O/T What is this?

John B. · Feb 24, 2009

I'm still cleaning out my parents' basement and now I found this. Does any one know what it is possibly?

It looks to me like it may be some sort of oiler or a device to get an animal to lick it to receive medicine.

Thank you.
John

Vito · Feb 24, 2009

Could be some kind of smelting ladle.
My guess.

Vito

DH in Carolina · Feb 24, 2009

Does the ball in the middle rotate? You are probably right if it does.

Bob Kerr · Feb 24, 2009

I do belive that is the thing that mounts on the rear of an Old kerosene lamp wall mounted reflector. The part that holds the curved glass refletor and the part that looks like the handle is what fits to the wall bracket. I just looked at the one on my wall and it is very very simmilar.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 24, 2009

You put ink in it and rub the brush over the ball in the middel then you put a stenceled on what you want to print up like a name and adress on a box

douglas carroll · Feb 24, 2009

I think it is a antique pot smoking devise, only kidding

John B. · Feb 25, 2009

Bob can you send me a picture of yours?
John

prawnfarmer · Feb 25, 2009

You were exactly right - just by accident today saw an old H. Channon Co. hardware catalog from 1930 and there on page 1193 was listed a "ball marking & stencil pot". Sold back then for $1.00 each or 12/$10.00. This company was something like a Graingers of today and was located up in chicago and carried everything from bolts to steam powered pile drivers.

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