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Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 4:20:40 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline You guys have never let me down yet! There is always somebody that knows something about every weird find I post up here. I fear that today may end this streak. This little brass item came out of a lake. It stands about 2 & 1/8 inches tall (maybe 2 inches wide). It has male threads on the top. It is amphora or urn shaped. The top is just small enough that a quarter does not fall in. Attachment (1) < Message edited by blobbottlebob -- 8/31/2010 4:23:03 PM > Post #: 1

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 4:22:11 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline As you can tell from the pictures, the brass finish is all mottled. It is possible that this was originally chrome plated and the water ate the finish . . . Attachment (1) (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 2

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 4:25:08 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline Unfortunately, there are no markings on the piece. It is not stamped in any way. Here's the bottom. In this shot, you can see how there are three very accurately carved grooves in the metal that are slightly thinner than the rest of the container. Its possible that there were little straps that held this to something else??? Attachment (1) (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 3

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 4:27:16 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline It is also surprisingly heavy. It weighs about two ounces (and its little). Here is a pic looking down into the mouth. With those threads on top, it is possible that this is a piece of a larger object. However, the threads may have simply been designed for a lid?? Attachment (1) (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 4

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 5:57:51 PM    mr.fred Posts: 2344 Joined: 4/11/2009 Status: offline Looks like and Urn for ashes to me! (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 5

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 6:33:22 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 11900 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online Nifty grab, Bob!! It has a gorgeous patina, whether we can thank Neptune for that or not I have no clue.. a bit small for ashes, unless it was someone's beloved pet hamster.. (in reply to mr.fred) Post #: 6

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 6:57:49 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 11468 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline quote: beloved pet hamster maybe a cat or small dog... _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 7

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 7:00:51 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 11900 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online .. or a parrot... koi?? (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 8

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 7:02:29 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 11468 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline spider monkey?? _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 9

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 7:03:13 PM    2muchstuff   Posts: 172 Joined: 1/4/2009 Status: offline maybe pocket spitoon,is the bottm weighted? (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 10

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 7:06:54 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 11900 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online ferret? (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 11

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 8:40:42 PM    Wheelah23 Posts: 3648 Joined: 8/9/2010 From: Glen Ridge, New Jersey Status: offline Could be a chamber pot for pets. (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 12

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 8:45:38 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 11900 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online Got it.. it's the bottom part of a ferret spittoon.. different model than pictured of course.. Attachment (1) (in reply to Wheelah23) Post #: 13

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 10:52:55 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline These are some really good guesses. I have never seen a ferret using a spitoon until now. Who knew they needed one? Once you see that image, though, it becomes harder to argue against the plain old truth. Ferrets and spitoons belong together. (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 14

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 8/31/2010 11:29:40 PM    L C   Posts: 3210 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: online A snuff jar ?? (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 15

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 9/1/2010 12:02:47 AM    whiskeyman Posts: 2420 Joined: 4/17/2005 Status: offline I'm with LC...snuff. (in reply to L C) Post #: 16

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 9/1/2010 12:06:14 AM    cordilleran   Posts: 757 Joined: 2/13/2008 From: Washington Status: offline Inkwell insert. _____________________________ A life unchallenged is a life unlived. (in reply to whiskeyman) Post #: 17

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 9/1/2010 10:30:32 AM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline Thanks for your guesses. I suppose its not distinctive enough to know for sure.I'm going with snuff jar for now - that seems to be the most likely conclusion. The pet urn stuff was pretty funny. If anybody has a ferret that needs a spitoon, let me know. (in reply to cordilleran) Post #: 18

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 9/2/2010 12:23:54 AM    California Dream N   Posts: 291 Joined: 12/28/2006 Status: offline I can't legally own a ferret because I live in Ca. But whatever this object is... I like it...Good find... (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 19

RE: Please help ID a brass thing - 9/2/2010 8:03:39 AM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3356 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: offline quote: I can't legally own a ferret because I live in Ca. Thanks California but what does the quote mean? The state has outlawed ferrets? They're like lions or something? What sad times are these when cute little spitoon spitting ferrets are forced to go spitoonless. (in reply to California Dream N) Post #: 20

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