Old Ivory thing ?

[mojjax]

It's 10 inches long . There are 6 raised areas on one side .

Each of the raised parts are not the same length as the others , and they show wear ( all rounded and smooth) - so I don't think they were broke off from something longer .
Any ideas ?
mojjax

 

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[Michelle]

That's the toothpick PBK lost a few months ago! haha Sorry mojjax.....

 

[Michelle]

Really Maybe an old knitting needle (measure)

 

[MiddenMonster]

Any ideas ?

Wild guess: A white key for a pipe organ or other old organ.

 

[trk5capt]

I Think That What You Have There Is An Old Sailers Needle For Repairing Sails And Fish Nets. trk5capt

 

[Michelle]

pickup stick for weaving

 

[Michelle]

I Think That What You Have There Is An Old Sailers Needle For Repairing Sails And Fish Nets. trk5capt

might be...same concept

 

[TreasureTales]

Wouldn't both a knitting needle and a sail or fishnet needle need to have an eye? Does this thing have a hole that could be an eye? It appears to have no hole but instead has raised areas. Maybe a piece from a game?

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I was thinking it was a net mender at first....then decided hair stick ....then decided it was for winding silk thread ...like a lace bobbin....then I gave up....

 

[diggummup]

I think we're all on the same track here.I believe it's either, a fid-a large pin used to seperate the twisted strands at the end of a rope, or a bodkin-a sailors tool used to punch holes in cloth.
mojjax-I just want to know one thing-Where and how the heck do you come up with all of this great historical stuff!?? I think you are messing with us and you know what most of the stuff you post is already! Regardless,another great whatsit from mojjax! I declare you the King of Whatsits!

 

[dano91]

Its a whale bone Marlin spike used by sailors to untie knots.

 

[Montana Jim]

mojjax-I just want to know one thing-Where and how the heck do you come up with all of this great historical stuff!?? I think you are messing with us and you know what most of the stuff you post is already! Regardless,another great whatsit from mojjax! I declare you the King of Whatsits!

Agreed!

 

[Michelle]

I too enjoy his DISCOVERIES....and sometimes I think he yanks us just a little bit....Who cares though KEEP POSTING....

 

[mojjax]

I too enjoy his DISCOVERIES....and sometimes I think he yanks us just a little bit....Who cares though KEEP POSTING....

Don't worry .... I'm not trying to 'yank' any body . We got this this old 1840's farmstead almost 2 years ago .A good number of my posts are from things we find as we explore the huge barn , 2 abandoned houses out back , 2 out buildings , some sheds ,etc. We still have alot of sifting to do .

My girlfriend was helping here mother put away X-mas stuff the other and she gave her a shoebox with some of her grandfather's stuff in it including the ivory thing . He was a sardine fisherman back in the 40's - 60's . So the net & knot theories sound good !

Here are a few pics of some of the mess we are slowly going through . We were told that the moose was shot by Teddy Roosevelt and given as a gift to the people that once lived there (abandoned house no. 1).
I got an ACE 250 for Christmas - I can hardly wait for the ground to thaw!

mojjax

 

[TreasureTales]

YIKES! Thatsalotta stuff. Run the Ace around the fireplace and see if there are any hidden caches in it.

PS, if you had orginally mentioned the grandfather=fisherman info, we could have saved our breath on the other ideas. Now you tell us......

 

[Montana Jim]

Wow... I 'd love to sift through all that stuff! What a cool sleigh... Have fun with the ACE, and keep the whatsits comming! Sounds like you will never want for a place to MD.

 

[diggummup]

Your a lucky man to have all that "junk" to sift through! Can't wait to see what you dig up next!

 

[mojjax]

PS, if you had orginally mentioned the grandfather=fisherman info, we could have saved our breath on the other ideas. Now you tell us......

Sorry about that TT . When I first saw it I was thinking it might be some sort of Eskimo tool .

 

[Michelle]

YIKES! Thatsalotta stuff. Run the Ace around the fireplace and see if there are any hidden caches in it.

PS, if you had orginally mentioned the grandfather=fisherman info, we could have saved our breath on the other ideas. Now you tell us......

Haha....just joking Mojjax, you always have the most interesting whatzits...Come on dig around that pile and give us more...

 

[TreasureTales]

Yes, we want more whatzits. PLEASE. The challenge, the mystery, the suspense...all good.