Friday

~ 100 Free Hotdogs! ~

That's right, folks!

Lotsa dogs for the person who can identify this item.



I can tell you that it is made of oak wood.



It opens! ...by virtue of a wing nut threaded onto a through bolt recessed in the bottom.



Here is the thing turned over.



Here I am holding it on it's side.









Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
— Julius Henry (“Groucho”) Marx.

20 comments:

Reggie Hunnicutt said...

It looks old, perhaps a jig of some sort for making something. Being on the west coast.....I'll say it is a cobblers jig to make the shoes for Lewis "Lew" Alcindor, Jr. or perhaps it is older and used for Wilt Chamberlain.

Ken said...

Why, it's a production walnut cracker, of course.

phfritzie said...

Hmmmm????

Mama D said...

I don't like hotdogs, anyway

Lu' said...

I don't have a clue.

Ken said...

Bic said she's seen one before but has no clue. ????

Vinny "Bond" Marini said...

OH I used to have one of those...it is a ...nah, never mind...is it for making pancakes?

Yeah, I didn't think so....

dice said...

flower press,
elaborate, yes, but if you got nothing to do but press wild flowers, and lots of oak laying around...

or hair straightener.

Gal said...

I vote Dice's 1st guess...that's what I thought too.
With regards to her 2nd guess...(Phfrankie, are you listening?)..."hair?!!"

Reggie Hunnicutt said...

What is it Phrankie? I have to go to bed?

Ken said...

Ya, for crying out load Phfrankie....WHAT IS IT?

Phfrankie Bondo said...

My best guess is that it's a...it's a...it's a...

Reggie Hunnicutt said...

Guess? How can you give away 100 hot dogs on a guess?

Phfrankie Bondo said...

It's my blog.

I can do whatever I want.

And I have no frickin' idea what the thing is.

At all.

Ken said...

Closure!

It's important to have closure.

Thanks Phfrankie.

Gal said...

cheater

Reggie Hunnicutt said...

You disrespected the hot dog.

Gal 'Lis-na said...

Noting the Coin Count...could this be Phfrankie Bondo's greatist hits?

Ken said...

I Win! I win! I know it's a saw sharpening jig. circular blades.

Ken said...

I'll share with wReggie because he was close.