Clay thing

[sauceman]

My mate found this weird bottle type thing the other day while driving across a paddock.
Sure looks to be very old- not something home made recently or anything like that.
Its about 12" long 6" high and has a rough salt glaze.
It does have a nasty crack on the bottom.
The hinge type end bits have no wear in them so I dont think they had a metal pin to hold a strap.
Any ideas anyone?
cheers Glenn

 

[diggerjeff]

is it a footwarmer? fill it with hot water and rest your feet on it.

 

[Dirranbandi]

Hi Sauceman

I tend to agree with diggerjeff that it was most likely a hot water bottle /footwarmer for the winter months.

Dirranbandi

 

[sauceman]

Thanks for your replies, tend to agree with you as it would be about the same size roughly as bed warmer bottles. The moulded attatchments on the ends could be for carrying it.
cheers Glenn