Not a clue
Sep 17, 2021 18:51:31 #
My wife picked this up decades ago at a garage sale for a quarter. Had no idea what it was, it just looked unusual. Does anyone know what it is, or was used for?
Sep 17, 2021 18:58:22 #
Sep 17, 2021 19:02:40 #
Sep 17, 2021 19:03:22 #
I'm 90, been around a lot, Far East, Europe etc plus all over the US: WC, EC, South, NE all around the MW etc. Never saw anything like that. Harry
Sep 17, 2021 19:03:51 #
Sep 17, 2021 19:23:21 #
kpmac wrote:
A round-nosed yard dart.
My thought also. When I was kid in the 50's my first set had points just like regular darts, only much larger.
I also had a friend who was really bad at aiming with them. That thing hurt when it hit my arm. Fortunately he also had a weak throwing arm so it barely broke the skin. After that I stood behind him when he was throwing.
Sep 17, 2021 19:29:35 #
It's a chopper the red end is a handle. My grandmother used one to chop walnuts. If I remember right it came with a bowl kind of like a mortar and pestle
Sep 17, 2021 19:33:31 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
It's a chopper the red end is a handle. My grandmother used one to chop walnuts. If I remember right it came with a bowl kind of like a mortar and pestle
Sep 17, 2021 19:35:01 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
It's a chopper the red end is a handle. My grandmother used one to chop walnuts. If I remember right it came with a bowl kind of like a mortar and pestle
Also a strong possibility.
Sep 18, 2021 05:22:51 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
It's a chopper the red end is a handle. My grandmother used one to chop walnuts. If I remember right it came with a bowl kind of like a mortar and pestle
I think you are correct.
I ordered a salad the other day from Subway and they used one to chop up the ingredients.
Sep 18, 2021 08:05:42 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
It's a chopper the red end is a handle. My grandmother used one to chop walnuts. If I remember right it came with a bowl kind of like a mortar and pestle
I tend to agree with you that it is a chopper.
Sep 18, 2021 08:07:24 #
Sep 18, 2021 08:08:00 #
I've seen similar cutters. It will cut something - an apple, maybe - into four sections. I can't find pictures of similar items, though.
Sep 18, 2021 08:08:24 #
Travelin' Bud wrote:
Sep 18, 2021 08:29:42 #
RainierView wrote:
My wife picked this up decades ago at a garage sale for a quarter. Had no idea what it was, it just looked unusual. Does anyone know what it is, or was used for?
Some sort of hand chopper, my mother's kitchen had one, never saw it used.
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