What is it?

Hi,
Does anyone recognize this "Made in Italy" item and the interesting design? Would love to know all about it.

Thanks

 

Don't know the design but the item appears to be an ash receiver. {Ashtrays emptied into.)

 

Neat! Thx

 

I think I had one of those many years ago and was an ashtray but mine was small.
BWDIK

 

It is a bed warmer pan, like termofor, just not filled with water but with coal or wood. The design look art deco to me but i would love to see the sign made in Italy, because those signs were put on items after WWii, so my guess is that is midcentury..

 

Looks like a silent butler to me. Mid-century.

Debora

 

A bed warmer (to hold hot water?) without a way to seal the water inside? No way.

 

I am glad I didn't say my original thought was an egg pan that had 2 sides. LOL

 

Like you said, the handles are usually longer. And the OPs item has a handle that is too short.

 

... ash tray...


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bed warmers...below

 

At this point I'm not going to argue. But it sure would be interesting (if something like this comes up in future) to get measurement of the depth of the pan part.

 

my folks had one of these.....
the thumb catch...
the added pottery top

 

Looking at the size in relation to his hand in picture # 2 , I think it is too small to be a bed warmer. with the thumb catch, looks like a silent butler to me.

 

We used that kind of thing to pass around nuts or aperitive crackers