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Miss Bee Haven
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2008 :  2:25:42 PM  Show Profile  Send Miss Bee Haven a Yahoo! Message
Does anybody know what this object is??? It could be upside down, backwards, sideways or part of a larger thing.....
I was on a ladder on the second floor of the farmhouse a while back and I spotted this thing in the attic space. One of the guys handed it down to me along with some cool magazines from the 1930's.

It's sitting on a wooden sawhorse in front of the lathwork on a wall. Can anybody tell me what in the world it is??????

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abbysshadow
True Blue Farmgirl

224 Posts

Sherry
Dayton Nevada
USA
224 Posts

Posted - Nov 13 2008 :  2:39:20 PM  Show Profile
well..gosh.....It's a cool-lookin' thing whatever it is... lol



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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl

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Alee
Worland Wy
USA
22941 Posts

Posted - Nov 13 2008 :  3:10:38 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
I wonder if it is the base to a rocking churn or something. I wonder if Miss Wilma would know?

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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader

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Cheryl
Klamath Falls Oregon
USA
2096 Posts

Posted - Nov 13 2008 :  4:01:54 PM  Show Profile
Have no clue but iut sure is interesting...I think it might be a real treasure for you..

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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl

2648 Posts

Lisa
Idaho City ID
USA
2648 Posts

Posted - Nov 13 2008 :  4:07:42 PM  Show Profile
I have no idea, either. But, I agree, it's way cool!

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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl

2544 Posts

Karin
Belmont ME
USA
2544 Posts

Posted - Nov 13 2008 :  4:27:21 PM  Show Profile
I too am mystified, it reminds me of the things people used to send in to Yankee magazine, there was an old guy who could identify anything. I don't know if he still has a column in the magazine, but maybe you could check out a copy at the library?

Karin

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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl

9093 Posts

Nancy
West Seneca New York
USA
9093 Posts

Posted - Nov 13 2008 :  5:25:55 PM  Show Profile
What ever it is, it rocks. HA. HEY YOU ARE FINDING STUFF IN THE HOUSE AFTER ALL THIS TIME? HOW EXCITING. WHAT WAS THE MAGAZINE? Look all caps. Do you think there is anything else in your attic?
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl

6948 Posts

Tina
sunshine state FL
USA
6948 Posts

Posted - Nov 13 2008 :  6:53:30 PM  Show Profile
wonder if it was the base to a baby cradle??? looks like the wood pieces on the bottom would have been where one could slide their foot onto the rungs and rock the baby while doing knitting or whatever nearby.

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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl

1495 Posts

Corrine
North Carolina
USA
1495 Posts

Posted - Nov 13 2008 :  7:05:01 PM  Show Profile  Send BarefootGoatGirl a Yahoo! Message
no idea what it was originaly used for, but i can think of a few ways to incorporate it into farmgirl decor! hang it from the ceiling for trailing plants or pots and pans, set it in the corner with a mini quilt over it, use on a kitchen counter to display pretty linnens...



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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl

500 Posts

Samantha
Gilmer Texas
USA
500 Posts

Posted - Nov 13 2008 :  8:20:43 PM  Show Profile  Send elphie0503 an AOL message
I could be soooo off on this one, but it looks like the base of an old baby bassinet. I used to have one for my dollies that had a base just like it, then arms that came up to hold the basket part...but that's a total right field guess!

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DeepsouthMamma
True Blue Farmgirl

1454 Posts

Autumn
Southwest Louisiana
USA
1454 Posts

Posted - Nov 14 2008 :  05:35:37 AM  Show Profile
I think it is what's left of a rocking footstool.Maybe missing the top that your foot would rest on. My hubby built furniture in Tenneessee back in the 80's and this was one of the items he built.
Is it the right size for a footstool? Hard to tell in the picture what the height would be.
I'll try to dig up a picture of one of ours.

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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl

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Posted - Nov 14 2008 :  06:21:11 AM  Show Profile
COOL what ever it is, lol.
Maybe indeed a rocking stool for the feet, was what i was thinking too??

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