions.
>>
>> Here's the first one. What is it and why is it shaped the way it is?
>> http://i6.tinypic.com/6gsumgz.jpg
>> http://i4.tinypic.com/4vrztwi.jpg
>
> My first thought is grease pail, though I suppose it
> could be a milk pail.

Not either of those.

>> Here's the second one. It is used for a more common task than the first one.
>> http://i7.tinypic.com/63cshzn.jpg
>
> Probably not a meat tenderizer.

Not a meat tenderizer. I guess you could use it to tenderize stew beef one cube
at a time!

You doubted these would be more difficult? ;-)

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wff_ng_7 wrote:
>
> Not a meat tenderizer. I guess you could use it to tenderize stew beef
> one cube at a time!

Ice crusher! One cube at a time.

"Mark Thorson" > wrote:
> wff_ng_7 wrote:
>>
>> Not a meat tenderizer. I guess you could use it to tenderize stew beef
>> one cube at a time!
>
> Ice crusher! One cube at a time.

I was afraid using the word "cube" might give it away. It says right on it: "ice
cube breaker". I would think it was made sometime between 1920 and 1950. I use
it to break up ice for mixed drinks, and I presume that's what people generally
used it for.

No more ideas on the other item?

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On May 14, 10:47 am, "wff_ng_7" > wrote:
> Hopefully these two will be a bit more difficult to figure out! ;-)
>
> They are both used in the kitchen and are both "old" (but I won't say how old).
> Both are used for tasks that are still done today in the kitchen, but in more
> modern versions.
>
> Here's the first one. What is it and why is it shaped the way it is?http://i6.tinypic.com/6gsumgz.jpghtt...om/4vrztwi.jpg
>
> Here's the second one. It is used for a more common task than the first one.http://i7.tinypic.com/63cshzn.jpg
>
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Swiss cheese hole maker? Garlic press? Dough docker? Ice tongs?

merryb wrote:
> On May 14, 10:47 am, "wff_ng_7" > wrote:
>> Hopefully these two will be a bit more difficult to figure out! ;-)
>>
>> They are both used in the kitchen and are both "old" (but I won't say how old).
>> Both are used for tasks that are still done today in the kitchen, but in more
>> modern versions.
>>
>> Here's the first one. What is it and why is it shaped the way it is?http://i6.tinypic.com/6gsumgz.jpghtt...om/4vrztwi.jpg

>
It is a pudding pot. I have one just like it, sans the bottom flair.

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> Hopefully these two will be a bit more difficult to figure out! ;-)
>
> They are both used in the kitchen and are both "old" (but I won't say how old).
> Both are used for tasks that are still done today in the kitchen, but in more
> modern versions.
>
> Here's the first one. What is it and why is it shaped the way it is?
> http://i6.tinypic.com/6gsumgz.jpg
> http://i4.tinypic.com/4vrztwi.jpg
>
> Here's the second one. It is used for a more common task than the first one.
> http://i7.tinypic.com/63cshzn.jpg
>
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My guess would be pressure cookers...since my grandmother had one that was pretty
darned similar to the larger of the two. Where did you get them, if you don't mind my
asking? I would be scared to death to use them for pressure cooking, but as a display
or a vase or something they'd be quite cool.

Thanks!

kimberly

On 14 May 2007 14:56:40 -0700, merryb > wrote:
>
>Swiss cheese hole maker? Garlic press? Dough docker? Ice tongs?

It'a an old Mafia torture instrument used on fingers, toes, nose,
earls and anthing else it will fit around.

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"Nexis" > wrote:
> My guess would be pressure cookers...since my grandmother had one that was
> pretty darned similar to the larger of the two. Where did you get them, if you
> don't mind my asking? I would be scared to death to use them for pressure
> cooking, but as a display or a vase or something they'd be quite cool.

You're in the wrong thread! ;-) That was in "Name That Tool #1".

Those two are pressure cookers. I got them on eBay a while ago, the first one
maybe two years ago and the second one about a year ago.

They come up for sale every once in a while on eBay. There's currently one for
sale at an exhorbitant price:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=250022807939

I didn't pay a tenth of what that person wants for either of mine. I got my
first big one for about $27 and the second smaller one for about $10. Plus
shipping, of course.

If you do a search for "cast iron" "pressure cooker" and select search title and
description, you'll find them. But the first one I got wasn't listed as a
pressure cooker since the seller didn't know what it was. I came across it by
accident. You tend to get better deals when the seller has no idea what an item
is, and when people can't find it due to the description being inaccurate. I'm
sure both of mine are worth way more than I paid for them.

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"sf" wrote:
> On 14 May 2007 14:56:40 -0700, merryb > wrote:
>>
>>Swiss cheese hole maker? Garlic press? Dough docker? Ice tongs?
>
> It'a an old Mafia torture instrument used on fingers, toes, nose,
> earls and anthing else it will fit around.

More likely something the Marquis de Sade would come up with... maybe he'd use
it as a "ball crusher"! ;-)

But no, it's not an instrument of torture.

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"wff_ng_7" > wrote:
> Hopefully these two will be a bit more difficult to figure out! ;-)
>
> They are both used in the kitchen and are both "old" (but I won't say how
> old). Both are used for tasks that are still done today in the kitchen, but in
> more modern versions.
>
> Here's the first one. What is it and why is it shaped the way it is?
> http://i6.tinypic.com/6gsumgz.jpg
> http://i4.tinypic.com/4vrztwi.jpg

Since no one seems to be able to figure out what this is, I'll tell everyone.
It's a clam steamer from sometime in the 1800s. I was told around 1850 or so.
The strange shape at the bottom is so that it can be dropped in a burner hole on
a wood stove after you remove a lid. If you look very closely at the second
photo, you can see that the very bottom is copper to improve the heat transfer.

The other notable feature on it is the metal channel down the side. The purpose
of that is to draw off the excess steam from the top of the pot and channel it
down into the stove, where it will be carried off by the chimney draft with the
smoke. I also have an "odorless" cast iron skillet that is based on this same
concept to draw the cooking odors into the stove.

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On May 16, 5:39 pm, "wff_ng_7" > wrote:
> "wff_ng_7" > wrote:
> > Hopefully these two will be a bit more difficult to figure out! ;-)
>
> > They are both used in the kitchen and are both "old" (but I won't say how
> > old). Both are used for tasks that are still done today in the kitchen, but in
> > more modern versions.
>
> > Here's the first one. What is it and why is it shaped the way it is?
> >http://i6.tinypic.com/6gsumgz.jpg
> >http://i4.tinypic.com/4vrztwi.jpg
>
> Since no one seems to be able to figure out what this is, I'll tell everyone.
> It's a clam steamer from sometime in the 1800s. I was told around 1850 or so.
> The strange shape at the bottom is so that it can be dropped in a burner hole on
> a wood stove after you remove a lid. If you look very closely at the second
> photo, you can see that the very bottom is copper to improve the heat transfer.
>
> The other notable feature on it is the metal channel down the side. The purpose
> of that is to draw off the excess steam from the top of the pot and channel it
> down into the stove, where it will be carried off by the chimney draft with the
> smoke. I also have an "odorless" cast iron skillet that is based on this same
> concept to draw the cooking odors into the stove.
>
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So, have you revealed the 2nd mystery item yet? Inquiring minds and
all that...

"merryb" > wrote:
> So, have you revealed the 2nd mystery item yet? Inquiring minds and
> all that...

I already revealed it after another poster guessed it from a hint I gave. It's
an ice cube breaker made sometime between the 1920s and 1950s by Dandy of NYC. I
use it to crack ice for mixed drinks. I presume that's what its intended purpose
was. It says "ICE CUBE BREAKER" right on one jaw and "DANDY NYC" on the other
jaw.

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"Steve Wertz" > wrote:
> On Thu, 17 May 2007 00:39:01 GMT, wff_ng_7 wrote:
>
>> It's a clam steamer from sometime in the 1800s.
>
> Nah - that's not it. Give me some more time and I'll get it
> eventually.
>
> -sw <thinking>

The person that sold it to me said it was a clam steamer and gave the date as
being 1850s.

The interior has a perforated insert that sits on the mid level ridge. There was
also a second smaller perforated insert that sat on the lower ridge, but it is
missing. Two things could be steamed at once, sort of like those multi-level
Chinese bamboo steamers.

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On May 17, 8:58 am, "wff_ng_7" > wrote:
> "merryb" > wrote:
> > So, have you revealed the 2nd mystery item yet? Inquiring minds and
> > all that...
>
> I already revealed it after another poster guessed it from a hint I gave. It's
> an ice cube breaker made sometime between the 1920s and 1950s by Dandy of NYC. I
> use it to crack ice for mixed drinks. I presume that's what its intended purpose
> was. It says "ICE CUBE BREAKER" right on one jaw and "DANDY NYC" on the other
> jaw.
>
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Hey, at least I got the ice part right! I need to figure out how to
post pics here- I have a copper pot that has a specific purpose that
might be fun to try to guess.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote:
> I know. I don't doubt you. I was being sarcastic.

I thought that might be the case, but I didn't see a smiley! ;-)

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"merryb" > wrote:
> Hey, at least I got the ice part right! I need to figure out how to
> post pics here- I have a copper pot that has a specific purpose that
> might be fun to try to guess.

I saw the ice tongs guess. Close, but no cigar! ;-)

It's pretty easy to post pictures using the method I use. Go to www.tinypic.com
and click on "browse". A window will come up where you can select a file off
your PC. Then you click "upload". A new page comes up and it has links that you
copy and paste into your rfc post. I select the bottom format marked "Direct
Link for Layouts" by clicking the "copy" button to the right of it. Then you put
it into your post by right clicking and selecting "paste".

I just tried it out again to confirm the steps and uploaded the following
pictu

http://i15.tinypic.com/4t7krbn.jpg

I'm not going to ask anyone to guess this one, but it is an aluminum silver
alloy knife made over 100 years ago.

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