Anybody know what this is?

[RealBlackStuff]

Any idea what this is?
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/8/0/0/ ... 5793_o.jpg

[GomJabbar]

Hat rack or Umbrella rack?
How about an ugly Bowling Pin?
Or a decorative topper to a bottle of Irish Whiskey?

It's hard to tell the exact shape from the image, but it looks like it could mount onto a wall.

[rkawakami]

Geez, a mystery post as soon as we let you back into OT, huh?

I would guess that it's some sort of decanter... made up in the image of some general.

[beGi]

How big is that thing?

Paper weight maybe...

[RealBlackStuff]

How big is that thing?

It measures ca. 6-1/2" high and ca. 4-1/2" wide at the bottom (shoulder width if you like ).

[RealBlackStuff]

How big is that thing?

It measures ca. 6-1/2" high and ca. 4-1/2" wide at the bottom (shoulder width if you like ).

It looks indeed like some Army Officer of yore...

Hint: it is upside down from it's original 'start in life'.

[GomJabbar]

Must be a decorative stopper for some sort of wide mouth Whiskey bottle or decanter.

[Harryc]

Painted antique Guiness barrel stopper.

[yak]

BTW, I was trying to follow the issue with RBS and Off-Topic forum but couldn't just sit and keep refreshing, had to go. Now I don't see the second forum nor the threads where you discussed this. Can somebody write a quick summary? I guess we're in the new forum now because according to my browser's cache, the old one didn't have a dash in the name. Thanks.

[archer6]

I'm here at LAX Airport waiting for my flight, and viewing this image on the Hi-Res display of my BlackBerry Bold. Even on this small screen it's simply magnificent, whatever it is. So full of character.
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Kudos for the great picture!
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I'm eager to read what it is....
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Cheers,
posted via BlackBerry Bold

[beGi]

Weird beer mug?

[RealBlackStuff]

BTW, I was trying to follow the issue with RBS and Off-Topic forum but couldn't just sit and keep refreshing, had to go. Now I don't see the second forum nor the threads where you discussed this. Can somebody write a quick summary? I guess we're in the new forum now because according to my browser's cache, the old one didn't have a dash in the name. Thanks.

I was on the phone with Ray for about 45 minutes, while he loaded the contents of the old OT forum part by part into the new one. By process of elimination we eventually found the single(!) thread (posted by AlphaKilo470 on 03/27/09) that caused my problem.
I had not even posted in that thread, but it somehow created havoc!
Once the reloaded forum was fully up and running again (minus AK47's thread), all the test-posts were deleted.
An absolutely excellent service from our Forum Staff!

See also this: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 34#p504334

[RealBlackStuff]

Kudos for the great picture!
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I'm eager to read what it is....

Thanks, I took the picture myself, using an old Nikon Coolpix 3100.
Here is a close-up of the head: http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/8/0/0/ ... 5827_o.jpg

I got this little beauty at a local auction last week.
Now think of this thing turned upside down.
Here is a view from the rear: http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/8/0/0/ ... 5861_o.jpg

Just give it a few more guesses. I'll tell you later today!
So far nobody is even close!

[Harryc]

OK, last guess...door stop.

[GomJabbar]

Leg to a heater or stove.

[spuddog]

Foot of an old bathtub.

Scott

[RealBlackStuff]

Foot of an old bathtub.

Bingo!
It's a claw foot from a 19th century cast-iron bath tub.
The one foot weighs over 2 Lbs.!
I shouldn't have shown the picture of the back

If anybody happens to be enamored by this little feller, see this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0379795525

[archer6]

Bingo!
It's a claw foot from a 19th century cast-iron bath tub.
The one foot weighs over 2 Lbs.!
I shouldn't have shown the picture of the back

If anybody happens to be enamored by this little feller, see this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0379795525

Excellent, I didn't make it back here in time to get one last guess in, but I would have been wrong anyway....

Cheers...

[spuddog]

Yeh, the back view gave it away. Although most of the younger members probably haven't seen a claw foot tub anyway.

Scott

[killer]

A number of postings have disappeared from this topic, including one from Bill Morrow.
Anyone know what has happened?

[BillMorrow]

what happened was that i re-thought my joking reply and decided that it was in poor taste..
so i deleted it and the follow on post, which i felt were on a road to nowhere good..

[killer]

Fairy snuff.

[BillMorrow]

Fairy snuff.

??

[Harryc]

1. fairy snuff - A variation of the phrase "Fair Enough"

http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/f.htm

Of course he could have said "furry muff !"

[RealBlackStuff]

Hey Killer, I didn't think you were a Cockney!

[yak]

I was on the phone with Ray for about 45 minutes, while he loaded the contents of the old OT forum part by part into the new one. By process of elimination we eventually found the single(!) thread (posted by AlphaKilo470 on 03/27/09) that caused my problem.
I had not even posted in that thread, but it somehow created havoc!
Once the reloaded forum was fully up and running again (minus AK47's thread), all the test-posts were deleted.
An absolutely excellent service from our Forum Staff!

See also this: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 34#p504334

Thanks for the write up. It's indeed strange. Probably some minor damage to the DB and something in your profile together caused the phpBB to fail, issue wrong SQL queries or whatever. Luckily you can enjoy the Off-Topic forum now so the cause doesn't really matter anymore . Welcome back!

[killer]

Hey Killer, I didn't think you were a Cockney!

@RBS: No, I'm not a cockney ... just fascinated by variations of our very rich language. It is sometimes much more fun to use rhyming slang instead of the actual word; for example, if one is having trouble with one's Marleys.

[Mike Blake]

Aha. That explains the wear I was wondering about on top his bald head. At first, seeing the military ribbons, I thought it was missing its officer's cap (of course, this was before I knew it was upside down).

As it happens, I'll be vacationing in Vermont in two weeks in a house with a claw-footed tub, but nothing like this on it!

[GomJabbar]

As it happens, I'll be vacationing in Vermont in two weeks in a house with a claw-footed tub, but nothing like this on it!

I am pretty sure the foot was painted after being removed from the bathtub to make it into a work of art by itself.

I doubt if the bathtub had all four feet painted as such when it was being used as a bathtub. If that were true, the man would be standing on his head!