Malvary does have a point (pun intended, if you like). The end of the
thingy does look like the yad (hand) that is used to point at the
words in the Torah! I know nothing about the chocolate thingys, so
can't compare. But, the length of the yad is usually not longer than
about 8 and the 2 end
Hi Arachnids!
I haven't been following this thread closely, but all the discussion on this
finally prompted me to take a look at the thingy. It looks to me like it could
be a drop spindle for hand spinning. The reason I suggest is that I have
spindle that has a notch thingy like that at the
Henry
Indiana USA
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Hi Arachnids!
I haven't been following this thread closely, but all the discussion on
this finally prompted me to take
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If you wanted to, you could use it for a spindle but its really too short
for that, and the yarn would catch in the carving. Check out
It looks too much like the Mexican chocolate stirrers, to me, to be a
spindle. The loose rings would get in the way of spinning but are
usual on the stirrers. Also, a spindle gets its spinning-capacity from
the wide disk that puts as much weight as possible away from the shaft,
while the
Hello Spiders!
I've just come across another of those odd things on eBay that makes me say,
Wha...?. Item # 250185020238. The seller says it's a lace bobbin, but
nope... definitely not. For one thing, it's 10 long!
This is an old thingy, whatever it is. Maybe not antique. but at least
Hello Clay,
I would say it can be a small object to mix the sugar in the tea, or
coffee... or to mix a cocktail drink. A kind of spoon, but only to mix
liquids. It reminds me of one my sister brought me from Italy. But this one
was made of Murano Glass.
Just a guess...
Gretings from Antje, in
I wondered if it might be something to do with spinning. Some amazing
detail, the piece at the end looks like a hand with a whole for maybe
thread?
Now I am eager to know what it is, I hope someone out there knowsVBG
Sue T Dorset UK
Hello Spiders!
I've just come across another of those
When I looked at it the first thing that sprang to mind is the do-hickey
(don't know its correct name) that is used in synagogues to follow the words
of the Torah when you are reading. Avital or Miriam might know, but we
probably won't hear from them at the moment.
Probably isn't, but other
Clay posted this:
I've just come across another of those odd things on eBay that makes me
say, Wha...?. Item # 250185020238. The seller says it's a lace
bobbin, but nope... definitely not. For one thing, it's 10 long!
I have one of these. It is for mixing Mexican hot chocolate.
They come
It's too big for that! It is 10 long (over 25 cm) and the bulb on the bottom
is almost 2 in diameter. Much too big for stirring something in a cup or
cocktail glass.
Clay
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Definitely a molinillo - a Mexican hot chocolate stirrer. Not a whisk, per
se, but you put it into the cup, place the handle between your palms and rub
it back and forth to froth up the milk and mix in the chocolate. They can
be quite ornate. Check out this web-site for a photo and more
Hi All,
I have a newer one! She changed the description to the right thing...a
chocolate muller. We make a lot of Mexican chocolate when it snows (if, this
year!). You make a nice cinnamon chocolate, and put the muller into the pan.
With the handle between your two palms, spin the
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Hello Spiders!
I've just come across another of those odd things on eBay that makes me say,
Wha...?. Item
On 11/10/07 1:38 PM, La wrote:
You make a nice cinnamon chocolate, and put the muller
into the pan. With the handle between your two palms,
spin the muller back and forth, like you're rolling clay.
It makes a nice, frothy chocolate.
An egg whisk, used the same way, works. My whisk just
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