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[SnakemanBill]

My friend inherited a bunch of old copper and brass items from her mothers estate and shes trying to ID these items. they appear to have asian symbols or script and are fairly heavy

Any ideas?

 

[jeff of pa]

if I had it in my House, when I smoked,
Id'd have called it an Ash Tray

maybe would work with incense too.

Seen them Before, I'm sure someone will Know

 

[Indian Steve]

I think that those are Irons for Ironing clothes. You put coals in the bowl to keep them warm.

 

[Indian Steve]

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[niffler]

Indian Steve is right! Brass iron, crazy.

 

[SnakemanBill]

wow! who would of thought? Thanks all!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very interesting pieces!

Indian Steve nailed it!

 

[A2coins]

Great ID Steve and Nice relics

 

[Red-Coat]

Just doing a bit of tidying up on some older threads, mainly for the benefit of anyone searching the site for information.

Nice item. Specifically, that’s an Asian “pan iron”, used for pressing silk.

 

[bowwinkles]

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[tamrock]

Heck now I know what those are. I've seen these brass items before in the antique shops and thrift stores. Some even had green stone handles. I always thought they were a Chinese ladle or something to dip liquid with.