Wednesday 15 March 2017

Wednesday.



                                                   Mystery Object.
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Haven't had one  of these for a while, mystery object that is. What is the above? When was it made, where, and for  what purpose (quite a specific one).   Eggs should  give a  fair idea of size. They are ordinary, standard, chickens' eggs.    Good guessing. You'll probably all know, anyway.

8 comments:

Rog said...

It's a Spice cupboard made in the Orient in 1752.

Crowbard said...

Charles II oak spice cupboard 1660-1685 ?
A beautiful bit of timber, Mike, quality workmanship too.

Mike said...

For the definitive answer, please see blog entry for Thursday, 16th March, 2017.

Crowbard said...

Hi Rog, I take it you meant the spice was made in the Orient?....
Or were the Japanese faking our designer goods even then?

Rog said...

I meant Leyton Orient Crowbard, centre of excellence for chippies. A bit like Whitby.

Crowbard said...

I think you scored there Rog, but it's a game of two halves. But as for Whitby, surely that is famous for its jet as invented by Frank Whitby or similar?

Meanwhile, back in the real world, I used to work at the Whetstone plant where Frank Whittle tested his first jet engines. His raised brick test-beds are still there.

Rog said...

Very good Crowbard - isn't the English language marvellous!

Crowbard said...

Yes Rog, it is a rollicking delight and source of endless confusion to natives and foreigners alike.