Well, I got one by serendipity this time. I was sitting here thinking, "That reminds me of the old floor stand ashtrays some places used to have." and just about that time the narrator was saying that's what it was. 😄
I had thought the last two items were counter weights (and they still could be) but then I remembered these were found as part of a silver mine. I would bet these are crushing weights from an ore crusher. Larger rocks would be brought up out of the mine and put through an ore crusher to get to the silver inside. Imagine a huge machine with a conveyor belt with rocks on it. There would be several weights above the belt loudly crashing down on rocks. The sound must've been deafening. Or they're counter weights. Dunno! 😅
The lime with betel nut is not for making cuts in the mouth, it's to neutralize the tannins in the nut and boost the active ingredient. Mucous membranes in the mouth are thin enough that the drug passes through without having direct contact with blood.
I think they look like counterweights, too. We have smaller cylindrical weights in our old windows. I hadn't thought about the adjustable part, but that makes a great deal of sense.
I think the last item is a counterweight to open barn doors. Our farm had something similar. A metal cord went through the top hole of the weight and around a large pulley and attached to the door.
not 100% sure but the last 2 objects were for a dumb waiter device to raise / lower items from or to the miners. there would be a pully and those weights would either raise or lower t =he other end.
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I may shut down my business and spend 24/7/365 trying to figure out "What Is This Thing!". I'm losing my self control. My two assistants asked me if I would give them a heads up and referral letter. I should have purchased mental health insurance but it was too expensive. I need help! I thought the cork puller was a stem for a french coffee press.
The chewing of betel-nuts is (or was) also common use in Indonesia. Was known there as sirih (pronounced seeree) and indeed ruined the teeth and colored the mouth red.
I use to chew betel nut, when I lived in Palau. Our carrying cases where made if pandanus leaf, most people carried the lime in a plastic squeeze bottle. People with no teeth had a wooden board and small hammer to "chew" the nuts leaf and lime. Almost everyone chewed. It's a lot of fun but really bad for you.
@@sambowz9077 Feel free to not answer, but did you have any issues with your teeth after you quit? And were there any problems from withdrawal? Sorry if I sound intrusive, I’ve just never had a friend who used betel nut.
@@chrisgualtieri I chewed several times a day for almost 5 years, I stopped in 1997, My teeth are still a little stained. I had a scar inside my mouth where I would park the chew, it finally went away a couple years ago. No real withdrawal problems I was grumpy for about 2 weeks. I would chew if it were legal in the States. 😁👍
Who wants to use that toilet attachment, either themselves or on a child? That's why you had those window cages. That's what that Bob Seger song was about, "Against The Wind"
There is no rhyme or reason to the hoarding of those that went through the great depression and other tragedies. I inherited the family home and it was packed (still is in spots). The home was great-grandparents, grandparents and then parents. All of whom went through the great depression or the potato famine or other major tragedies. Interesting to go through, nothing really of value. After 10 years and 20 large dumpsters it has become rather tiresome, and I still have a 2.5 car garage and 1/2 of the second story to get through. Yippee!
@@yada-yadadragon1947 Yup. And a lot of things were saved for relatives or the next generation to use. I've still got my old crib in a storage building at my parents farm. I suspect it was saved because they had the space and later on I may need it for my kids. You just didn't throw out things that were useful. After dad died we had a farm auction with two auctioneers running all day. There was the farm equipment of course, but a lot of small stuff saved over the years. And it brought in almost as much money as the equipment did.
I think the two items at the last are mercury flasks, for storage and transport of liquid mercury used for gold recovery.
Well, I got one by serendipity this time. I was sitting here thinking, "That reminds me of the old floor stand ashtrays some places used to have." and just about that time the narrator was saying that's what it was. 😄
Man it's getting to the point where I'm looking all of these up interesting informative and I just don't know what the hell it is.
I had thought the last two items were counter weights (and they still could be) but then I remembered these were found as part of a silver mine. I would bet these are crushing weights from an ore crusher. Larger rocks would be brought up out of the mine and put through an ore crusher to get to the silver inside. Imagine a huge machine with a conveyor belt with rocks on it. There would be several weights above the belt loudly crashing down on rocks. The sound must've been deafening.
Or they're counter weights. Dunno! 😅
That sun dial compass is awesome and those objects at the end I think might be some sort of counterweights
The lime with betel nut is not for making cuts in the mouth, it's to neutralize the tannins in the nut and boost the active ingredient. Mucous membranes in the mouth are thin enough that the drug passes through without having direct contact with blood.
Adjustable counter wheights
I think they look like counterweights, too. We have smaller cylindrical weights in our old windows. I hadn't thought about the adjustable part, but that makes a great deal of sense.
That’s what I was thinking the top connections look a lot like window, balance weights
I think the last item is a counterweight to open barn doors. Our farm had something similar. A metal cord went through the top hole of the weight and around a large pulley and attached to the door.
I've seen many Smokador-style ashtrays over the years, so that was an easy one. The little oil can was familiar, too, as I have something similar.
Those are the only 2 I got!
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I got the Oil Can and the Nut Cracker 🙂
I got the oil can and I got the ashtray. And I think the last two objects are probably some type of counterweight
not 100% sure but the last 2 objects were for a dumb waiter device to raise / lower items from or to the miners. there would be a pully and those weights would either raise or lower t =he other end.
I may shut down my business and spend 24/7/365 trying to figure out "What Is This Thing!". I'm losing my self control. My two assistants asked me if I would give them a heads up and referral letter. I should have purchased mental health insurance but it was too expensive. I need help! I thought the cork puller was a stem for a french coffee press.
I used my french coffee press stem as a cork puller recently. I am fortunate to work for mental health professionals.
Hooray, i guessed the nutcracker
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Last item are counterweight for old style garage door.
Hope the family found the items that go in the boudoir set.
The chewing of betel-nuts is (or was) also common use in Indonesia. Was known there as sirih (pronounced seeree) and indeed ruined the teeth and colored the mouth red.
Last Items are empty mercury flasks for use in separating gold from the ore. They are possibly very poisonous from the remnant mercury.
Last item: I don't know, but I would have left them alone.
Counter weight for water buckets on a pulley in a well
Hollow, to put liquid in to make heavier.
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I use to chew betel nut, when I lived in Palau. Our carrying cases where made if pandanus leaf,
most people carried the lime in a plastic squeeze bottle.
People with no teeth had a wooden board and small hammer to "chew" the nuts leaf and lime.
Almost everyone chewed. It's a lot of fun but really bad for you.
@@sambowz9077 Feel free to not answer, but did you have any issues with your teeth after you quit? And were there any problems from withdrawal? Sorry if I sound intrusive, I’ve just never had a friend who used betel nut.
@@chrisgualtieri I chewed several times a day for almost 5 years, I stopped in 1997, My teeth are still a little stained. I had a scar inside my mouth where I would park the chew, it finally went away a couple years ago. No real withdrawal problems I was grumpy for about 2 weeks. I would chew if it were legal in the States. 😁👍
@@sambowz9077 Awesome! Thank you so much for the candid response!
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@@sambowz9077search out a good Vietnamese grocery store, they will have it on hand to cook with, tho you can also chew it just as well
Elevator counterweights
Very impressive 😂😂
crushing weights?
Who wants to use that toilet attachment, either themselves or on a child? That's why you had those window cages.
That's what that Bob Seger song was about, "Against The Wind"
The last two (2) items look like disposal fuel cells for the ZL291 Alien space ship...
Re: The toilet seat attachment......Why on earth would anyone save that over the years? I just don't understand some people.
There is no rhyme or reason to the hoarding of those that went through the great depression and other tragedies. I inherited the family home and it was packed (still is in spots). The home was great-grandparents, grandparents and then parents. All of whom went through the great depression or the potato famine or other major tragedies. Interesting to go through, nothing really of value. After 10 years and 20 large dumpsters it has become rather tiresome, and I still have a 2.5 car garage and 1/2 of the second story to get through. Yippee!
@@yada-yadadragon1947 Yup. And a lot of things were saved for relatives or the next generation to use. I've still got my old crib in a storage building at my parents farm. I suspect it was saved because they had the space and later on I may need it for my kids. You just didn't throw out things that were useful. After dad died we had a farm auction with two auctioneers running all day. There was the farm equipment of course, but a lot of small stuff saved over the years. And it brought in almost as much money as the equipment did.
So i guess you lot have huge pensils if 8.5 inch is a little bit longer than a pensil . 🙄🙄👎👎👎