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Title: can anyone tell me what this is
Post by: jason on December 10, 2009, 05:52:05 AM: it says florence 1883 on the front?
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Post by: fancypants on December 10, 2009, 10:10:43 AM: Welcome to the forum , jason ....

Could you possibly post a larger image of your item ?
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Post by: KC on December 10, 2009, 10:34:20 AM: Thanks Fancy for asking....I couldn't blow it up on any of my programs that would come out clear!
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Post by: jason on December 10, 2009, 06:05:39 PM: try this one
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Post by: KC on December 10, 2009, 07:47:32 PM: Can anyone else blow this up? I try and it just pixelates!
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Post by: ironlord1963 on December 10, 2009, 08:47:41 PM: Still too small for me to get a good image.
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Post by: regularjoe2 on December 10, 2009, 10:00:45 PM: Sometimes it's like playing charades , when folks don't have images that can be deciphered .

Your item appears to have 4 legs , and a bell-shaped portion , made of metal ... that's about all that I can sorta figure out so far .

I'm curious about this one , yet am still hoping for larger images (more Kb/Mb) and possibly a quarter or something like a ruler included to give the image some scale ref (or a general description of it's size/composition) , jason .

You've got our attention .

For now , I'd call it a UAO (unidentified antique object) .
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Post by: syl on December 10, 2009, 10:47:40 PM: Maybe try taking another photo but get much closer to it. Like a foot or so away. If your camera has a close up mode that might help.
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Post by: jason on December 11, 2009, 12:45:05 PM: i take some better photos later
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Post by: D&b antiques on December 11, 2009, 01:38:16 PM: Indications are it's. Italian. if by chance that was and eagle ? perched on top we could assume. it was designed between 1943 & 1945.
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Post by: KC on December 11, 2009, 02:55:08 PM: Condiment holder!
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Post by: jason on December 11, 2009, 05:44:28 PM: more pictures

it says simpson hall miller & co
quadruple plate F7 on the bottom

florence may 7th 1883 on the top
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Post by: regularjoe2 on December 11, 2009, 07:15:17 PM: Also could be a combo salt cellar/sweetmeat holder .

Unusual design .

Not too sure about the date , yet .

Thanks for all the work you did posting images , jason.
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Post by: KC on December 11, 2009, 07:33:15 PM: Thought salt was a condiment regularjoe:!:!:!: :P
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Post by: regularjoe2 on December 11, 2009, 07:41:12 PM: Your right there , KC ... I'm just an old guy & still think of salt as a currency ..... :)
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Post by: ironlord1963 on December 11, 2009, 07:53:57 PM: Agreed Salt pepper and the center one for holding Mustard. Would place this item late 19th century. Powdered Mustard was still used during this time. Not really worth much without the shakers or glass condiment containers, but it is wonderful looking design.