tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post6303389383343589449..comments2024-03-27T05:29:09.185+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Ken: I Know What That Is!Grumpy Old Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-82544055098565068702010-02-01T11:10:41.366+00:002010-02-01T11:10:41.366+00:00cheshire wife
I hope the dolls are insured and I h...cheshire wife<br />I hope the dolls are insured and I hope people get chance to see them from time to time. Nice on display downstairs perhaps?Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-33775681680903503532010-02-01T10:30:11.395+00:002010-02-01T10:30:11.395+00:00Von
Throw nothing away!
Heron's View
Chance w...Von<br />Throw nothing away!<br /><br />Heron's View<br />Chance would be a fine thing!<br /><br />Maggie<br />You're too young to remember them perhaps!<br /><br />Kitty<br />My dasughter keeps at her house for ME!<br /><br />Nota<br /> Not bad!<br /><br />Anne<br /> My wife still has her doll nearly as old. Come to think of it I still have a teddy bear!<br /><br />Kath<br />Aren't minimalists strange!<br /><br />Shammickite<br />Where did any of our possessions go I wonder!<br /><br />Dumdad<br />Not bad!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-40460165522720165002010-01-27T11:05:47.742+00:002010-01-27T11:05:47.742+00:00Comments to follow after a follow up article Satur...Comments to follow after a follow up article Saturday.Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-36505073631461837362010-01-25T21:44:11.189+00:002010-01-25T21:44:11.189+00:00I can't tell you want the photos are of, but ...I can't tell you want the photos are of, but they certainly look as if they belong in a museum.<br /><br />Having read SJA's comment, my dolls are up in the loft together with their extensive wardrobes of clothes.cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-63666441654304773272010-01-25T19:15:58.032+00:002010-01-25T19:15:58.032+00:00Thanks to you all for being such good sports. I wi...Thanks to you all for being such good sports. I will do a short explanation shortly.<br />You are all great but a special mention to Dickie. Who of course has the advantage of remembering the articles in question being used.Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-5889508957832806322010-01-25T17:09:27.733+00:002010-01-25T17:09:27.733+00:00My last attempt and then I give up.
I have no know...My last attempt and then I give up.<br />I have no knowledge of medical bits.<br />So how about a device for cutting holes in ??? to make Corn Plasters!<br /><br />I give up!Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-76213205433804005352010-01-24T20:20:13.793+00:002010-01-24T20:20:13.793+00:00Dickie
Closer/closish but not close enough.Dickie<br />Closer/closish but not close enough.Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-41963390253997209732010-01-24T18:06:48.346+00:002010-01-24T18:06:48.346+00:00Well how about a verruca grinder then?
No?
A mo...Well how about a verruca grinder then? <br />No? <br />A mole remover?<br />It looks as if it is meant to grind or remove something at great speed!Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-33761585314515924712010-01-24T12:03:17.312+00:002010-01-24T12:03:17.312+00:00OK then Ken it's "Hard Skin Grinder"...OK then Ken it's "Hard Skin Grinder".<br />also for corn's, bunion's and wart's!Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-9017114709407122702010-01-24T09:54:33.700+00:002010-01-24T09:54:33.700+00:00All will be revealed. Two out of three aint Bad. T...All will be revealed. Two out of three aint Bad. The third item is medical.Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-49616443448077870282010-01-22T16:00:22.492+00:002010-01-22T16:00:22.492+00:00Grappling hook for the last one, I think, but the ...Grappling hook for the last one, I think, but the others stump me. The second one could be some sort of clothes trimmer - or even fishing rod reel!Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-4861367437148640602010-01-22T14:27:59.266+00:002010-01-22T14:27:59.266+00:00You are really just trying to get your 'hit ra...You are really just trying to get your 'hit rate' up!<br />What sort of clue is "Retail Trade" Ken? There are thousands.<br />OK I plum for...Tailor.<br />It has a left hand thread on one side and a right hand thread on the other.<br />Therefore on turning the bar, the two sides expand outwards. It is therefore used to expand....an armhole! <br />No, I know....a HAT STRETCHER.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-25036002628374093512010-01-22T10:16:22.091+00:002010-01-22T10:16:22.091+00:00Still only one out of three. Clue number two, one ...Still only one out of three. Clue number two, one is connected with the retail trade.Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-67627920433752803042010-01-22T09:38:59.144+00:002010-01-22T09:38:59.144+00:00Number 2 has a rotating disc just out of sight. Is...Number 2 has a rotating disc just out of sight. Is it abrasive? or a 'buffing/polishing' disc. The gearing is to give it speed obviously.<br />It is therefore placed onto the top of something and turned...but what?<br />I will guess at "A device for polishing the scratches off watch glasses"Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-29227435557128914622010-01-22T07:22:27.386+00:002010-01-22T07:22:27.386+00:00Humm...Ken..not sure about any of them. One looks ...Humm...Ken..not sure about any of them. One looks like an anchor of some kind (to me anyway) and the other two...?? The only "old" thing that I keep around is my husband...(kidding)-I've got grandmas coffee sets and her old coffee grinder but because I moved so far from home most of the good "junk" is at my parents house. Had an old uncle that kept anything and everything though..loved to poke around in his garden shed.Nakamuras on Saipanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662361356658757467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-50933034006823904552010-01-21T23:55:15.672+00:002010-01-21T23:55:15.672+00:00This is a great idea, posting pics of unusual thin...This is a great idea, posting pics of unusual things you have around your house. The 3rd looks like a grappling hook, as others have said, but I'm not sure about the first 2. My dad had a box full of unusual old tools and gadgets, wonder where they all went?Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-66330670354518952632010-01-21T20:30:51.237+00:002010-01-21T20:30:51.237+00:00Ken, the best thing about being in your second chi...Ken, the best thing about being in your second childhood, is that you usually have more money to spend than in your first:D<br />Yes, I'm a hoarder, we were brought up to make do and mendm which included keeping anything that may be useful in the future.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-89310456013958540452010-01-21T18:54:30.433+00:002010-01-21T18:54:30.433+00:001 A buckle
2 Used to wind twine/wire/string
3 a...1 A buckle<br />2 Used to wind twine/wire/string<br />3 and I'll go along with other suggestions of a grappling hook.<br /><br />I do have a few treasured possessions including a hand mirror that belonged to my grandmother, a postcard size watercolour and my own doll, now about 60 years old (the doll - I'm older)!Strawberry Jam Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695110960213262472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-62469312003108058412010-01-21T14:03:31.441+00:002010-01-21T14:03:31.441+00:00The third is absolutely, definitely Batman's g...The third is absolutely, definitely Batman's grappling hook. The second looks like a hand drill - where's the bit? and the first I haven't got a clue about - but looks like a pulley of some kindNota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-37268406594748521342010-01-21T13:31:20.424+00:002010-01-21T13:31:20.424+00:00Five comments. I'll give a clue after each fiv...Five comments. I'll give a clue after each five.<br />One of the three objects has been identified correctly. Aged seventy and teasing. My wife is right, I'm in my second childhood!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-88367577848748949692010-01-21T13:19:58.790+00:002010-01-21T13:19:58.790+00:00I'm so glad I'm not the only one with a mi...I'm so glad I'm not the only one with a minimalist home. I recently visited a friend whose home is so neat and tidy, I felt I should come home and throw 3/4 of our stuff away immediately! But we're attached to it, so I shan't.<br /><br />The first object is reminiscent of a buckle, but I have no real idea what any of them are/do. Sorry!Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259837826944310404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-67309949589594685032010-01-21T11:06:51.565+00:002010-01-21T11:06:51.565+00:00I am a hoarder I am sorry to say!
The second is a...I am a hoarder I am sorry to say!<br /><br />The second is a can opener? and the third is a meat hook?<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-79114453718566856542010-01-21T09:39:29.305+00:002010-01-21T09:39:29.305+00:00An strap adjuster or tensioner.
A device for twist...An strap adjuster or tensioner.<br />A device for twisting twine or cables<br />A grappling hook.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-25959763158473079432010-01-21T07:00:06.270+00:002010-01-21T07:00:06.270+00:00The third looks like a grappling hook, are you pla...The third looks like a grappling hook, are you planning to escape ?A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-21576185419547936912010-01-21T06:31:34.636+00:002010-01-21T06:31:34.636+00:00Not sure Ken but they're lovely objects.The th...Not sure Ken but they're lovely objects.The third is I believe a meat-hook.A little museum?Then it would all end up treasured and respected and fascinate.<br />Treasured items? I like a house to be a home, not jammed to the rafters,I hate dusting but with items that have sentimental value..my Grandfather's microscope,pokerwork boxes made by Mum,pottery from an old family friend etc.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.com