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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 10-07-2002 05:44 PM
  
[01-0847] Unlike Scott's whatzits, I don't know the function of this odd looking little piece. There is a 3D pigeon finial, surmounting two open shapes (one a heart). The "stem" is partially twisted at the top, and the bottom tapers to a not very sharp point. It is unmarked, but seems to be silver. The length is 3 7/8". Any suggestions about origin, date, or purpose? IP: Logged |
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Trefid Posts: 96 |
posted 10-10-2002 05:11 AM
Looks like a stiletto or laying tool to me, Paul. They are used by needleworkers to lay the threads flat on the surface to achieve a smooth effect. Nowadays we have ones that attach to our forefingers for more control. IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 01-23-2007 03:11 AM
I just found reference to this form. It is a pipe reamer. A piece of the same shape and size, with a similar heart-shaped open area, but a ship instead of bird finial is identified in the book "Primitive and Folk Jewelry" as a Frisian pipe reamer. Presumably, since Frisia was divided in 1815, the reference to Frisia indicates that that one predates 1815. That book, by the way, is a fabulous reference for people like me who pick up curious and seemingly unidentifiable pieces of old jewelry. It is a Dover reprint of a 1906 publication illustrating about 1900 pieces of ancient through (then) modern jewelry from all over the world. [This message has been edited by Paul Lemieux (edited 01-23-2007).] IP: Logged |
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ozfred Posts: 87 |
posted 01-23-2007 08:20 PM
For more of these "pijpewroeters" see BWG Wttewaall " Nederlands Klein Zilver en Schepwerk." ISBN 91 6825 148 1. Pages 255 - 261. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 01-23-2007 08:26 PM
Well, that may be what they call it, but I would never use it on my pipes. . . IP: Logged |
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