What-is-it question LXXV.

Post by **2209patrick** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:10 pm

This silverplated piece was made by Manning, Bowman & Company, Meriden, Connecticut (c.1880).
It's 7.5 inches (19.05 cm.) tall.
What was it used for?

Pat.
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Hose_dk · Post by **Hose_dk** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:12 pm

It looks like something for oil, but in silverplate?
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Hose_dk · Post by **Hose_dk** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:13 pm

I know (or had a better idea) for flowers - to spray water.
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Post by **2209patrick** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:57 pm

Hello Hose_dk.

This was not originally meant to hold water to water plants.
However, probably would work well for that purpose.

Difficult to respond to your first guess, oil.
In a way you are close, but this is not what you were thinking of.
The English word oil has different meanings / uses.

Pat.
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MLF · Post by **MLF** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:34 pm

Hello Pat,

Isn't that a pump by the handle? Is it a fancy oil filler, perhaps?

Best wishes

Mikael
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Post by **2209patrick** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:44 pm

Hello Mikael.

Yes, that is a pressure pump in front of the handle.
It is sort of an "oil filler".
What did it fill?

Pat.
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Post by **dognose** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:47 pm

Hi Pat,

Could it be a container for paraffin (kerosene) for topping up oil lamps?

Regards Trev.
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Post by **2209patrick** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:51 pm

Hello Trev.

Yes, it was used to fill hanging oil lamps.

Pat.
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