We had no correct answers for last month’s What Is It. The picture is of a badge used by union workers from the Baltimore C.I.O. Since we did the Labor Day article in September we thought it would be a good What Is It. Why not try your luck with the September’s What Is It. Hint: It was used in […]
We had several correct answers for our July What Is It? Ann Moore of Georgetown, Colorado pointed out that this “3-bladed medical bladed fleam was used on humans or animals. Rarely did the bleeding process have any therapeutic value. Being bled contributed to the death of George Washington. This has a horn handle.” Fred Clark of Colorado Springs, Colorado points […]
Ronald Moreschini, D.D.S of Pueblo, Colorado identified the June’s What Is It. Here is what he said: “I’ll bet you don’t get too many answers on this one—It just so happens I have one of these. It reminds me, when I was about 14 years old, we had a small grocery store and filling station, and I used to […]
We had many correct guesses to our What Is It for May. The official description is that it is a waffle maker. The Pennsylvania Dutch sunburst adds value to this waffle maker which was designed to be placed over an “eye” or firehole, of a wood or coal range. Carolyn Kundel of Roland, Iowa; Charles Pheasant of Centennial, […]
We had many correct guesses to our What Is It for April. The official description is that it is a bronze hemming bird. It is probably 19th Century English. It clamps to a table. The beak opens to grip cloth—and free a hand—when the tail is pinched; delicate fabrics are pinned to the cushion at the top. Denny Dahl of […]
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