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What-is-it question CXVII
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:54 pm
by Granmaa
A patented invention from the late eighteenth century; who used it?
Miles
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:20 pm
by dragonflywink
Hmmm, some sort of ear trumpet for the hearing impaired?
~Cheryl
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:58 pm
by Granmaa
Good guess Cheryl, but wrong orifice.
Miles
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:03 pm
by 2209patrick
Wonder if it's a curved version of the South American Bombilla, a sipping tube.
Pat.
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:19 am
by dognose
Agree, perhaps for use by invalids or gentleman with large beards and moustaches.
Trev.
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:18 am
by Granmaa
Yes; the book calls it a feeding tube for use by babies and invalids. I can't quite imagine a baby using this though.
Miles
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:23 pm
by Doos
I can't quite imagine a baby using this though.
Hi,
For infants you have to reverse it to become a funnel à la foie gras feeder.
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