Unusual locking brass tongs(?)

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by BuddyC, Feb 11, 2018.

  1. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Something a photographer would use as negatives went through the processing steps?
     
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  2. BuddyC

    BuddyC Member

    Pretty logical idea spock.jpg
    I found one old brass postal scale like you say but the clip was much smaller, but still worth pursuing.
     
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  3. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

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  4. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    :eek: Why the need for the shape of a flame then?
     
  5. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    It is only shaped like a flame through the power of suggestion. You see I was a psychologist in one of my former lives. It could just as easily be shaped like a gourd, a laboratory retort, a testicle, well you get the idea. And since there are two of those shapes I bet you can’t look at the picture again without seeing a pair of at least one of the aforementioned items!
     
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  6. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Could even be a Flarphenparkleflappen.
    You can still get them at EyeKiaPet.
    :)
     
  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    Sometimes reafered to as the Weeping Heart..or...Bleeding Heart...
     
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  8. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

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  9. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Nuthin up "my" sleeve !!!! ;);)
     
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  10. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    STILL laughing..................VERY GUD!!!!!:hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:
     
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  11. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    These were to hold roaches - aka joints that had been smoked down to a small length - so you wouldn't burn your fingers because joints have no filters. Am I the only ex-hippie on here? I have a very nice one that's got a pretty design on it. Packed away, of course. It's been 40 years since it was used.
     
  12. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    :happy::happy:
    I'm envisioning a hilarious scene of a bunch of stoned people trying to keep the joint from either falling out or being crushed while trying to adjust the slide to get just the right amount of tension. As a roach clip, leaves a lot to be desired.
     
  13. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    We used ours for years without a hitch.
     
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  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  15. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    I've no clue....
    I've smoked nothing ever... :p
    I had no reason to keep roaches. Killed them right away. :p:vomit:
     
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  16. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    And REALLY!
    Is that damn thing long enough already??? :p
     
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  17. BuddyC

    BuddyC Member

    I see antiques aren't the only thing people here seem to know a lot about :cigar:
     
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  18. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Ahhh...but there's the rub......we DO know a lot !!!:hilarious::hilarious:
     
  19. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    I was going to say roach clip also, But couldn't figure out a way without revealing how I knew. Cats out of the bag now. But It's legal in CA now...
     
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  20. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    WHY is it so long???
    To hold Hawaiian roaches????
    :p
     
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