We bet you won't guess the functions of these 9 antique devices
2021/5/11
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These items created many years ago used to serve important purposes. Today, it's extremely difficult to guess what these purposes were.
#1 A tool to peel off shells of hard boiled eggs
#2 A Victorian ice cream spoon
#3 A pocket sundial
#4 A perfume medallion
#5 Did you know there were toy washing machines?
#6 A flower vase for automobiles
#7 You would need this for dialing your rotary phone.
#8 This mechanical calculator was released in 1900, in Germany
#9 This apothecary cork press from the 1800 was used for softening and tapering corks
Which of these devices is the weirdest? Did you know about any of them before?
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20 Comments
Patricia Cairns
No 4 the perfume medallion - the elongated stopper is to apply the perfume to the pulse spots i.e. the wrists, behind the ears.
Lawrence F Bohanan
Never seen them in my 73 years but I don't see how the egg shell remover would be efficient as it most likely remove the white of the egg also. It looks more like a torture gadget.
flanderschristy
Believe it or not, I knew what many of these things were. My Mom & Dad dealt in antiques in the 1960's. They brought home some strange looking items but they knew what they all were. I'd love to have #1 today. I hate peeling hard boiled eggs. Depending on the eggs, they can be a bear to peel without taking chunks of the whites. Not very attractive for deviled eggs. Plus it's so time consuming. For holidays I had to do 2 -3 dozen eggs for our large family. A friend of mine finally taught me a trick, buy your eggs a week ahead of time. They are still good but they peel easier than the super fresh eggs. I'd still like to try that utensil/tool. Anyone know where I could get one?
Alana King
The pocket sundial can also be taken for a sextant, used on ships to navigate at night.
Deena Grady
The item the person thinks is a washing machine is actually a butter churn.
George Albert Binet
flanderschristy, put the boiled eggs in ice water for à few minutes and the shells come off very easily.
lmoores
No. 4 it's used to dab perfume onto your wrists, behind your ears and onto your cleavage.
kittykay
#6 has been deleted.
Richard Adams
Hard boiled eggs Lawrence F Bohanan,
Martha Calkins
I love how the cork press, closed, looks like a dinosaur.
Alex Vivaldi
#8 is not a calculator. It is most likely a metric distance measuring device, a precursor to tape measures.
Bonnie Duell
No it is a child’s washing machine. I have one but it has the wringer on the top!! I washed my doll clothes in it. Deena Grady,
Grant McIntosh
Lawrence F Bohanan, it's actually for torturing eggs.....to make them talk.
Eve
I have seen the perfume medallion before but the others were all new and interesting.
Kamini Gangadeen Wight
I have #4 and I think it was used for perfume touch ups when you were socialising
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Suzi
flanderschristy, Go online and purchase yourself a DASH - Egg Cooker. They're inexpensive and one of the best kitchen items on earth! My son bought me one because I complained about how difficult it is to peel boiled eggs. What a life saver, you will not be sorry! I'm always telling my son it's the best gift ever!!!
Caroline Weis
Well I can see that all these items are way before my time and I'm 72 years old and never saw any of them.
Linda Stegall
Only one I've seen was #4.