Not really mystery objects; but all three items standing on top of the spice cupboard in our kitchen are very collectable pieces of ?????. We do not really collect this, but we do have several pieces of it about the home that we have collected over the years. Every so often we meet someone who says, on seeing these "AH Yes, I collect ????? I have done for years. Rarely see it for sale these days". It's a simple, very descriptive word ; well it is when you work out what it means. No prizes for guessing what the word is, but think of the kudos when I say "Very few people knew this word, but old - so and so - did straight away."
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Gorgeous little spice cupboard Mike, is treen the word you're looking for? Literally anything made of wood, but in general usage means hand-crafted timber by-gones or curiosities.
Well done, Crowbard. TREEN is the word I meant. It's origin is thought to have been 'tree-en' that is a piece of domestic wood ware, and includes anything made from timber. It can mean timber folk-art, and is usually very attractive, simple, domestic, farmhouse utensils.
In Swedish the same word is used for "tree" and "wood" so you would say a "tree bowl" rather than a "wooden bowl".
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