Perfect candidate for Kintsugi repair.
My guess is ice-bucket/wine-cooler. There may have been a glass or tin liner for the center well with room enough for a bottle and ice, and...
That first one looks like a huge piece of machinery for a relatively small number of books.
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That looks like a risky thing to use.
@Shangas has shown a similar set previously: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/restoring-a-vintage-razor-set.64538/ I thought it was cool, went...
I imagine you're right, but that would make a straight razor with a relatively short edge.
What's that piece on the left side?
Look up Sikes hydrometer.
I think it's a hydrometer, with weights for liquids of various viscosity.
Well, surprise me... but I don't think that's an issue with the pieces you have shown to date.
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As a worse possible situation: it's possible that this is new and Chinese, and that it's a rip-off of an older model. We've seen similar on these...
This on eBay doesn't add any info: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254917178380 No idea how accurate their info is. And this, which seems to be the...
The original is pastel - crayon on paper.
Idle guess: used by a boat builder? I know there are specialty curves made for that use.
How about a side view? If these are new pictures, I'm envious of the greenery, but it does make the picture seem a bit busy and confused.
Colonial Couples seem to be perennially perennial.
It is interesting when someone takes a shot at doing a more "formal" portrait of a clown.
I guess you'd call it toleware.
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