Here is the picture with the trim ring shifted down slightly, also a shot of the end where it looks like there may have been another trim ring:...
I could see something like that. The shape sure doesn't seem random. Someone here suggested it was some cleaning tool possibly, designed to go...
I can slide the metal trim ring down a bit, but everything is glued in place underneath. I'll try to get a picture showing that.
Nothing moves on it and the fabric layer is sealed in place. It just looks similar to a closed umbrella.
Not dragons at all - they are fish!
Thank you anundverkaufen! I am marking your post "Best Answer" - great ID! ... Dave
A second mystery for today - we've had this around for a few weeks, but no one has been able to identify it. It looks like a small umbrella, with...
Does anyone know what this is? A small piece of carved wood with Dragon heads coming out of the top, holding something between their two snouts....
Thank you Ruedi for that key clue! I've never seen an ear trumpet before.
http://www.gilai.com/product_1151/French-Pocket-Type-Ear-Trumpet-Hearing-Aid.
Got it!...
I was just checking that - an "Ear Trumpet". Possibly - I will check further in the morning (about to bug out here for the day). I think we are on...
Yes, it does rotate freely and I think it would fit well in an ear.
I don't sense that anything is missing. I forgot to mention before, I smelled it and didn't detect any odors that might have offered a clue (i.e....
Wow! A nice looking piece indeed.
Maybe. My impression is that the screw in tip on the brass tube is a mouthpiece. But I have no idea how you would use it.
A colleague purchased this at a flea market in England, and so far no one has been able to identify it here. It is a small plastic device with a...
Weird is always good for value. And yours is really weird! Cool item!
Nice find! Congrats on the great deal!
Or something like that! I tried searching for Craling Art Glass but didn't get anything. Maybe the person is a doctor! :bag:
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