I'm thinking that it is a pestle for a cone-shaped sieve (chinois), a rather large one. I used to make home made tomato sauce, when my tomatoes...
I meant "reverse image search", I did search for "spindle", and then later for "chinois, which was more productive.
I thought it looked a bit like a . . . so didn't do a Google search for fear of what I migt find! The robot algorithms might think I was...
Thanks, and I've learnt a new word for a kitchen gadget, a chinois! I think you could be right, I've found one sold on Etsy which looks very...
Thanks, yes, maybe, I'll have a good search for that. The grooves are a bit fine for yarn but perhaps they would stop the yarn slipping off....
Hi, I bought this at a car boot just to have the fun of researching it, but the only search term I could think of was "spindle", and that has...
I hope you find out the maker, and they were certainly worth buying! I have a couple of damaged little cups with similar scenes, also not top...
I'm no expert on dolls but I think this is someone's sewing project, and the fabrics etc rather than the style are what should give the date. The...
I realise that, but someone doesn't need to be an expert to come across an item or a photo of something with the same odd characteristics of this...
This is a rather battered slop bowl which I've had for a long time. I still haven't been able to identify the maker. I posted it on a specialist...
I've just done a search on ebay for "headhunter carving" and there are lots with this general idea of a man holding a head aloft while standing on...
The artwork in this little album is very well done. It looks older than the actual dates, the same styles as some albums I've got from the...
What a lot of Punch! You will soon become an expert on Victorian politics! I hope they don't haunt your dreams.
I collect old newspapers because it is really interesting to see how things were viewed at the time, without the benefit of hindsight. Punch was...
The photos are a bit difficult to see, but if it is bound in dark blue with gold lettering, then I think that it is a standard binding offered by...
Yes, the identified bowls online have all been marked, and I'm wondering if this is a copy, maybe a Japanese copy, of the style. It could have...
Wonderful help from many posters, who would have thought that people could be so knowledgeable and spend their time helping a stranger! I do try...
Mussels seem like a good use for the bowl, one could fit a decent number into the bowl, as opposed to actual lobsters! I can't help feeling that...
Thanks for all your time spent helping me out! The price paid for the bowl shown on worthpoint is very gratifying, but of course mine is in much...
Yes, these seem to be most often classed as salad bowls, although they are still a little small for that. A bit garish for a salad bowl in my...
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