3 posts tagged “billy”

My mother and her beau Billy gave me two gifts last week: a commemorative New York Football Giants mug (awesome), and the below object (also awesome, but a mystery). I do not know what it is. Neither do Meredith, or Ilya. Billy says if I can't guess, that I should "call him," but I think that means that I should know.

It is iron, I think. And heavy-ish. Guesses about its identity include: coal scooper. spice grinder. bath aid..?

Can you help us?

UPDATE (3/18/2008): I called my mother this morning. She says the vessel's for getting water from a well. Those of you who guessed that a wooden pole goes into the handle were right, although it'd have to be a pretty shallow well (more like a park fountain) for this thing to work as a water collector.

She also says she has two of them at her house. I have decided to use my mystery Chinese vessel as a plant holder.