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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9858793, member: 76316"]It has always puzzled an' intrigued me that so many older things...carefully wrought from quality materials, well designed an' functional...bear no markings of their maker, nor regional information. You'd think pride in accomplishment would demand at least a name, wouldn't you?</p><p>So it is with this elegantly simple tea tool. Its correct name isn't known to me, but when I saw it I knew what its purpose was. It was almost black, but that was a small effort to remedy. The handle just <i>may</i> be CuNi; the basket is certainly silver-plated. It's ~5" long, the basket is ~1 3/4" X ~1 1/4"; it weighs 3/4 ounce.</p><p>Do any of y'all see hints that point to an era, or a place of use, or maker?</p><p>I'll be grateful for your comments an' suggestions...Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]494137[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494139[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494141[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494142[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494146[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9858793, member: 76316"]It has always puzzled an' intrigued me that so many older things...carefully wrought from quality materials, well designed an' functional...bear no markings of their maker, nor regional information. You'd think pride in accomplishment would demand at least a name, wouldn't you? So it is with this elegantly simple tea tool. Its correct name isn't known to me, but when I saw it I knew what its purpose was. It was almost black, but that was a small effort to remedy. The handle just [I]may[/I] be CuNi; the basket is certainly silver-plated. It's ~5" long, the basket is ~1 3/4" X ~1 1/4"; it weighs 3/4 ounce. Do any of y'all see hints that point to an era, or a place of use, or maker? I'll be grateful for your comments an' suggestions...Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]494137[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494139[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494141[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494142[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494146[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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