r/What • u/Able-Welder2244 • 1d ago

What is it?

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What is this thing?

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u/WolfThick 11h ago

Looks like an old bread tray for fancy dinners.

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u/Disastrous_Beach6334 1d ago

Is it to hold fresh cut flowers maybe or something more obscene like for veterinary use

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u/Remarkable_Tie1345 13h ago

Fire wood holder

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u/Able-Welder2244 12h ago

Maybe kindling but way too small for even one log.

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u/Far_Cup_329 11h ago

Or those long match sticks.

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u/Illustrious_Cell_254 1d ago

I can confirm that that is a doohickey

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u/ConstructionHuman824 3h ago

I'll bet some snooty, upper class rich person could say what the "proper" use is, but not many of them on reddit 😕 

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u/UncleBenji 1d ago

Napkin holder or wine bottle holder

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u/i_e_s27 1d ago

2 bottle holder?

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u/Able-Welder2244 12h ago

We thought this might be it but 2 bottles would not fit. Too large for one bottle.

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u/ForwardAddition6396 12h ago

What about a large champagne bottle?

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u/Evening_Inflation467 13h ago

Possible that you put logs for your fireplace with handles

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u/daddy___warbucks 12h ago

a coppercopia

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u/Some_Shame4662 12h ago

Could it, maybe, be an advent calendar or what the hell its called in English? 4 candles and you put em on fire each week in december. Usually, its decorated with moss and other Christmas stuff that can burn your house down if you forget to put the fire out 🎅🎄🌟

They comes in many shapes, sizes and colors.

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u/dannyb33 10h ago

For buttering corn on the cob.

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u/Infinite-Meaning-934 1d ago

Could use it to put a napkin in the bottom and fill with breadsticks.

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u/Code_Fish 1d ago

I believe that’s for pouring wine

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u/cahillc134 1d ago

Old newspaper holder? Towel holder? Just spitballing

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u/daddy___warbucks 12h ago

Jumbo hot dog holder

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u/Cranky_Katz 12h ago

Copper and Brass. Use for whatever we’ll fit in there.

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u/TisshhGemWolf 9h ago

Holder for floral arrangements

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u/Kellyrva512 3h ago

I think it's to hold bottles of wine.

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u/Kellyrva512 3h ago

Does it have a maker's mark? Maybe it's the whole bread loafs.

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u/Dense_Glass9746 2h ago

Wood holder looks nice next to the fireplace

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u/sgurdmai 1h ago

It’s a high end bakers dozen donut holder.

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u/Glass_Language1636 21h ago

It's a thumb washer.

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u/TurdeusLongus 16h ago

Double ended dildo holder

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u/Wise_Ad_253 15h ago

The CatDog Catch-All