What-is-it question XXV.

Postby **2209patrick** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:24 pm

This silverplated gadget was made c.1815, probably in Sheffield England.
It's 8 inches (20.3 cm) high. You seldom see these.
What was it used for ?

Pat.
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Postby **2209patrick** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:07 am

Here's a clue. It was used for food.

Pat.
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Postby **Granmaa** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:46 pm

An egg or cucumber slicer? Either that or a torture device.

Miles
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Postby **2209patrick** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:04 pm

Hello Miles.
Yes, it's a cucumber slicer. Not too many around. This one is in the Weston Park Museum, Sheffield, England.

Pat.
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