~~~~WHAT THE HECK IS THIS????~~~~

[artzstuff1]

Found at a city park today,,, any ideas on this

Salt shaker maybe

 

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[dg39]

As above --- ladies powder container for purse 1920's +
DG

 

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[Breezie]

As above --- ladies powder container for purse 1920's +
DG

I don't think women took loose powder in a cylinder container in their purse during the Roaring '20's because the "compact" was already invented(1890). Of course, makeup has been used since the Renaissance era, invented by a woman named Signora Toffana. She created a face powder called Aqua Toffana, which was made from arsenic. (sounds yummy doesn't it; lol) In 1914 Max Factor invented what we consider today as 'make-up,' then followed by the Maybelline sisters and then Revlon. I'm still going with a sachet holder to be placed in clothes drawers. Breezie

 

[Montana Jim]

Stick with the obvious...

Is there some reason you don't think it's a salt/pepper shaker?

I think fisher2 was right.

.... or Holy Water sprinkler.

Most things are seldom anything more than mundane.

 

[taz42o]

Why would salt shaker or any shaker for one thing have one big hole, six small holes.
I would take a couple wrenches and open it, see what the inside looks like.

 

[Breezie]

My Catholic friend was reading over my shoulder, saw the pic, and said it was an old Holy Water container. I'm still going with sachet/powder holder, and I agrees with Taz, I'd open it. It may be like a "Weather Rock" after you open it. If it has salt in it, it's a salt shaker, if it has a perfume smell, yada yada yada. Breezie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Why would salt shaker or any shaker for one thing have one big hole, six small holes.
I would take a couple wrenches and open it, see what the inside looks like.

Is that a hole in the center?

 

[Deftone]

Just a brainfart. Maybe a needle case?

 

[artzstuff1]

Just a brainfart. Maybe a needle case?

sounds like a good possibility!!!

 

[taz42o]

Why would salt shaker or any shaker for one thing have one big hole, six small holes.
I would take a couple wrenches and open it, see what the inside looks like.

Is that a hole in the center?

looks like a hole to me.

 

[GopherDaGold]

Colonial mens wig powder tin. The black paint suggests it was made for a man.

That doesn't look like a hole in the center. Look at the shadowing and the light reflecting off the top of the convex shape. It appears to be a rivet holding the cap in place. If it were a hole, the lid would appear to be much thicker than the body. An earlier post said it was too thin for pressurization and I'm guessing the lid and the body are the same thickness.

 

[dadzilla]

Why would salt shaker or any shaker for one thing have one big hole, six small holes.
I would take a couple wrenches and open it, see what the inside looks like.

big hole in cent might be for a knob to slide a plate with holes to line up with smaller holes to open and close so it would not spill out in pocket or purse

 

[GopherDaGold]

Why would salt shaker or any shaker for one thing have one big hole, six small holes.
I would take a couple wrenches and open it, see what the inside looks like.

big hole in cent might be for a knob to slide a plate with holes to line up with smaller holes to open and close so it would not spill out in pocket or purse

Am I the only one who sees that is not a hole but a rivet to secure the lid to the body or am I blind?
O.P., Please respond and put at least this detail to rest.

 

[watercolor]

Maybe a "talk" sprinkler to help dry the ink on paper when writing letters?

 

[Dig em all]

I'm thinking a old medical thermometer holder?

 

[artzstuff1]

The shaker or what ever it is has not got a hole in the middle it has six little holes around the edges,

The material thats inside may very well be rust, the holes are not big enough for toothpicks, so thats pretty well out.

So a powder shaker or holy water sprinkler sounds more like it ,it had some gold gilting on it at one time.

thanks for all the replys

arthur

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Am I the only one who sees that is not a hole but a rivet to secure the lid to the body or am I blind?
O.P., Please respond and put at least this detail to rest.

LOL It didnt looked like a hole to me either.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

The shaker or what ever it is has not got a hole in the middle it has six little holes around the edges,

The material thats inside may very well be rust, the holes are not big enough for toothpicks, so thats pretty well out.

So a powder shaker or holy water sprinkler sounds more like it ,it had some gold gilting on it at one time.

thanks for all the replys

arthur

Thanks for responding but I have another question. What part has gold gilting and what part is painted black?

 

[artzstuff1]

You all got me really wondering on this item so I got to looking real close at it.

I done some good scrubing on the bottom of it and what do ya know some writing appeared!!!!

It looks like it says CARANOME,, Then the words,,, SANGLORS or LANGLORS,,NEW YORK,,

AND the stuff thats in it feels like powder or talc,,, so maybe a cosmetic co. from new york??

UPDATE: Just done a search on caranome and they are a cosmetic co. ,,but cant find a shaker type on the search,,so maybe someone can find one like it!!!!

thanks

art

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

You all got me really wondering on this item so I got to looking real close at it.

I done some good scrubing on the bottom of it and what do ya know some writing appeared!!!!

It looks like it says CARANOME,, Then the words,,, SANGLORS or LANGLORS,,NEW YORK,,

AND the stuff thats in it feels like powder or talc,,, so maybe a cosmetic co. from new york??

UPDATE: Just done a search on caranome and they are a cosmetic co. ,,but cant find a shaker type on the search,,so maybe someone can find one like it!!!!

thanks

art

Wow very big clue artzstuff! Heres a link I found. http://thevintageperfumevault.blogspot.com/2009/02/cara-nome-perfume.html

United Drug Company was the first maker who produced Cara Nome perfume in 1918. I think its the Langlors or Langlois Company, New York.

 

[artzstuff1]

You all got me really wondering on this item so I got to looking real close at it.

I done some good scrubing on the bottom of it and what do ya know some writing appeared!!!!

It looks like it says CARANOME,, Then the words,,, SANGLORS or LANGLORS,,NEW YORK,,

AND the stuff thats in it feels like powder or talc,,, so maybe a cosmetic co. from new york??

UPDATE: Just done a search on caranome and they are a cosmetic co. ,,but cant find a shaker type on the search,,so maybe someone can find one like it!!!!

thanks

art

Wow very big clue artzstuff! Heres a link I found. http://thevintageperfumevault.blogspot.com/2009/02/cara-nome-perfume.html

hey, thats very cool link ,,,I knew we would get to the bottom of this mystery

thanks guys,,,that pretty well seals the deal,, wish I could find a picture of that shaker that we found!!!!!

oh well thanks again

arthur