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Can anyone Identify this? Cliff Hartle 04-27-2008
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Posted by on April 27, 2008, 7:28 pm
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:23:34 GMT, Wayne Boatwright

>
>It looks like a headstone with a hole in it.

The cat finally caught Tweety

Posted by David Nebenzahl on April 27, 2008, 7:55 pm
On 4/27/2008 3:10 PM Cliff Hartle spake thus:

> We found this thing in our house when we moved in 20 years ago and don't
> know what it is.
>
> Its made out of some sort of cast stone and weighs about 60 pounds.
>
> Here an album of pics.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/cliff.hartle/Thing
>
> This pic is from the back.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/cliff.hartle/Thing/photo#5194047587609316978
>
> It looks like a thin walled pipe came in from the front and was sealed to
> it.

I agree ith those who guessed it was a clock holder (though not a mantel
clock; I agree with you that it's probably too big and heavy for that).
Think about it: what else would fit in a round hole in an obviously
decorative piece that serves no other evident purpose?

It was probably meant to be painted or glazed to look like old stone.


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conversation with the average voter.

- Attributed to Winston Churchill

Posted by dpb on April 27, 2008, 8:18 pm
David Nebenzahl wrote:
> On 4/27/2008 3:10 PM Cliff Hartle spake thus:
>
>> We found this thing in our house when we moved in 20 years ago and
>> don't know what it is.
>>
>> Its made out of some sort of cast stone and weighs about 60 pounds.
>>
>> Here an album of pics.
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/cliff.hartle/Thing
>>
>> This pic is from the back.
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/cliff.hartle/Thing/photo#5194047587609316978
>>
>> It looks like a thin walled pipe came in from the front and was sealed
>> to it.
>
> I agree ith those who guessed it was a clock holder (though not a mantel
> clock; I agree with you that it's probably too big and heavy for that).
> Think about it: what else would fit in a round hole in an obviously
> decorative piece that serves no other evident purpose?
>
> It was probably meant to be painted or glazed to look like old stone.

I'd guess it was also intended to be an outdoor garden setting if that
is the case altho I wouldn't rule out the headstone marker as a possibility.

--

Posted by David Nebenzahl on April 27, 2008, 8:34 pm
On 4/27/2008 5:18 PM dpb spake thus:

> David Nebenzahl wrote:
>> On 4/27/2008 3:10 PM Cliff Hartle spake thus:
>>
>> I agree ith those who guessed it was a clock holder (though not a mantel
>> clock; I agree with you that it's probably too big and heavy for that).
>> Think about it: what else would fit in a round hole in an obviously
>> decorative piece that serves no other evident purpose?
>>
>> It was probably meant to be painted or glazed to look like old stone.
>
> I'd guess it was also intended to be an outdoor garden setting if that
> is the case altho I wouldn't rule out the headstone marker as a possibility.

I would. It doesn't look *at all* like the kind of thing you'd find in a
cemetary. Not at all in the same style; looks a lot cheaper.

Now, maybe it could be for a DIY backyard headstone ...


--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
conversation with the average voter.

- Attributed to Winston Churchill

Posted by dpb on April 27, 2008, 8:54 pm
David Nebenzahl wrote:
...
>> ...I wouldn't rule out the headstone marker as a possibility.
>
> I would. It doesn't look *at all* like the kind of thing you'd find in a
> cemetary. Not at all in the same style; looks a lot cheaper.
>
> Now, maybe it could be for a DIY backyard headstone ...

Having only dialup I only looked briefly at one picture and can
certainly say I've seen a lot worse looking stuff than this by far in in
public as well as private cemeteries.

That it was intended for it I certainly wouldn't claim necessarily, but
I'd still not rule it out entirely...

My hunch is still for the garden sort of thing as most likely, though...

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