What is this kitchen implement?

[cogar]

I’m assuming it is a kitchen implement because it is made of aluminum and has a “green” wooden knob as the handle. There is no name, marks or numbers anywhere on it that I can see.
 
It stands 6” high and 6” across any 2 of the 3 compartments. Each compartment is 2 ¾” in diameter.

As you can see from the 1st picture, the knob is attached to a spring loaded shaft, …. that extends thru a hollow tube which has 2 “finger holds” at its top and which is part of the 3 compartment thingy ……. and the end of the shaft is fixed permanently to the base.

The base is made to match up with the 3 compartment thingy and there are approximately 40 tiny holes for each of the 3 compartment thingys.

And via the 2nd picture you can see what happens when the knob and “finger holds” are squeezed together.

So, …….. “What izit”, ……. I don’t have a clue as yet.

[waywardangler]

I am guessing egg poacher.

Whoila! http://www.signaturescatalog.com/product/kitchen/cooking+%26+baking/oldfashionedeggpoacher.do  $10 from Signatures.

[mariok54]

You certainly are on the ball, Wayward!

[Oceans64]

   I want one!!!

Soooo cool!!

[mariok54]

I was thinking the very same, Oceans, but it doesn't look like they sell them over here 

[cogar]

Thanks much ......

The wife purchased it with a few other items at a garage sale yesterday morning.

At first the wife didn''t think it was an egg poacher because ... 1. the holes in the bottom ..... and 2. she couldn't find an example in her Kitchen book.

So, while she was checking some other books I posted it to the Forum.

And a couple minutes later Wayward identified it and about 2 minutes after that the wife says ...... "there's one with holes in it".

Not the same one ...... but it convinced her of what it was.

She can/will probably sell it for what she paid for the "box lot".

[mart]

  I have had several styles of egg poachers over the years but never ran across that one !!  Nice find !!

[KC]

Yepper!  The holes are in the bottom are so hot water can come in and cook the egg....otherwise you would just cook it in a pan.  The Contraption is pretty much a mold to have round poached eggs!