I have a kitchen gadget of some sort that was handed down to me by my great grandmother. I'm in my 40's, so it has to be quite old. I can't quite figure out what it was used for. It has a ceramic (could even be marble) cylinder, about a foot tall. It has a stick in one end.

It almost looks like an old rolling pin, but without the handle on both both ends. I would have thought it was used to crush spices or something like that, because the stick moves up and down, but it has a hole in the other end. My other thought was that it could have once had a cork, but the stick doesn't go right to the bottom.

Any idea's what this might be?

starbuck8

Thanks Rebby, I didn't have time to do it tonight, and since my parents finally found their way back from FL after a 7 day drive, I'll probably be a bit busy catching up with everything.

They are "snowbirds", and go to FL every yr for the past 15 yrs or so, and had a bit of a hair raising time coming back this yr. Had all of us kids worried a bit too because of the bad weather. (funny no matter how old you get you still call yourself their 'kids' eh?, lol)

I will get back to you soon though. My Dad is a big computer geek, so I'll have him show me how to get the pics in here to begin with, and then since you have the patience, I'll go with you from there! Thanks again for the help.

jrebel7

Your welcome Starby!

I am so glad your parents are safe. These parents sure can cause us "kids" to worry, cant' they??? LOL I bet they would get a kick out of our "virtual" party! or not.

I will be happy to help you anytime you are ready! Blessings!
Good Night and Sweet Dreams!

firmbeliever

Starby,
I found a link with history of old paraphanelia,maybe it has a pic of what you have at home...just maybe.
Kitchen antiques, culinary objects, historic kitchen equipment

starbuck8

Thanks Firmy! (can I call you Firmy?, lol) I'll check it out and let ya'll know if I see anything. Have been having probs with my camera now, so getting a pic up here is proving to be harder than I thought!

firmbeliever

Starby,
I am glad to be of help...
happy to hear your parents made it there safely

and yes you can call me firmy!

jrebel7

Great research finding links as usual! Ok, guess I better go with Firmy! Easier. I usually type FirmB! So it is Starby, Firmy and Rebby! The three musketeers or musketeeresses as the case may be.

I did go to the link but not having a clear image in my head what I am looking for, did not locate item. I know Starby is having a difficult time with her camera getting images on so Starby, let us know if you find the item. I love the older items and occasionally find one that really baffles me. This will be a great link to use for later also. Thanks Firmy!

starbuck8

I really enjoyed looking through that site Firmy. There was some pretty cool stuff on there!!

Sadly, I couldn't find anything that even closely resembles what I have. A friend came by to visit yesterday, and I asked him his impression of what it might be. He said he thought he may had seen something similar at his grandparents home when he was a little kid. He is going to describe it to his mom, and if it sounds familiar i will just let him take it and show her the next time he comes around.

Sorry about my camera not working now Rebby, after you took all of that time to try and explain all of that to me. I tried to ask my mom today if she could remember what it was used for, and she said she will take a good look at it next wk., when they come to town.(they live about 45 mls away out at a lake in the middle of nowhere)

They are having such problems because they don't have regular phone service out there right now. My Dad has a Ham Radio tower that supplies the phone service/sattelite etc for the whole communtiy.

Because of a really bad wind storm last Oct, half of the tower fell down on top of their house and did alot of damage. Since they were leaving for FL., they ended up having to leave the job of fixing the house and putting the tower back up to my brother and some of their friends at the lake.

Well, most of the lake people left to come back to their homes in town for the winter, and there was hardly anyone left in the lake community. My brother hired companies to come and repair everything, and it seems like no one did their job.

Now they are stuck out at the lake because all of this crazy snow makes it hard to get out of the community. (they get the snow and storms even worse than we get it here) So now they have no phone service (except for a cell phone that barely gets a signal unless they drive to the main road), no internet service, no sattelite (tv) service, and now that the snow is starting to melt, they are dealing with leaks in the house because the companies hired didn't do their job with fixing the holes in the roof, and didn't put the tower back up correctly! It's a real gong show!!...and they are stuck for the time being without any services out there.

Sorry you guys!!...lol. I just went off on a little bit of a rant there, on a thread where I asked about an antique item....hahahaha!

I think we need another doggie dancing party tonite!! Are you guys game?? Stop on by if you are. Rebby, I'll make up the couch again for you k? I still have your virtual piano...I'll shine it up for you, and get out the snacks and treats!

Firmy, I don't think you've joined us yet. Come on in, bring any pets you have, and we'll dance the night away again! Hopefully all the animals behave themselves this time. Kevin our Kangaroo will once again be our bouncer!! Bring your music and one of the DJ's will be sure to play it!

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starbuck8

Sorry Rebby...that's not your piano, it's Cloughs! Oh I get so confused, lol Bring your guitar girl. I'll wait for the sound of your Harley!

jrebel7

Hey Starby! I will be there tonight. Just may get a little late start. I'll bring my guitar but have to ride the Honda! Hope the party is still going on when I get there. If not, I'll just park myself on your couch again if that's okay and we can visit in the morning! I'll help clean up again while we catch up on what went on. Hope firmy gets to come to this one. Catch ya later!

firmbeliever

Thanks for the invite Starby,
No pets in my home at the moment .

Hope things work out soon enough for your parents.