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Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: MikeF9 on March 03, 2011, 01:36:08 PM

Title: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: MikeF9 on March 03, 2011, 01:36:08 PM: Sunday night March 6th at 6:30pm, the Fairfax Historical Society will be having a meeting at the Fairfax Community Library.
The program for the evening will be 'What Is It?". With advances in technology and engineering, many work, farming, and household items are now obsolete.
People are invited to bring in items so everyone can guess What Is It? The public is invited to attend.

This week, I will post some pictures of some of the things we will be looking at and trying to guess what it was used for back in the day.

Today, we look at another item we have on display at the museum.

NOTE: We will not be posting the correct answers here until after the meeting Sunday evening.

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/mikecain2011vol1/DSC03349.sized.jpg)

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/mikecain2011vol1/DSC03350.sized.jpg)
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: Stand Alone Defense on March 03, 2011, 01:39:06 PM: A very small deep fry basket LOL
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: al brodeur on March 03, 2011, 02:39:04 PM: mom had one you put small remains from bars of soap in it so that you can use them all up
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: Stand Alone Defense on March 03, 2011, 02:53:11 PM: I'm officially going to say since it is so small that it could be something you might use to make a cup of tea maybe before they had teabags? Just a guess but it looks like it would work
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: Norton on March 03, 2011, 03:36:25 PM: I think that frying basket idea might be close. We used to have a basket much like this but bigger that we used to make popcorn over an open fire. I wouldn't be surprised if it is intended for cooking of some sort, either immersed or over the flames.

Either that or it's a travel cage for the hamster.
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: formerfxfd15 on March 03, 2011, 03:47:20 PM: a basket that you put soap chips into to do dishes/clothes
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: FletcherGram on March 03, 2011, 03:59:37 PM: It's a toaster. You put it on an open fire/embers.
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: janet on March 03, 2011, 04:17:26 PM: I agree with two previous post that you put leftover soap chips in it and use it to make suds to hand wash clothes. I think my grandparents had one.
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: GamingWeasel on March 03, 2011, 04:46:49 PM: A fly-swatter for really tough jumbo-sized flies. ;)
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: rod anode on March 03, 2011, 05:09:35 PM: a minnow trap
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: Mojovt on March 04, 2011, 04:50:27 AM: I agree with Fletchergram...it's a toaster of some sort...or at least used for cooking.
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: Judi on March 04, 2011, 08:09:56 AM: soap container
Title: Re: What Is It? Part 3
Post by: GamingWeasel on March 04, 2011, 09:02:42 AM: Joking aside, the soap idea sounds and looks feasible. It seems like there is some white residue on the item too.