brass acorn - SOLVED

[Steve001]

What was this object used for?
Thanks

 

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[Michelle]

Re: brass acorn

how would you know if its expensive.....it could be copper...it could be brass and if it isnt so old makes it less ...it could be a fly by that didnt meet its task....could be worth nothing...but a sore prick

 

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[Mighty AP]

Re: brass acorn

Dangling doodads............nothing but a sore prick So DigEmAll was right, it is for S&M? .................sorry, bad joke, Jeff you can remove this post...........

 

[Steve001]

Re: brass acorn

Holymoly 225 posts so far.
Personally, I don't think it is spring loaded. I also asked the original poster on the other board where they found the photo. I'm sure this is a dumb question, but does anyone subscribe to Western Eastern Treasures, you could...
Send photos, documentation and SASE to...

MARK PARKER
c/o Western & Eastern Treasures
P.O. Box 219, San Anselmo, CA 94979

to get the answer?

 

[Steve001]

Re: brass acorn

Well, don't keep us in suspense, what did they say?

Sorry, forgot to add no reply from them so far

 

[DigEmAll]

Re: brass acorn

for a weapon it just doesn't have the azz to do anything...pulling a chain that size would not do much and it would only prick

Or grab.

Remember my posts about bolas or casting net weights?

 

[DJ_Quinn]

Re: brass acorn

I have not investigated. Maybe you are right, not enough air holes. But I remember the last time I was in church, about a ...er...uh...30 years ago, give or take a decade, and the priest was walking down the center aisle and shaking a smoking acorn, or round shaped brass thingy on a chain, reciting some unintelligible Latin verses. I remember.

That wasn't a brass acorn BCH, that was the Holy Grail.

 

[Chagy]

Re: brass acorn

I liked the incense theory, but after been so many times in church I can tell you that the one used in church is much bigger 6 inches x 4 inches approximated and made of silver. By the thumb in the 2nd pic we can tell the size of this thing. I still think its for poking holes on something. Heres an idea its a tool to work with something related with strings, you pull it out to separate them until ready to tie and then you push in.

Best,

Chagy.......

 

[Monty]

Re: brass acorn

Well , so far my "joke" answer looks as good as any! Monty

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: brass acorn

all I can think of is fishing for squirrels.

It was ben who first mentioned squirrel hunting, but if you read these posts you would think it was Doc.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: brass acorn

I liked the incense theory, but after been so many times in church I can tell you that the one used in church is much bigger 6 inches x 4 inches approximated and made of silver. By the thumb in the 2nd pic we can tell the size of this thing. I still think its for poking holes on something. Heres an idea its a tool to work with something related with strings, you pull it out to separate them until ready to tie and then you push in.

Best,

Chagy.......

It has been a while (church) but I think you right. Its bigger, and my Dad says they don't use it anymore. The original poster went out of his way to login for the first time to tell us this. That is something to think about though.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: brass acorn

all I can think of is fishing for squirrels.

It was ben who first mentioned squirrel hunting, but if you read these posts you would think it was Doc.

Absolutely right! Give the man a gold star! When logic fails, absurdity rules, Right Jack? Right Doc!

Doc

We can blame it all on ben.
Doc, do you have a shizo type split personality?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: brass acorn

Cypress mentions that original poster (Steve001) logged in on this forum to post picture just recently.

No, I was speaking of whittapp, who logged on for the first time to tell us he has a simmilar incense burner item in his church blog.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: brass acorn

Look, I am not your doctor, but...ah...hmm... why do you both sign your names to the same post? Doc? Jack?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: brass acorn

Jack is living with me while on leave, I posted his picture. He's not looking over my shoulder at the moment.
Doc

I sometimes hear voices.

 

[dg39]

Re: brass acorn

Woah! You too?I thought it was just me.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: brass acorn

Woah! You too?I thought it was just me.

I am just joking. I try to use smiley's so no one gets offended.
But sometimes I dont know who is talking, Jack or Jim? At first I thought Doc had a split personality.

 

[Michelle]

Re: brass acorn

Woah! You too?I thought it was just me.

I am just joking. I try to use smiley's so no one gets offended.
But sometimes I dont know who is talking, Jack or Jim? At first I thought Doc had a split personality.

John Daniel, OR JOHN.....read carefully

 

[Michelle]

Re: brass acorn

You saw the picture of my brother John Daniel, right? You think he looks like me? yeah, we're twins but he looks younger even though we're the same age, ticks me off.
Doc

jim jack and JO

Squirrel Pleads Guilty
to Misuse of Acorn

 

[Michelle]

Re: brass acorn

Squirrel is sentenced to Gumbo.

www.greysquirrel.net

 

[gollum]

Re: brass acorn

I hate every one of you! Doc told me to look at this for a laugh, and I've been at this for about two hours. Right now tears are in my eyes and my stomach hurts from laughing!

Maybe it's a squirrel anchor? The Victorians liked to keep animals in their yards. Just tie this little baby off to a tail, and when the squirrel tries to run off, the spikes come out and dig into the ground, thereby preventing the valuable squirrel from escaping?!?

Now I'm looking. God.....I hate you people!

Mike