skizzi99
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posted on July 16, 2003 10:59:20 AM new
Does anyone know what this is? I was told it is an Asian antique but not sure. It does not have screws. The wood looks old but I don't see any wear marks on the bottom.
Thanks much!
Hope my pic comes through....
http://www.vendio.com/my/ihost/display.html?f=japan1.jpg&rp=1&sortm=a
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eauctionmgnt
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posted on July 16, 2003 11:33:02 AM new
http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/viewimage.x/00000000/skizzi99/japan1.jpg?&&pt=bidpay
Don't know what it is... but here's a link that works for you anyhow!
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toasted36
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posted on July 16, 2003 11:40:52 AM new
no clue ...lol but heres the picture
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max40
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posted on July 16, 2003 12:30:41 PM new
Don't know what it is, but it's a nice one.
There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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sarniaflower
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posted on July 16, 2003 12:37:29 PM new
wonderful find
does the little lid come off and can something be stored in it?
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skizzi99
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posted on July 16, 2003 12:46:05 PM new
hi everybody!
It does open the little lid with the round ring pulls open the top "hatch" which is just sort of a T hinge. It's all wood inside, no lining but no marks of usage inside. I think the handle is iron.
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AuctionAce
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posted on July 16, 2003 02:56:32 PM new
What are the rough dimensions and weight? It almost looks like some form of block & tackle used in lifting.
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tomwiii
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posted on July 16, 2003 03:21:38 PM new
It's an escargot tray!
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tomwiii
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posted on July 16, 2003 03:25:40 PM new
It's a Korean Fish-Roe Press -- you place the mama-fish underneath; then you gently press! The compartment on top is for safe storage of the harvested roe!
See...ya learn something new EVERYDAY!!
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skizzi99
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posted on July 16, 2003 03:36:21 PM new
an abbleskeever pan!
Tomwii - is that for real? It's a fish press?
AuctionAce- the dimensions are 5" across at the widest and 9" tall including the handle. Weighs maybe 1lb.
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tomwiii
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posted on July 16, 2003 04:53:37 PM new
One of the fabled Iraqi WMD??
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
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dadofstickboy
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posted on July 16, 2003 05:00:04 PM new
The first chinese laundry steam iron.
Open the door on top to put in water.
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ohmslucy
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posted on July 16, 2003 05:07:26 PM new
Tom, you beat me to it!
BUT - you're mistaken. It's not a TRAY, it's a nest box for Japanese escargot. Maybe Chinese, I'm not quite sure. I'm absolutely, positively convinced.
Lucy who is drinking non-cheap wine as she types, because, after all...
Life's too short to drink cheap wine...
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CBlev65252
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posted on July 16, 2003 05:37:21 PM new
tomwiii
 An Iraqi torture device.
Cheryl
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drcomm
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posted on July 16, 2003 07:25:16 PM new
Ralphie! BITE HIM! On the BUTT!
You guys are hysterical!
I knew when I read the first post it was going to be a case of "here we go again."
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skizzi99
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posted on July 17, 2003 07:39:39 AM new
Well, my curiosity got the best of me and I sent it in to Whatsitworthtoyou.com (online appraiser) for 9.00 and got this back -
"Appraised By: Martin Barnes Lorber
Appraiser Comments: The box looks more Chinese in form than Japanese. Obviously, it is a provincial piece and dating is difficult. A calculated guess would be 18th century. The value, regardless of age, for a softwood provincial piece would be on a decorative level as so much folk furniture and objects have been imported into the US over the last few years.
* Current Fair Market Value: $25.00
** Replacement Value: $100.00"
A vague answer to say the least so I don't know what to call it for listing it. Hmmm, decorative Chinese box. Somehow I doubt that 18c Chinese farmers were making items to sell at Pottery Barn. You guys did better than he did!
The name of the appraiser was ringing a bell, so I looked him up.... the same guy from Antiques Roadshow who does the Asian appraisals and he is from Doyle, NY! Is he hard up enough to be doing 9.00 appraisals online? My guess is that his minions do this work under his name. Don't think I will be using the service again. Glad it only cost 9.00.
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kiara
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posted on July 17, 2003 07:47:38 AM new
An 18th century designer purse.
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stopwhining
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posted on July 17, 2003 08:02:25 AM new
where did you find it??
there are many antiques provincial repros made in china in the last ten years to please the overseas markets-lacquered boxes,ceramic pillows,opium pipes,things ordinary chinese folks used in the old days.
They are made to look old and antique .
if you have a chinese importer/wholesaler nearby ,you can take the piece to them and ask if this is a recent year repro.
i dont think this piece whether old or repro is meant to prepare food,as it is wood and it will absorb the odor and fluid of whatever it tries to preserve,not a sanitary idea!!
may be it is used to weigh down papers!!
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toasted36
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posted on July 17, 2003 08:30:41 AM new
lol Kiara thats what my husband said !Looks like a wooden purse.
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AuctionAce
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posted on July 17, 2003 09:05:30 AM new
$9 not well spent this time I guess. I think I would have just listed it in an antiques category at a little more than I paid for it and let the the bidders show me if it was a rare item. For instance, the guy with the $27,000 radio, the true collectors aren't going to let that radio sell for $50 on ebay.
Many times helpful ebayers will email about the item and give you info about the auction thingie. Since info added to a description after a bid has been placed is not searchable by the ebay search engine the seller has the option of ending the auction and resubmitting it with the new info.
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sanmar
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posted on July 17, 2003 10:04:30 AM new
Lucy has the saying wrong. "Life is too short to drink bad wine" Nothinjg wrong with "2 Buck Chuck"
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dadofstickboy
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posted on July 17, 2003 10:45:10 AM new
I've listed items that I had no idea what they were.
In the description I made it known, and asked if anyone knew to let me know.
9 times out of 10 they let me know!
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petpost
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posted on July 17, 2003 11:10:46 AM new
It's a deadweight for Japanese pearl divers. They grab onto it and down to the bottom they go, saving time on breath-holding.
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tomwiii
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posted on July 17, 2003 11:22:53 AM new
Makes it easier for fish-squishing after pearl-snatching, too!
Never let it be said...
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
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skizzi99
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posted on July 17, 2003 12:06:28 PM new
Thanks for all the advice! You are right, most people are more than happy to share their knowledge of an item so I'll just wing it.
Yes, it could well be a repro made of old wood. I bought it at a yard sale from an Asian woman who said it was an antique. Now I wish I had asked her more about it but it was one of those multi family sales and people were bringing out other things so I was speeding around grabbing things - before the other sharks could grab them. Ya know how it is......
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zircon4
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posted on July 17, 2003 03:11:53 PM new
The handle looks very solid. Also the shape reminds me of a dovetail used in furniture. Could it be a lifting handle of some sort? Sort of slide it sideways into an opening of the same shape and then it would give a solid grip for lifting whatever. I have no ideas about the little lid in the top though.
Cheers,
Adrian
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tomwiii
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posted on July 17, 2003 03:13:42 PM new
Obviously, you've never squeezed fish! You'd be singing a different tune if you had!
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
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[ edited by tomwiii on Jul 17, 2003 03:14 PM ]
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zircon4
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posted on July 17, 2003 08:43:15 PM new
You are quite right Tom, no fish flattener, me. Nor am I a piscatorial presser or sardine squasher. The flounder are definitely not my fault. They are born that way, honest!
Cheers,
Adrian
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AuctionAce
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posted on July 17, 2003 08:47:10 PM new
Wasn't it Benny Franklin that once said ...
" Neither a fish squeezer nor fish flatner be "
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noh2
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posted on July 18, 2003 06:19:54 AM new
i showed the pic to my japanese friend in japan who hawks japanese arts and crafts and she said she has no clue what it is and she has never seen anything like it in her lifetime.
my personal speculation is that this could be a wooden prototype of a weight ,weight which is used in certain industry and comes in various weights and sizes.
just speculation-in opium trade they have weights in different sizes and this is a wooden prototype used to make metal weights??
you put the merchandise in a pan on one end of the scale and the appropriate weight in another pan,but then this would be a huge weight if casted in metal.
may be someone has other idea??
may be used to weigh gold?
nobody important!
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