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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Poole England
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A recent purchase.
Any ideas as to what it is for and where it comes from ? Appears totally impractical for liquids as it would pour very badly and need to be tipped upside-down to completely drain. Then again this would have to be done to pour out anything. Made of wood and bound with riveted steel and brass bands. About 12 inches across. The stopper is wood and iron and looks original. The chain is probably a replacement. The workmanship looks as though it may be Afghan or simlar. The shape looks as though it ought to be on a ship. These two suggestions are, I think, mutually exclusive. Regards Roy |
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Black Forest, Germany
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could this be a drum?
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#3 |
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 143
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Campaign/Ship's tea caddy?
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#4 |
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Join Date: Feb 2018
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Oil storage for a whale-oil or kerosene lamp wick assembly which would be put in place of the stopper?
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE
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Well on the sticker it says WATER BOTTLE so.....
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#6 |
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Poole England
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It does indeed, but I don't believe it.
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 6,287
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Is the flat side a stretched skin?
Could it be a hawking drum of some sort? |
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Centerville, Kansas
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