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Re: What is this?
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 24 June 14 11:45 BST (UK) »
Trying to post another couple of photos. It keeps saying change file name. Don't know how!

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« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 24 June 14 11:53 BST (UK) »
Hi Kerren,

It means that there is already a photograph of the same name on RootsChat. If you picture is called cat.jpeg you need to change it to something different like cat721.jpeg

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« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 24 June 14 11:59 BST (UK) »
Thank you Sarah. Am trying again.

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« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 24 June 14 12:00 BST (UK) »
Another view.


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« Reply #22 on: Tuesday 24 June 14 12:03 BST (UK) »
Hi, I thought it was some kind of home made candle stick / lamp holder  :-\ I wonder what the bit at the back is for, looks like a screw attachment.

Frank.
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« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 24 June 14 12:13 BST (UK) »
Thank you Treetotal your links are very interesting. I think I go with the candle holder. It certainly is a conversation piece. I just wonder what the person who made it would think of the interest his/her iron has engendered.

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« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 24 June 14 12:15 BST (UK) »
Hi, I thought it was some kind of home made candle stick / lamp holder  :-\ I wonder what the bit at the back is for, looks like a screw attachment.

Frank.

Agree candle holder-- iron made ornamental.
Not sure about the back---
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« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 24 June 14 13:24 BST (UK) »
It looks like a slug iron,not for ironing slugs but hollow with a door at the back [this one]. You heat up an iron slug and put it inside and close the door, that way you don't get smoke smuts from the fire on the iron, plus you can have several slugs so don't have to stop ironing to wait for the iron to heat up. The add on is a later embellishment, the reason the pipe sticks up inside the cup is because of the nut  on the threaded pipe.

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« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 24 June 14 13:44 BST (UK) »
It looks like a slug iron,............................... you can have several slugs so don't have to stop ironing to wait for the iron to heat up.


I'll have to get the wife one of those then  ;D

You can see that it has a slug in now you know what it is.

Frank.


Ps Not for ironing slugs made me chuckle.
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