And another whatsit!

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  1. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

    This came with a bunch of "apothecary" bottles. It isn't round, so it won't work as a stopper. What might it be?

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    vintagerobin, Sep 2, 2018
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  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Maybe the neck of what it went into wasn't round either?
     
    Bronwen, Sep 2, 2018
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    an obelisk...?:happy:

    Oh...& 3 inches...or 12 inches ????????????
     
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  4. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Looks like a muddler.
    Flat end to crush herbs or pills.
     
    clutteredcloset49, Sep 2, 2018
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  5. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

    That sounds like a possibility.

    About 3" long.
     
    vintagerobin, Sep 2, 2018
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  6. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    A stopper for several different sizes of bottles? Like some present day wine corks.
     
    silverthwait, Sep 2, 2018
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  7. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Is there anything on the /'.; [cat nearly rolled off the desk] flat side or just blank?
     
    Bronwen, Sep 2, 2018
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  8. DeAnne

    DeAnne Well-Known Member

    Maybe for some type of fancy cut top perfume bottle
     
    DeAnne, Sep 2, 2018
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  9. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

    The top is just flat.
     
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  10. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Maybe the "top" is actually the "bottom" of it ???
     
    Rayo56, Sep 2, 2018
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  11. vintagerobin

    vintagerobin Well-Known Member

    Dayum, I think it might be a chandelier spike without the brass hardware.
     
    vintagerobin, Sep 2, 2018
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  12. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Could be. I was thinking a "topper" for something.
     
    Rayo56, Sep 2, 2018
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  13. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Think Rayo is right. Is it possible this is the lid to something rather than a stopper? I see what could be a little ridge running around the flat end of the type that keeps a lid seated at the right height. Like VR's suggestion too.
     
    Bronwen, Sep 2, 2018
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