Mona of Loveland, Colorado, writes, “These are tools for making fake grain on wood. I lived in an 1880’s mansion and all the original doors and baseboards (10”) had been “grained” with stains. It was real wood, so I never understood why the grain was added. Style and design?” Mona is correct. One of 19th Century guides for decorating furniture […]

   We had several winners for our February What Is It? Michele Pontious of Belleair, Illinois guessed the item is a vintage antique apothecary cork press. She is correct! So are Jerome McLaren of Conifer, Colorado and Charles Kirkpatrick of Denver, Colorado! Vicky Kellan of Castle Pines, Colorado thought it might be a nut cracker. That is a possibility so we […]

Wow! Seems like everyone knew what our what is it was in January! All of these people correctly identified the object as a nutmeg grater:    Dottie Unruh, Lakewood, Colorado; Marilyn Fay, Greeenwood Village, Colorado; Carolyn Kundel, Roland, Iowa; William McLaren, Anchorage, Alaska; Suzanne Capra, Wheat Ridge, Colorado; Merrill Yale, Denver, Colorado; Denise Olmsted, Green River, Wyoming; Vicky Kellen, Castle Pines, […]

   As Susan Thode of Broomfield, Colorado says, “My husband and I concur that December’s What Is It? is a mold to form a sleigh shape. It’s hard to tell what size it is, but appears to be an ice cream mold that opens with side hinges.” Susan and her husband are correct!    Misty Flachman, the General Manager of the Denver […]

We had no correct guesses for our November What Is It. Since it was Thanksgiving time, we thought surely you would know it is a tool to lift the turkey from the baking pan onto the cutting board. Thanks to those who ventured a guess. Why not try to identify our Dec. What Is it?