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    Posted 12 years ago

    ksf7777
    (3 items)

    Hi all once again, It has been a week now since i posted this fine item ,
    I found this two weeks ago and the man that sold it to me said he has no idea what it is or what it was used for, I have taken more photos of it so someone out in the world might see it and know what it is .
    It is just over 7 inch X 10 inch high or 19cm X 26cm ,
    It has glass on both sides that is 1cm wide and the slit on the top is 5mm wide and 5 and a half inch's long .
    Have a look at the pictures for more info .
    And a big thanks to all that has seen it through the week and have posted their idea of what it might be .

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    1. AmberRose AmberRose, 12 years ago
      Still think for photos. Round was popular during the Victorian era.

      http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Vtg-Antique-Victorian-Celluloid-Round-Photos-Pictures-Boy-Girl-Baby-Metal-Tin-/110930974692?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item19d40057e4#ht_1940wt_138

    2. ksf7777, 12 years ago
      Hi AmberRose,
      I cant see it as photo frame as it has glass on both sides , but i dont know for sure .
      Thank you for you input
    3. KyKaren1949 KyKaren1949, 12 years ago
      Knowing how the Victorians loved dead things, it might be used to display a dead bug like a butterfly or something.
    4. penstemon52 penstemon52, 12 years ago
      It's a center support for a wooden drapery pole. They used matching rings to support drapery panels both in windows and between rooms. The end supports were more substantial.
    5. penstemon52 penstemon52, 12 years ago
      Ooops! Missed the part about the glass. It could have held a stained glass section, possibly a deurogotype (sp). Maybe a weaving like a hair weaving or piece of jewelry. Did the glass magnify? Then it could have been used as a reflector of some sort.
    6. stacykelly64 stacykelly64, 12 years ago
      My father-in-law has an oblong one with glass on both sides, and the slot on top. He has an old family picture in it, just like the way his mother used to display an older family picture.
    7. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 12 years ago
      the fact that it does have glass on both sides is important. they would not have done that for a photo - you can be sure of that. so it must have been for something which was transparent or through which light was meant to pass. 5 mm is too thin for bugs, i think. maybe for studying leaves or seeds or ??? fun mystery!!!
    8. ksf7777, 12 years ago
      Well thats true. Its a mystery
    9. yardsalegal1, 12 years ago
      it could be a bank, or a magnifing glass. but i think its a bank
    10. myles, 12 years ago
      Most liikely this was a Victoria era place setting
    11. ksf7777, 12 years ago
      I dont think its a bank , because it cant be open to take the money out. But thanks for giving it a go.
      Cheers steve ( ksf7777 )
    12. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 12 years ago
      and it's too big for a place setting - i think.
    13. mrmajestic1 mrmajestic1, 12 years ago
      How about displaying a flower or fern?
    14. Bonnie Bonnie, 12 years ago
      My first thought was to display military coins or possibly some kind of military medal. How a bout a silver dollar? What are the glass dimensions?
    15. DobbinDee70, 12 years ago
      It is for two pictures back to back .
    16. ksf7777, 12 years ago
      Glass dimenstions are 5 and half inch or 14 cm across by 5mm apart .
    17. DobbinDee70, 12 years ago
      Like I said it is a picture frame . I have had one just like it at one time . Bought it new . However I could not tell you when . It has been too long ago .
    18. myles, 8 years ago
      Could it be a reading aid for a near-sighted person?

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