It looks to me like a two-piece candle holder - one part for stationary illumination, one part to carry, extinguish and store a candle. Probably used to read and then take the last walk to the loo for the night. Also handy for somnambulists to prepare for the odd accidental wake-up. Cheers Ecke
2012/5/31 Cotty <[email protected]>: > On 31/5/12, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>A good friend passed away recently, and we don't know what this is for sure. >>I think it's a lamp of some sort. >>Anyone know what it is, really? >>http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/WRK59183.jpg >>http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/WRK59185.jpg > > A Victorian device for viewing Uranus. > > Seriously? > > I'd love to know! > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Sent from my iP address -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
