What the What? #10 - revealed!

This week, we posted a picture of an odd item Lisa had in her space.  

We had some interesting guesses and a few were kinda close.

One of our readers was close...it is actually an industrial piece.

What the What? #10

We have a special phrase around the store when we find things on our travels that are particularly unusual, odd, confusing, or sometimes hideous.  

When we come across one of these items, we like to use one of our favorite Lucketts-isms, "What the... What?"  

Here is one of those items from the store.

What the...what? (#9) revealed!

 

We recently posted one of our items for our ninth installment of "What the...What?"

We had several responses and it seemed like everyone was on the right track.  

What the...what? (#9)

We have a special phrase around the store when we find things in our travels that are particularly unusual, odd, confusing, or sometimes hideous.  When we come across one of these items, we like to use one of our favorite Lucketts-isms, "What the... What?"  Here is one of those items from the store.

See if you can guess what this is and leave us a comment if you think you know!  We'll reveal the item's true identity and purpose later this week.

What the...What? (#8) Revealed!

We recently posted one of our items for our eighth installment of "What the...What?"  

We had a lot of responses and the jury was split --- was it a bird / suet feeder or a cricket cage?

After reading your comments, more Internet research, and some debate, we've settled on a cricket cage for fishermen.  This was mainly because the opening in the top was too small to fill the cage with much suet at once, and since the bottom was wooden, we didn't think it would hold up well outside as a bird feeder.  So that was our verdict, a cricket cage - thanks for playing with us!

Here is another look at the item:

   

Thanks for playing What the...What with us!  


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What the...What? (#8)

We have a special phrase around the store when we find things in our travels that are particularly unusual, odd, confusing, or sometimes hideous.  When we come across one of these items, we like to use one of our favorite Lucketts-isms, "What the... What?"  Here is one of those items from the store.

See if you can guess what this is and leave us a comment if you think you know!  We'll reveal the item's true identity and purpose later this week.

Can you identify this item from The Old Lucketts Store and tell us what it was once used for?  We're not so sure ourselves!  The mystery item is about 1 foot high or long.  We're not even sure how to display it. 

 

What the... What?

Leave a comment if you know!

 

What the... What? (#7) Revealed!

On Monday, we posted one of our items for our seventh installment of "What the...What?"  

We had a few people that just missed the mark, and a few who were right on.  Guesses included a holder for canning jars, candle holders, cornbread molds, soap molds, ink well holders, and a dog food bowl!

A lot of our guesses were close and a lot of you got the "mold" part.  You'll be excited to know that these were old Mexican wooden sugar molds.  

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What the...What? (#7)

We have a special phrase around the store when we find things in our travels that are particularly unusual, odd, confusing, or sometimes hideous.  When we come across one of these items, we like to use one of our favorite Lucketts-isms, "What the... What?"  Here is one of those items from the store.

See if you can guess what this is and leave us a comment if you think you know!  We'll reveal the item's true identity and purpose later this week.  

Can you identify this item from The Old Lucketts Store and tell us what it was once used for?

What the... What?

Leave a comment if you know!


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What the...What? (#6) Revealed!

Thank you to everyone who viewed our sixth installment of "What the...What?"  If you weren't sure just what that carved wooden object was, you'll be excited to know it's an antique stamp.  This cute one had a peacock on it, but these stamps came in all sorts of designs and were used to stamp fabrics or make patterned wallpaper.  These intricate designs are hand carved --- amazing!

Here is the full wooden fabric stamp.  This example was about 10 inches by 8 inches.

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What the...What? (#6)

We have a special phrase around the store when we find things in our travels that are particularly unusual, odd, confusing, or sometimes hideous.  When we come across one of these items, we like to use one of our favorite Lucketts-isms, "What the... What?"  Here is one of those items from the store.

See if you can guess what this is and leave us a comment if you think you know!  We'll reveal the item's true identity and purpose later this week.  

Can you identify this item from The Old Lucketts Store and tell us what it was once used for?

What the... What?

Leave a comment if you know!

What the...What? (#5) Revealed!

Thank you to everyone who made a guess on our most recent What the...What post.  A lot of people guessed that it was a toothpick holder and we also had a guess that our item held paper long ago.  Well, the wait is over.  Our item was an old cigarette holder. 

Rotate the dial and a cigarette pops out and is held in the curved arms you see here.   For those who thought this was a toothpick holder, I'll vouch that the opening is much, much too big - you would have 50 toothpicks come out at once.

Here is another example of a vintage cigarette holder with a dial on the side.  This one has its ashtray attached in front.

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What the... What? (#5)

We have a special phrase around the store when we find things in our travels that are particularly unusual, odd, confusing, or sometimes hideous.  When we come across one of these items, we like to use one of our favorite Lucketts-isms, "What the... What?"  Here is one of those items from the store.

See if you can guess what this is and leave us a comment if you think you know!  We'll reveal the item's true identity and purpose later this week.  

Can you identify this item from The Old Lucketts Store and tell us how it was once used? 

What the... What?

Leave a comment if you know!

What the... What? (#4) Revealed!

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for The Design House weekend event this past Friday, Saturday & Sunday.  We had a wonderful time and hope you all enjoyed the great atmosphere and great shopping!

We only received one response to our What the... What? #4 --- I hope that is a testament to my ability to find more unusual items to quiz you on :)

If you were wondering about the item we posted for our What the... What? #4, you'll be excited to find out that these are horse lawn mowing boots.  Didn't know those existed?  Well now you do!  I found these on a website out of the UK that specializes in antique gardening tools.

These were used by early horse or pony-drawn lawn mowers to protect the lawn from hoof prints - how well they did their job, I can only guess. They were first used in 1841.  This shoe was fixed to the pony hoof and the screw was tightened in the back.

This is another set that's circa 1900.  This is the more common type that were tightened with straps.

Just how will I use this new found knowledge, you ask?  I'm not really sure.  But it was fun finding this and sharing it with you.  Until next time...

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What the... What? (#4)

We have a special phrase around the store when we find things in our travels that are particularly unusual, odd, confusing, or sometimes hideous.  When we come across one of these items, we like to use one of our favorite Lucketts-isms, "What the... What?"  Here is one of those items I came across while doing some research for another item.  We didn't have this in the store, but hey, you never know, it's quite possible.

See if you can guess what this is and leave us a comment if you think you know!  We'll reveal the item's true identity and purpose later this week.  

Can you identify this mystery item and tell us what it was once used for?

What the... What?

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What the... What? (#3) Revealed!

If you were wondering about the item we posted for our What the... What? #3, the time has come.  The item pictured is actually one link of a rain chain.  

The original photo we posted.

And here is the item in action.  Rain chains are used as alternatives to downspouts.  They're decorative and functional, usually helping direct water in to a drain or storage container.  Although the ones we had were antiques from the US, they're quite common elsewhere, including Japan, where they're often found around temples.  Rain chains are making quite a resurgence across the US as we try to 'go green' and do what we can to conserve water for our gardens.

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What the... What? (#3)

Happy Monday!  I hope everyone tried to stay cool over the weekend.  In Virginia we had record highs all last week...we are hoping for some relief this week!

We have a special phrase around the store when we find things in our travels that are particularly unusual, odd, confusing, or sometimes hideous.  When we come across one of these items, we like to use one of our favorite Lucketts-isms, "What the... What?"  Here is one of those items.  We found a bunch of these at an estate sale many months ago and had them for sale in the shop.  They went quickly.  Do you know what this is?  Leave us a comment if you think you know!  We'll reveal the item's true identity and purpose later this week.  

Can you guess what this item was used for?

What the... What?

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What the... What? #2 revealed!

If you were wondering about the item we posted for our What the... What? #2, wait no longer, it's actually an antique garden tool.  We looked through tons of pictures online to help answer our own question. 

Here was the original closeup of our mystery item.

And here it is full scale.  At about 8 inches long, this antique garden fork was used to help cultivate weeds.  Now on to the controversy...  I couldn't find another example exactly like this.  Most hand cultivators have a fork-like head shape instead of lying flat like this one.  But there are flat ones out there.  All of the flat ones I did find had 4 or 5 tines, not 6, but the best we can tell, that's what it is.  When this was purchased, it was stored with a bunch of other antique hand gardening tools, so that is what we're going with.  Our friend Jeanie suggested it was a frog or eel catcher.  That gave us something to really think about.  All the frog and eel catchers I've seen look similar but had longer tines with barbs on them so they animal doesn't slide off.  Based on where it was stored when it was found we *think* it's a gardening tool.  If anyone has any pictures of an eel catcher without barbs and short tines, please let us know and we'll gladly change our vote!  What do YOU think?


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What the... What? (#2)

We have a special phrase around the store when we find things in our travels that are particularly unusual, odd, confusing, or sometimes hideous.  When we come across one of these items, we like to use one of our favorite Lucketts-isms, "What the... What?"  Here is one of those items.  I've cropped the photo a little so it will be a little tougher to identify.  See if you can guess what it is and leave us a comment if you think you know!  We'll reveal the item's true identity and purpose later this week.  

Can you identify this item from The Old Lucketts Store and what it was once used for?

What the... What?

Leave a comment if you know!

What the.... What? (#1)

We have a special phrase around the store when we find things in our travels that are particularly unusual, odd, confusing, or sometimes hideous.  When we come across one of these items, we like to use one of our favorite Lucketts-isms, "What the... What?"  Here is one of those items.  See if you can guess what it is and leave us a comment if you think you know!  We'll reveal the item's true identity and purpose later this week.

1.  I'm 16 inches long, 14 inches high, and ten inches across.
2.  I'm about as big as a medium-sized mailbox but I don't have a flag.

3.  I have a mesh screen on one side with a pull down flap that closes and two quarter-sized holes on the other end.

What the... What?

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