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Title: What is it?
Post by: Pdwyer on May 03, 2017, 01:08:16 AM

Does anyone know what this is?

Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Pelady on May 03, 2017, 03:39:18 PM

Hmmm, how big is it?  Does it fold?

Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: KC on May 03, 2017, 07:44:58 PM

Okay...I KNOW WHAT THAT IS!!! (I love old medical items/history and know lots of people that collect the odd items!)

It is a wooden medical foot stool for gout!  Just Google Antique Wooden Gout Stool and you will see a bunch of them!

Here's another one for sale on ebay!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Wooden-Wood-Gout-Foot-Stool-Leg-Rest-Medical-Ottoman-Furniture-/192167753640?hash=item2cbe1737a8%3Ag%3ACGMAAOSwOgdYqdUc (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Wooden-Wood-Gout-Foot-Stool-Leg-Rest-Medical-Ottoman-Furniture-/192167753640?hash=item2cbe1737a8%3Ag%3ACGMAAOSwOgdYqdUc)