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Old 14th August 2023, 09:46 AM   #1
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Anyone know who these are and what their purpose is ?
Approx 28cm wide and made of a dense plaster.
German or Eastern European ?
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Old 14th August 2023, 09:02 PM   #2
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An image search will probably reveal that this is an incomplete rendition of the 7 deadly sins as a pipe rack.
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Old 16th August 2023, 12:07 PM   #3
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An image search will probably reveal that this is an incomplete rendition of the 7 deadly sins as a pipe rack.
Yes,it's a pipe rack around 1900.From Germany or Austria....
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An image search will probably reveal that this is an incomplete rendition of the 7 deadly sins as a pipe rack.
Exactly that. Here are a couple of examples, one showing how these racks held the pipes.
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