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Is it possible that the other items are indeed for plates and things, while that one item is for holding a hard-bound cookbook? It would hold it tilted at a slight angle for reading while one cooks.

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This discussion was derailing this thread! I made it it's own thread, come speculate as to uses for this rack!
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Here's a couple for ya! Not sure of the sizes yet, and can't get more photos until tomorrow...

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The last picture reminds me of the gizmos that allow you to increase the size of a diagram by tracing the original and all the connecting bits of wood act as multipliers.

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And what would one use such a spoon for?
Is it especially made for the Batman mansion?
A little wave to you in the reflection :)

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That looks like some sort of spork.

Can you give use the detail of who manufactured the piece?

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Hi Anne,
It does, indeed. I was wondering if it might be made for a specific kind of meal or food, like an oyster knife for instance.
It doesn't have a makers' mark, just the stamp DELINOX 18%, which I'm deciphering to mean it's made of 18% stainless steel (de l'inox , French).

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Your utensil looks familiar to me though a search with Google did not yield any results.

My first thought was a grapefruit spoon though the search show narrow spoons or sporks.

An my search for a two or three prong spork just yielded forks.

Maybe it is used to hull fruit like strawberries.

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Yes, Anne, I think it's a grapefruit spoon!
When I read your reply, I grabbed the spoon to feel the edge with the points and it's actually slightly sharp.
So I'd say grapefruit fork. Thanks!

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Carla Burke wrote:Here's a couple for ya! Not sure of the sizes yet, and can't get more photos until tomorrow...

Carla, did we ever figure out what this thing was?
It reminded me of some of the "attachments" that used to go on my kid's special needs sitting chair (like a big highchair, made of wood). With the part routered (?) out, it looks like it might hold little fiddly things like beads or whatever. Maybe that gets ratcheted onto a sewing machine table or something? (a bowl would seem better, but what do I know)

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Tereza Okava wrote:

Carla Burke wrote:Here's a couple for ya! Not sure of the sizes yet, and can't get more photos until tomorrow...

Carla, did we ever figure out what this thing was?
It reminded me of some of the "attachments" that used to go on my kid's special needs sitting chair (like a big highchair, made of wood). With the part routered (?) out, it looks like it might hold little fiddly things like beads or whatever. Maybe that gets ratcheted onto a sewing machine table or something? (a bowl would seem better, but what do I know)

It kinda got lost, huh? Lol! No worries. I *think* it was a few frame holders, for embroidery or small quilting. Unfortunately, we will never know, because they were snapped up by someone else, and aren't in my hands. But, thank you, for noticing they'd gotten lost in the shuffle!

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I was at a thrift store and paid 45 cents each for two of these, as the place didn't know what they were for either! I can use them for a lot of things, I do artwork etc that I'd LOVE to have stay exactly where I want it.

But I am curious, anyone know what these were made to do?

Pretty sturdy critters for such a small size, 5 inches front to back, 5 inches width, 6.5 inches max extended height, I just tried stepping on one, and it didn't move or complain about the amount of weight/force on it. Well made, but I doubt they are something for external use, like a satellite dish mounting bracket, as they don't look particularly weather proof. They look like they were made to be easy to adjust many times.

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Flat screen monitor or tv bracket.

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Robert Ray wrote:Flat screen monitor or tv bracket.

That was my first guess too - wall mounted.

However, if that's not it, my second thought was for adjusting a drafting table (if people even still use those? I think computers have displaced drafting?)

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I am not only open to knowing what this is intended for, but to any new, creative uses as well. It's cast iron. You can see a little grate on one side, that is a door. I also have a large flat iron piece with a hole in it, which I wondered if that goes on top but it's in a different part of the house and I couldn't get to it up close to measure or judge if it goes with this thing. I think the hole is bigger and it may be unrelated.
What the heck is it?
And if I want to get rid of it, how much can I ask for it, lol?

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For melting a soft metal such as lead maybe?

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Jay Angler wrote:For melting a soft metal such as lead maybe?

I found more pieces! It's a stove! One piece is broken, so it's a bit collapsed. I still don't understand what those 2 pipes are for or how exactly to use it. And we have no room for something we can't use any time soon. So now... what to do with it, lol?

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Kim Wills wrote:I still don't understand what those 2 pipes are for or how exactly to use it.

Looks like a water jacket. Could be repurposed in a number of ways if it's still watertight. I suspect it was originally for heating water. It's old, plus I don't see a safety valve, so please avoid the boom squish and don't seal it airtight and heat it.

On the other hand, find a stainless vessel that fits pretty tight in that burn chamber with good surface area contact. Freeze some VERY salty water then let it thaw, circulating the melt liquid through that water jacket. You just made yourself probably the steampunkest ice cream maker ever.

Or circulate hot water (below boiling) through there and you've got yourself a crockpot/ chafing dish/ steam table.

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Do you remember these?

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From a thrift store today...
Crap, on the new computer. The pics aren't rotated right :( Not liking this beast.... ~~I'll fix them on the old computer.~~ EDIT: Fixed...

Anyway. 8.00 each, enameled cast iron, HEAVY critters! Look new. No lids.

What were they made to do? Seems like a pretty specific shape.

I'm thinking bread, but that's me :D

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Anne Miller wrote:Do you remember these?

Yup - tuck baby's shoe strings in, so they stay tied & baby doesn't eat them.

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Pearl Sutton wrote:From a thrift store today...
Crap, on the new computer. The pics aren't rotated right :( Not liking this beast.... ~~I'll fix them on the old computer.~~ EDIT: Fixed...

Anyway. 8.00 each, enameled cast iron, HEAVY critters! Look new. No lids.

What were they made to do? Seems like a pretty specific shape.

I'm thinking bread, but that's me :D

Individual chili, pot pie, or hot dip pots? That's how I'd use them. Maybe for lava cakes.

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Hmm Pearl. They're too big for popovers and too small for brioche, too thick and not shaped right for pannetone. I would totally make monkey bread in them, or maybe something like those pull-apart dinner rolls, just on a bigger scale.

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Last night I baked a cake in one of the cast iron pans. Small size, got a bit heavy because it was so deep, but worked nicely.
Wonder what they ever intended to be cooked in those.

Lemon pound cake with cherries in it, Pearl's recipe butchering style. The people who wrote those recipes would be horrified at what I did. Tastes excellent! Me and the neighbor just had some, she agrees.

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I remember seeing a four lobed pot that looked like an apple with the lid. I will have to find a picture of one. "Technique" made a four lobed pot that looked like an apple they also made a round one but the base and handles look like a pot made by Technique.

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Pearl, they are the bottoms of 2 cast iron "bell pepper" stock pots. I"m not sure about posting pics, but I found some on poshmark.

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Apple for Jennie!

Still wonder WHY they make them. What is meant to be cooked in them?

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My 1st guess would be stuffed bell peppers.

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Those adjustable wooden things a few photos back...

The one with all the knobs looks like it might be for holding playing cards and chips? I'm thinking the slot might be where you put your chips for betting.

And the adjustability allows you to hold your tiles in front of you, hands free...maybe for mah jongh, or scrabble?

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Alina Green wrote:Those adjustable wooden things a few photos back...

The one with all the knobs looks like it might be for holding playing cards and chips? I'm thinking the slot might be where you put your chips for betting.

And the adjustability allows you to hold your tiles in front of you, hands free...maybe for mah jongh, or scrabble?

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If you're talking about the ones I posted, it was determined that they were embroidery hoop stands.

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Oh, that makes sense...but not as exciting! hahaha

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Here's a new one for you all:

I forgot to add something for scale, but they're only a couple of inches in the longest dimension.

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People, you seem to need a hint:

It has to do with the broad category of fiber arts, and yet the results are practical and useful, not just decorative.

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Jay Angler wrote:People, you seem to need a hint:

It has to do with the broad category of fiber arts, and yet the results are practical and useful, not just decorative.

The funnel shaped ones look like my braid aids, to pull a strip of fabric into a tube for making a fabric rug. But I do NOT know what the upside down U shaped one could be?

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Jennie Little wrote: The funnel shaped ones look like my braid aids, to pull a strip of fabric into a tube for making a fabric rug. But I do NOT know what the upside down U shaped one could be?

That's what this set looks like from the bottom - very complicated. These seem to be the fancy version of what you've got, Jennie. I've never seen them used, but I've got the rug my sister made using them.

When I'm not so ridiculously busy, I'm hoping to look up some videos to see if I can figure out how she made the rug.

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This came out of trash. I'm not using it for whatever it was meant for. But I am curious, I swear I have seen these before. It’s bugging me. What are these things?
About 2 foot long.

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