Digging through "stuff" and having one of those "what do we have here then?" days

[ymeagainlord]

Brass, about 10" wide and say 3 1/2" deep, comes with a mallet.

I thought maybe a hand held "gong". Someone suggested a nutcracker, but I think it would be way too noisy.

Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Easy peasy...

Vintage camel neuter.  Very valuable

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Easy peasy...

Vintage camel neuter.  Very valuable

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Or you could use it as a nut cracker:

https://www.etsy.com/no-en/listing/86465110/myrtle-wood-nut-bowl-with-mallet-nut

https://www.etsy.com/listing/514001344/vintage-wood-nut-bowl-set-standard?ref=market

https://deringhall.com/nutcracker-walnut-bowl-and-mallet-by-carl-aubock

http://www.50slucy.com/lucys-nut-bowl.html#more-488

I probably would get a different one for each use.

[campesinoplastic2014]

It sure looks like that thing used for crushing up spices, seeds and herbal medicines.

You'll see stuff like this in Libya, Egypt, Yemen. 

[campesinoplastic2014]

The big bottom part is where the main batch is mixed, often heated....dried in the sun if needed. If there are clumps, they can be crushed in the pedestal in the center.

[ersatz_sobriquet]

Curry seasonings crossed my mind, but I still think it was a nut cracker. Makes far more practical sense as a type of mortar/pestle though, even if that's not what it was intended for. 

[rainbowcolorz]

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@ymeagainlord wrote:
That was my initial thought, but a. it's heavy and b. why would you want to have to hold it while you whacked it?

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Ohhh myyy ... 

[Anonymous]

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@rainbowcolorz wrote:

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@ymeagainlord wrote:
That was my initial thought, but a. it's heavy and b. why would you want to have to hold it while you whacked it?

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Ohhh myyy ... 

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Spoiler

XACTLY

[pingpong517]

you ring for the butler!... ding ding... "Yes sir?"

[pingpong517]

oh the memories of the cheap stuff..with the stems and seeds...ah good times!... well i think they were, can't remember.

[Anonymous]

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@pingpong517 wrote:

oh the memories of the cheap stuff..with the stems and seeds...ah good times!... well i think they were, can't remember.

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No stems no seeds that you don't need.... Acapolco Gold is... la la la la la

[timemachine777]

It's a nut cracking bowl.

[timemachine777]

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@nowthatsjustducky wrote:

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@itsjustasprain wrote:

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@nowthatsjustducky wrote:

Miniature boxing ring bell perhaps?

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No - dont think so - the finished side is on top.

I agree with the nutcracker theory. You fill the bowl with walnuts or something in shells. Pick your walnut - place it in the shallow cup in the center - whack it with the little mallet and you have it open.

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The shallow cup in the center looks too small for that.  Looks like unless you have 100% accuracy, all hitting a nut with a mallet there would do is send it flying across the room.

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You tap the nut. Don't smash it like Gallagher.

[candd205]

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@rainbowcolorz wrote:

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@ymeagainlord wrote:
That was my initial thought, but a. it's heavy and b. why would you want to have to hold it while you whacked it?

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Ohhh myyy ... 

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hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Anonymous]

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@timemachine777 wrote:

It's a nut cracking bowl.

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I'm still pretty sure it's a camel neuterer. 

[yankeebob1951]

Just a thought...The 2nd pic made me think of one of those old alarm clocks where the mallet thingie would go back & forth hitting 2 brass bells on top to make the alarm sound

But with bells that size (10" wide, 3 1/2" deep) that would be some biga$$ clock...plus loud enough to wake the dead since with about 1 " wide bells an old Westclox woke my comotose teenage self for High School.

So...maybe your "stuff" is parts of some type of old loud clangy single bell alarm?  Fire alarm...old school class change bell...something of that sort. 

Or maybe the others are right & some old hippie lost their seed/stem seperator, haha!