What is it? Weekend Edition 3

are holes in the pointed ends of the rods. The hook is for securing the wheel in one position while work is being done at one part of the wheel.

difference between them? And the third was totally empty and clean?

At a guess, it could have been a portable maintenance kit for something with bearings. Knowing more about the types of grease might help.

Given that the hooked device is described as a blade of some sort, it is some kind of minimal hand-powered lathe. At a guess, for truing the wheels for something like the wooden block race cars made by scouts and the like. (I forget the name of these cars but they are fairly common at certain times of the year.

Enjoy, DoN.

I'd guess a maintenance kit for an outdoor item; probably a rifle or shotgun, which has a compartment in the stock to clip this little gizmo in place

Maybe a holder for spooling thread onto a bobbin? The hooked blade would be used to snip the thread when you have enough

I sent an email to the owner of it asking if there are holes in the pointed rods but haven't heard back yet.

Others have guessed apple corer and chemist scoop for number 11, neither of these is correct although the word scoop is part of the right answer.

Rob

Seems I've seem a similar item as the second pic in # 11. After further consideration: maybe a dining utensil- for tea, sugar, salt?

-, but it seems I've seen a similar item on a lady's dressing table... part of a manicure set.... I just don't recall.

Sonny

EdR

Your first guess is closer, it's for use at the table but not for tea, sugar or salt.

Nope, that one looks more like a long thin spoon.

Similar items are called cheese scoops, but some made about 1805 were called butter scoops.

Dining is correct. These are marrow spoons.

Kevin Gallimore

Watermelon?

Dave

Grapefruit spoon?

Nah, those are marrow spoons

--riverman

Cheese scoops is correct, more specifically stilton cheese scoops, as seen in these images:

Rob

I asked the owner about text on it, here is the reply:

"The top third has the letters "Chr" on it - what I would call old school writing loopy with the 'r' done the way the French would do it. The second third looks like it has "lat" on it and the last third looks like 'Info' - all a bit strange."

Also I should mention that these photos were sent in from England.

Rob

has one serrated edge