Any o'youse have a clue what this is???

[Thumper]

I was at a Kiwanis Club charity sale this weekend and they were selling donated stuff. I ran across this wooden "clip" and had no clue what it was, but was intrigued enough to pick it up. I asked everyone standing around me and nobody had a clue. I asked all the officials from the Kiwanis and nobody knew. Of course, eventually we had a small crowd looking and we all started making silly guesses ... it was fun, we had a few laughs, but nothing productive came of it. (I guessed antique nose-hair puller) Heck, it was marked $0.10 so I couldn't see NOT buying it.

Here are a few pics. I meant to lay a ruler beside it, but forgot ... it's 11" long and made of some dark hardwood, like walnut maybe(?). It has a brass hinge held on with small brass (slotted head) screws and I assume a spring-steel "leaf-type spring". The only thing that came to MY mind was some sort of hair curler, but all the ones I'm familiar with are metal so they can be heated. I'm totally clueless and can't even research it because I have no idea what to search for ... wood clip thingy?

Any VALID ideas would be appreciated (I prolly heard all the smart-ass guesses on Saturday) Just wondering if I got screwed out'a my dime! :D

1987 1988 1989 1990

[BarryBobPosthole]

Nose picker?

BKB

[jb]

Looks like a salad fork (moving salad from big bowl to your plate), can't be used on hot foods because of the finish. Ice cube pick-er-upper ???
A gynecologist tool, no wait, you'd have already recognized that. :slomo

[Thumper]

Man-o-man Posthole, for a Senior Noticer and a management type, your reading apprehension sucks! But at least we're on the "same page". 'Course, I guess TECHNICALLY, there's a difference between "nose-picker and nose-hair puller." ;)

Thump quote;


(I guessed antique nose-hair puller)

[Thumper]

Yeah Bubba, not sure about any sort of "picker-upper" ... it has very little spring tension on it ... just enough to hold it closed actually ... but it may be weaker than it was when new.

'Course, for all I know, it's some POS made in Hong Kong 2-years ago and sold at the Dollar Store. With the hardwood and brass hinge with slotted brass screws, I'm simply assuming it's an "older" piece. Just no idea what it is. :(

[BarryBobPosthole]

My official guess is its some kind of page holder. I was thinking like if you put a piece of sheet music on a stand, that'd be about right to clip the page to the stand so the pages don't turn. Or quite possibly its for the same purpose for a recipe book or something like that.

BKB

[Thumper]

Hmmm, makes more sense than anything I've heard yet P-hole. I may dig around a bit to see if I hit on something along that line.

[johnboy]

The missus thinks it's a very old hair clip used to old long hair in a bun. Think back to the hair styles of the late 1800's or early 1900's.

[Thumper]

Thanks Johnboy. I'll dig around in that area. I pretty well struck out with P-hole's suggestion. 'Course, I suppose it would be easier if I knew what persactly to call it.

[BarryBobPosthole]

It'd make a pretty cool roach clip.

BKB

[johnboy]

Don't bogart that joint, my friend, pass it over to me.......

[Thumper]

Burn it down too short and your roach-clip may catch on fire! ;)

[Thumper]

Can't find any "page holders" or hair clips that look anything like it BTW. I'll keep digging ... or wait 'til the Antiques Road Show hits town. :D

[DeputyDog]

As a I aspire to become a junior noticer it's "reading comprehension" not reading apprehension" .

[Thumper]

Ha ha! I had to go back to see what the heck you were talking about. WTF??? No clue where that came from. I wonder if I hit a couple'a wrong keys and spell check kicked in? Good noticin' Jr. Noticer! ;)

[Captain]

Old Spring loaded hair clip...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Wooden-Paper-or-HAIR-CLIP-Spring-Loaded-/171150617540?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

[Captain]

I'm surprised you don't remember these from your child years in the Mountains in NC.
I still see them on some of the Truelight Wimmins that have like 5 feet of hair.


19921993


Can I have my raise now?

[Thumper]

Dang! That may be it Cappy. That one seems quite a bit more crude and mine is a more "polished", but that's pretty dang similar huh? Heck, I'll submit the raise suggestion to the "committee". ;)

Actually I guess Mrs. Johnboy was on the right track ... I just didn't find a pic on the net.

[Big Muddy]

Im gonna go with some sort of surgical instrument like an old bullet extractor or maybe a nooky spreader.
Found this interesting little gadget whilst I was googling:


1991


Tobacco Smoke Enema (1750s-1810s)
The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase
"Blow smoke up your ass."

[HideHunter]

I'll let you double your money on it.. btw I have no idea...

[hotshot]

I agree with the hair clip faction. However a fun answer....
A clothes pin for XXXL and up

[Captain]

<img src="http://www.goodhunting.info/attachment.php?attachmentid=1991"/> Tobacco Smoke Enema (1750s-1810s) The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient&rsquo;s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase "Blow smoke up your ass."

Those are coming back Eddie, they are part of the new OBummer care, used them on the Dems in congress to pass the law...

Take Care, Captain

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[HideHunter]

Hair Pin?.. Close.. Talk about your coinkydink... Just saw a woman on an old rerun of Wyatt Earp using one. She was "curling" her hair with it. Educational TV. ;)

[Thumper]

Hidey-ho, that was most likely an old curling iron. I mentioned in my original post that's what it reminded me of and I run into those quite often. They have that same "scissors" design, but totally different (they're metal so they can be heated). Here's an example:

http://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/6728788/il_570xN.316458936.jpg

[HideHunter]

I'll tell you Thump.. it looked *exactly* like yours - not like the one pictured. Of course it was just an old TV show so I certainly can't account for the authenticity, but she was just twisting it to make curls on the top of her head.. just a thought.

[Thumper]

Hmmm, ya' never know. Heck, I came into this thread not knowing persactly what I have ... I STILL may not know. :(