OK, I have been trying to figure out what these things are that I found at a site over the last few years. The site dates from about 1899 to 1930. Someone told me they were napkin folds but I could not figure why they were where I found them if they were. They are thin pressed brass and are 5 to 6" long. I started to search the names that were on them ( Lipps, Headley and Baltimore). I found that there was a company named Frederick W.Lipps Co. in Baltimore that made Chocolate in the 1920's & before. And a company in Baltimore named Headley that also made Chocolate in the 1920's & before. And if you look at the one thing that is broke in two parts, it says "OX... And Cho... So I looked for a chocolate company that started with OX & only found a company named Oxola Manufacturing Co. in Baltimore for the same dates. But I'm not sure what they manufactured. So if these things came from Chocolate Companies, what are they called & what did they do? Are the labels? Bands? Or am I way off? And as you can see I have found 2 other things that say Headleys with little clips to wrap around something. I have found some whole & many parts of these things over the past few years. So PBK & Others, what do you think they are Here are some pictures of them front & back and the info. that I found.
Maybe they secured candy bar wrappers? I found one of those once at a remote cabin in the mountains of Idaho! Sorry,I threw it away....should have researched it!
Maybe they secured candy bar wrappers? I found one of those once at a remote cabin in the mountains of Idaho! Sorry,I threw it away....should have researched it!
I had no luck searching the candy/chocolate angle...
I also tried furniture making an other businesses.
Kinda strange to be a "premium" for anything...
I think a search at the Baltimore Pub. Library would yield the company names in local adverts. And possibly an explaination of what these things are... I'm very curious about them!
And if you look at the one thing that is broke in two parts, it says "OX... And Cho... So I looked for a chocolate company that started with OX & only found a company named Oxola Manufacturing Co. in Baltimore for the same dates.
There was an Ox-Heart brand of chocolates, made by the Oswego (NY) Candy Co.
Well you guys obviously never sat in the parlor having a tea.
Those are for serving tongs for sugar cubes or for chocolates that DOES melt in your hand. Hot chocolate once was made by melting the chocolate. The ones you have are still in the "unbent" form or have been straightened out for display.
And for heavens sake don't confuse them with the asparagus or trout tongs! Major foopah.
America was founded by tough hell-raisers. Rugged citizens who evaded taxes, spoke strongly against tyranny, grew tobacco, brewed beer, distilled spirits, and smuggled weapons. And it will be saved by those same types of citizens.
Nice Guess! I must admit Gypsy that they do look like the tongs that you have pictured. But these are very thin & would break (see the picture of the many broken ones) if you used them for this more than two times. Also what are the other things (see picture) I have found that say Headley. Just not sure.
Nice Guess! I must admit Gypsy that they do look like the tongs that you have pictured. But these are very thin & would break (see the picture of the many broken ones) if you used them for this more than two times. Also what are the other things (see picture) I have found that say Headley. Just not sure.
I think you meant Charlie....he posted the tongs
I go a great distance,while some are considering whether they will start today or tomorrow
You might not be far off. Check out the design on this old box of chocolates. It's not the same thing but could be kinda like what they did with these things.?? Or maybe they put these things on chocolate blocks when they were still warm & they were kinda like a label that you just peeled off before you ate it? They did sell chocolate in blocks back then like the one in this picture. Still guessing here.
And if you look at the one thing that is broke in two parts, it says "OX... And Cho... So I looked for a chocolate company that started with OX & only found a company named Oxola Manufacturing Co. in Baltimore for the same dates.
There was an Ox-Heart brand of chocolates, made by the Oswego (NY) Candy Co.
PBK, I checked this out some and the one thing I noticed is Ox-Heart used a dash between
OX & Heart. (See pictures) And if you look at the thing I have that has the letters OX on it, It looks like you can see a small part of the next letter which would not be a dash mark. Just someting I noticed & maybe they left the dash mark out on these things. It also would not be the letter O like in Oxola Manufacturing Co. Thanks for finding this company though.
Nice Guess! I must admit Gypsy that they do look like the tongs that you have pictured. But these are very thin & would break (see the picture of the many broken ones) if you used them for this more than two times. Also what are the other things (see picture) I have found that say Headley. Just not sure.
I think you meant Charlie....he posted the tongs
I get that a lot. Gypsy must have brown gray hair too.
America was founded by tough hell-raisers. Rugged citizens who evaded taxes, spoke strongly against tyranny, grew tobacco, brewed beer, distilled spirits, and smuggled weapons. And it will be saved by those same types of citizens.
You seem to have a tough one here. I'm guessing they were indeed some type of wrappers from boxes of fancy products like the chocolates. Were they found at sites where they might have been saved like people saved fancy ribbons, bows, cigar bands, etc.? I found on eBay that the Lipps Co. of Baltimore made fancy soap. The ad on this picture is from 1870's or so. Not the solution but maybe an angle.
You seem to have a tough one here. I'm guessing they were indeed some type of wrappers from boxes of fancy products like the chocolates. Were they found at sites where they might have been saved like people saved fancy ribbons, bows, cigar bands, etc.? I found on eBay that the Lipps Co. of Baltimore made fancy soap. The ad on this picture is from 1870's or so. Not the solution but maybe an angle.
Interesting! That is a different Lipps Company than the one I found. I did go back to see if Headley made soap also & could not find where they did. They were all found in the same spot where people would gather for picnics & swimming... Thanks!
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Here are some pictures of them front & back and the info. that I found.
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