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Posted 11 years ago
AmberRose
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I bought these to study. I have NO idea what they are. I thought they looked like mini tulip chairs. Too small for Barbie. Too old for Polly Pockets. Egg holders? Only clue is that they say Hong Kong on the bottom.
Thought I would throw it out to the team, just for fun.
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Plastic? Ceramic?
Sorry, should have said...plastic.
I don't know why, but the first thing that came to mind was a female urine specimen thingy.
Yuck! - How about pedestal soapdish?
Size? I stick to the toy furniture option... take a look at this Spanish toys!
http://www.todocoleccion.net/familia-hogarin-lotazo-familia-hogarin~x27542112
2 1/2 inches tall, 1 1/2 wide
Plastic doesn't seem sanitary enough for anything medical...even if it is 50 years old.
Soft-boiled egg holder?
Eye cups?
http://sell.bizrice.com/selling-leads/1349447/emergency-eye-wash-cup.html
Yuck!!!! I am now leaning toward eye bath. Gross! I have touched them and everything! Eeeeewwwww!
I agree with JayHow. An eye wash would hold more liquid.
Okay, I can see that (haha).
No on eye wash ,but I like Phil's idea a chin rest :-)
ya phil I think your on to something ..I think they fill it full of neat hair removel.. and women rest there chins in there to remove there beards ...lol
take a picture to an old drug store, the fella that runs it will know ....
Hahaha! I'm glad I'm not the only one stumped!
now they are cocktail glasses!
lol!!!!
Seriously Eye, what are you talking about? They were part of a metric ton of Vintage Christmas I got at an estate sale. In fact went back...twice! Really don't know what they are...we back to the eye thing!
They were a dime, thought they were interesting enough and well worth the conversation
Plus I bought two big boxes of vintage Christmas, most of which I plan on deconstructing and trying to craft some projects with the kiddos. Slightly scared because I stink at crafts and don't want to mess up the vintage.
Amber I like these , im glad you went back to get them as well!
and they are beautiful and interesting!
I think little tiny bird baths shaped like old fashioned bathtubs on a pedestal :-) I doubt anything medical :-) Amber you just want us all to go crazy LOL . Did you say they were in Christmas stuff in a box ?
Are they flexible at all, or are they hard plastic?
No, they were in a random box at a huge estate sale. The woman had three floors stuffed with cool stuff. She sewed, and had a real talent for clever crafts. Plus she raised bees! It was great. I wanted to go back a third time
So an egg would have to lie on its side. Too small for Barbie. Not enough "cup" for an eye bath...
Does it hold more than a tablespoon or two of liquid? Maybe a medicine cup thing for taking liquid medicine?
FOR THE EAR!
I would say 2 tablespoons. Wouldn't an ear dispenser need a narrow pour?
Eye, I was thinking a spoon rest as well until AmberRose said the size of it. Seems too small after that.
I do understand the physical aspects but can't figure out would balance on it.
Too small and too tall for a spoon
Amber :) scotty says they hard boiled egg holders, he has seen these same ones in movies!
Challenge accepted! Will boil me some eggs today!
Weebles cha9r
Weebles = 1970s Roly-Poly (egg-shaped) toy by Hasbro
sorry for type: cha9r = chair
sorry, I'm late to this conversation BUT vintage christmas + weird plastic pedestals = fancy ornament display stands? For some sort of beautiful blown glass decoration?
Or maybe one of those decorative ostrich eggs that's been hollowed out and has a little diorama inside??
I thought a chair might be for small people like me. They look comfortable
It would fit snug around the eye if that size, better then the other style. Have a safe & happy Christmas & New Year to all of my CW friends also I'm really happy I meet so to speak you all.
BINGO!!!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/165773135/70s-pop-design-salt-and-pepper-shaker?ref=market
Finally... The mystery is solved...
Tripped over the answer while looking for something else! Now I want to go back in time and see if the S&P bals were opinion that junk box!
Gotta figure out where I put those bases...they frustrated me so I tossed them in a random box "in the garage". There are about 50 boxes out there...
Well the anti-hoarder season doesn't start until May and I havebeen told quite clearly that my need to de-hoard is a requirement. All good it's fun plus I jumped to my West German boyfriends as my favorite to collect so I have a lot of Scandinavian glass going out. Apparently I really love to focus on something then something else catches my eye...
LOL!!!!!!
Yes !!! LOL ~!!!!!
Just keeping it fresh boys :))