1800s Cellar Hole Gadget..UPDATE

[Ohio Jerry]

1800's Cellar Hole Gadget..UPDATE

At an old cellar hole,near an 1861 Indian Head and a 1833 Large Cent comes this interesting looking gadget. It looks like it could be half of a small set of tongs? Or.......any wag's appreciated but i have a feeling someone here will nail this one in no time..

Went back to the cellar hole today and found two more pieces to the wick trimmer/snuffer gadget

 

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[Caryl]

Re: 1800's Cellar Hole Gadget

It's half of a pair of egg scissors. They were used to cut the tops off soft boiled eggs.

 

[Caryl]

Re: 1800's Cellar Hole Gadget

Oh wait. The flat bit is turned the wrong way for that. Wick scissors ?
YUP, sure of it.
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[Montana Jim]

Re: 1800's Cellar Hole Gadget

Oh wait. The flat bit is turned the wrong way for that. Wick scissors ?

I agree... called "candle wick trimmers" Great ID Caryl!

They also act as snuffers...

 

[BuckleBoy]

Re: 1800's Cellar Hole Gadget

FANTASTIC ID, Caryl!!

 

[doublet2a]

Re: 1800's Cellar Hole Gadget

Cayrl................


Nice I'D. Beat all the pro's on this one


Tim

 

[Ohio Jerry]

Re: 1800's Cellar Hole Gadget

you guys are incredible

 

[BlackX]

Re: 1800's Cellar Hole Gadget

Nice find! Now see if you can go back and find the other half. (A friend of mine found half a pair of hames at a cellar site and one of these days I'm going back to see if I can find the other half.)

 

[Ohio Jerry]

Re: 1800's Cellar Hole Gadget

Nice find! Now see if you can go back and find the other half. (A friend of mine found half a pair of hames at a cellar site and one of these days I'm going back to see if I can find the other half.)

Thanks! I'm headed back there this evening with that very thought in mind to find the other half. What's a "pair of hames"?

 

[Lt1stone]

Re: 1800's Cellar Hole Gadget..UPDATE

Nice find! Now see if you can go back and find the other half. (A friend of mine found half a pair of hames at a cellar site and one of these days I'm going back to see if I can find the other half.)

Thanks! I'm headed back there this evening with that very thought in mind to find the other half. What's a "pair of hames"?

Part of a harness for horses used to pull wagons and such. There was one on each side of the neck that was kind of an s shape and most generaly had a knob or ball on the top.