At first glance, this object seems to be some sort of scoop — could you eat with it or use it as a shovel?

GiveĀ us your best guess about this sturdy, copper object and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow!
At first glance, this object seems to be some sort of scoop — could you eat with it or use it as a shovel?

GiveĀ us your best guess about this sturdy, copper object and we’ll reveal the answer tomorrow!
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It holds your boots up when you are not wearing them.
It looks like an ash tray on a stand that once upon a time I saw in my aunt's basement. I am anxious to see if I am right? Love your posts!
Looks like a side mirror for a car
The black upright has a number embossed on it – looks like :
1
2
which may indicate its position in a scuplture (garden wind fan) or maybe its weight in lbs maybe for a decorative doorstop.
Bed warmer
A tool to test your hearing.
its a door nob!
oh actually more of a door handle then a nob
A lamp of some sort?
mailbox….a funky mailbox
A mistake…..
An antique boot dryer?
my guess is a puller that grabs an object like a chunk of ice and allows you to pull it towards you . Maybe used in the early days when an Ice truck delivered ice to homes for their ice boxes
??
i think it;s a tool for cutting carpet when you install it.
It is an ancient prostetic leg
I think that it's a tool used to install carpet
I think it's a measuring scoop of some type. It's tough without knowing the scale, but there is a big 1/3 on the middle of the handle.
house number display
It's a lefthavded rudder for a ducks ass;)
Looks like art to me.
helps you to take off your boots
Absolutely the most wonderful mail box/ newspaper box ever. I'd be proud to post it in my yard!
Some kind of a lock maybe for a door or cabinet
Something for working leather
i think its a dolly for car body work.. for putting on 1 side of the metal ( older cars ) while you would tap lightly with a hammer
It looks like an ancient door latch.
Its the handle to a Beer tap at a bar.
Cooking utensil used in a fireplace
Pressing tool you put in a jacket sleeve
Used to scoop cookie dough and then scrapes the dough onto to baking sheet.
I think it is to work with horses feet
The pendulum of an old clock?
A MEASURING SPOON.
Is it for warming up a pair of boots?
A Shoehorn.
Rearview mirror.
A cobbler's tool is a good guess-it looks like it could be a display piece for a milliner. A hat rack of sorts!
I believe this is a form for a tinker, used to shape metal, possibly into a cooking vessel.
It looks like a handle for the front door…?
Laura Ingalls may have used it to ladel out the stew ma made:)
Its a balance device for weighing precious metal like gold dust
A rather rustic door handle would be my guess.
It might be a book stand!
is it some type of a scale ?
There are no dimensions, but I think it might be a shoe stretcher. Maybe?
Its a door handle.
Second guess, sun-dial.
back side of a mirror??
A door knob with handle attached
Meat tenderizer
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