🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Unidentified Yard Sale thing !

[TORRERO]

Found this at a yard sale several years ago, seems important but I've never been able to determine what it is exactly and what its made of.
Can you help me ?
Tested, but is NOT Silver... so what is it ? and what metal is it ?
If I have asked this before, I apologize now..
Cearly from when someone got married, seems too fancy for an ashtray.. dated 1917
(sorry I just uploaded the pictures, please refresh)

 

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[robertk]

Could be an ash tray. Could also be one of those dishes that you throw change and keys and such into. As for the metal -- maybe pewter?

 

[TORRERO]

Could be an ash tray. Could also be one of those dishes that you throw change and keys and such into. As for the metal -- maybe pewter?

How can you test for pewter and does it have melt value ?
Ashtray doesn't have those spots to rest a cigarette. and who gives an ashtray to someone for a wedding gift, that would suck 🤣

 

[robertk]

How can you test for pewter and does it have melt value ?

I don't know how reliable they are, but this page says you can test it with several ways -- acid, a magnet, or even just a lighter. I don't think pewter has much melt value.

Ashtray doesn't have those spots to rest a cigarette.

I've seen many ashtrays that did not have those rest spots.

who gives an ashtray to someone for a wedding gift, that would suck 🤣

Agreed. But times were different. Smoking used to be "cool".

(I'm not saying it's an ash tray. Just that it could be.)

 

[Red-Coat]

I think it may be a bottle coaster, to prevent condensation from chilled white wines or drippage from red wines staining tables or tablecloths. We use a pair of silver-plated ones in our house, but pewter is quite likely for such an item.

 

[TORRERO]

I think it may be a bottle coaster, to prevent condensation from chilled white wines or drippage from red wines staining tables or tablecloths. We use a pair of silver-plated ones in our house, but pewter is quite likely for such an item.

I've never heard of such a thing but it sure sounds like it could be..

 

[Red-Coat]

I've never heard of such a thing but it sure sounds like it could be..

Check to see if a typical wine bottle fits. It would be an appropriate wedding gift with, say, a bottle of champagne or a nice wine.

This kind of thing:

Celtic Wine Bottle Coaster - Aitkens Pewter

Our celtic wine bottle coaster is spun from a sheet of pewter. The band is cast and bent to the...

www.aitkenspewter.com

Some have a cork or felt inlay, or a disc of wood inside. Others just plain, or engraved metal.

 

[TORRERO]

Check to see if a typical wine bottle fits. It would be an appropriate wedding gift with, say, a bottle of champagne or a nice wine.

This kind of thing:

Celtic Wine Bottle Coaster - Aitkens Pewter

Our celtic wine bottle coaster is spun from a sheet of pewter. The band is cast and bent to the...

www.aitkenspewter.com

Some have a cork or felt inlay, or a disc of wood inside. Others just plain, or engraved metal.

WOW !! now I know how to list it on Fleabay... I know I paid $1 for it at a yard sale !! I remember !!

 

[TORRERO]

Check to see if a typical wine bottle fits. It would be an appropriate wedding gift with, say, a bottle of champagne or a nice wine.

Yes with plenty of room to spare !!

 

[TORRERO]

Check to see if a typical wine bottle fits. It would be an appropriate wedding gift with, say, a bottle of champagne or a nice wine.

This kind of thing:

Celtic Wine Bottle Coaster - Aitkens Pewter

Our celtic wine bottle coaster is spun from a sheet of pewter. The band is cast and bent to the...

www.aitkenspewter.com

Some have a cork or felt inlay, or a disc of wood inside. Others just plain, or engraved metal.

I think this is it but I don't know how to mark this as solved, thanks !!