BRASS WHAT IS IT

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  1. steve richards

    steve richards Well-Known Member

    I just purchased this. I am not sure what it is. My guess it is an antique toilet paper hold.
    Am open for your thoughts
    thanks
    It is Heavy brass and the height is adjustable from 19in to 28in
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    steve richards, Jun 18, 2019
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    maybe for fire irons.......or umbrellas..
     
    komokwa, Jun 18, 2019
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  3. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    I think you are correct in it's use.
    However, it is not antique.
     
    clutteredcloset49, Jun 18, 2019
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  4. steve richards

    steve richards Well-Known Member

    how old do you think it is
     
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  5. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Not older than the 1980s, but I am only guessing.
     
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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    It does appear to be a brass toilet paper stand. And likely made fairly recently.

    Debora
     
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  7. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    What a weird item!!
     
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  8. steve richards

    steve richards Well-Known Member

    I think you are more correct than the others
    Thanks
     
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  9. Sandra

    Sandra Well-Known Member

    Since fire irons and umbrellas are pretty standard length, I don't see the necessity for the thumb screw to adjust the height. I would also expect to find a tray of some sort at the base to catch drips from an umbrella or wayward soot from fire irons.
     
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  10. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Well I was going to say to hold towels, but now I am not sure of what I am thinking.
     
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  11. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

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  12. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Throw a roll of TP on it and see if it fits?????????
     
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  13. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    TP holder. It's made for those new giant rolls.
     
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  14. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    But how do you get both of those "arms" inside the roll at the same time?
     
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  15. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    Do not think for the large rolls just the regular rolls of TP.
    Remember them (the holder) back in the 1980s.
    greg
     
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  16. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

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