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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 10057060, member: 111"]Agreed...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>"It’s about 10cm diameter."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1910 date letter.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know what it is, but a pillar candle holder would be atypical for the period, a spike would be unnecessary, and there's a raised base on the post that would make a candle unsteady. Also doubt it's a stamp/envelope moistener, the post would be unnecessary, even impractical in use, and personally, not seeing it likely for any other uses suggested.</p><p><br /></p><p>There appear to be two interior lips, one possibly for, as already suggested, whatever rests on that post, the other probably for a lid. That's all I've got, it's an odd item - when time allows, might run though some of my old ads and catalogs, but don't see that happening soon...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 10057060, member: 111"]Agreed... "It’s about 10cm diameter." 1910 date letter. I don't know what it is, but a pillar candle holder would be atypical for the period, a spike would be unnecessary, and there's a raised base on the post that would make a candle unsteady. Also doubt it's a stamp/envelope moistener, the post would be unnecessary, even impractical in use, and personally, not seeing it likely for any other uses suggested. There appear to be two interior lips, one possibly for, as already suggested, whatever rests on that post, the other probably for a lid. That's all I've got, it's an odd item - when time allows, might run though some of my old ads and catalogs, but don't see that happening soon... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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