What is it!

[cogar]

A little disingenuous to be turning an antique forum into a liberal partisan podium.

[fancypants]

Liberally sprinkled with French Dragees .

[KC]

Having expertise in the culinary field I am sure it could have been used to decorate fondant....and the ends could have been used to roll it into shapes for flowers, etc.  But....still don't think that is it.

Dragees were created in 13th Century by the French and were sugar lumps used originally for medicine dispensement.  They later became decoration for confections.  (More people are familiar today with the gold and silver dragees that adorn cakes and cookies.)  So, RJ.....not for makding dragees.   http://cache.fancyflours.com/fancyflours/images/items/dragees-multicolor-4mm.jpg  However, it could have made dimples for placement of dragees!

[regularjoe2]

KC ... had no idea that you are/were a Brother Rat in the food world !

Yes , the dimpling was what I'd referred to .

Former C.I.A. (upstate N.Y.) grad here , specific to French Cuisine .

A student chef there had a machine-made device that looked sim to this one , except it was a bisected cylinder with a cone on one end & was stainless .

[cogar]

And just what do you all think this wooden implement was used for?



And when you get through guessing ……. then click on the following “hyperlink” to find out its real purpose.

My So-Called Pilgrim Life

[KC]

I agree this new one is a laundry bat...but I would use it also for making designs on shortbread cookies !  LOL

Sent this out to many friends and many thought it was a loom shuttle...but there no place for the thread to attach and the handle and dimpling would only snag.

Could have been used to rip sugar cane and mash it for the juice!  Originally thought it was for flax but couldn't find anything similar!

[talesofthesevenseas]

Interesting link! I think it also could double as a paddle to ensure that the children grew up to become upstanding members of pilgrim society!

[KC]

Would definitely leave interesting marks on hinneys!

[talesofthesevenseas]

LOL as a reminder of what they had done to get in trouble!!!

[cogar]

I have 2 images I wanted to upload with this, but to ease the suspense I will post what I can at this time, to wit: ........

 
Well, it appears there are a lot of them.

Thanks to my wife, the expert sleuth, …. and the good luck of having the right reference books.

To wit, the 1st picture below is:

Tin grater w/handle, 15” long, $65, Iowa.
Page 47 of:
Country Furniture and Accessories – Book II
by Swedberg - 1984

But sorry about that,  …… it is not a “grater” either. But iffen you want to sing, someone could play you a tune on it according to, to wit:

“It is a musical instrument, Jamaican, Bermudian or West Indian, mid 20th Century.”

Exerted from Page 41 of:
300 Years of Kitchen Collectibles – 3rd Edition
by Linda Campbell Franklin

[wendy177]

Cogar I have the 300 Years of Kitchen Collectibles – 5th Edition
by Linda Campbell Franklin
never would have thought to look there great sleuthing !!! props  to your wife!!!!

[regularjoe2]

A real good 'bingo' , (Mrs.) Cogar !

Something about the item just did not fit 100% with what I , and others were thinkin' !

We've all got a new one for the memory bank !

[AntiquesOnTheSide]

Thank you Mrs. Cogar!  I have that book and tried to find it but must have missed the description.  Mystery solved.  I will be posting another mystery that maybe you can help me with.  Thanks again.  Anne

[KC]

I even sent pics of it to old tool sites to see if they could figure it out!

Thanks for the info and look forward to seeing pics!

I just love these "what is it" thingies!

[talesofthesevenseas]

Can you upload the pic from the book? I'd love to see it! I'd suggest using Photobucket since the forum is maxed. That's what I always use.