tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post5652747337661813952..comments2024-03-28T03:34:46.775-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Mystery ItemFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-50268243247172169102010-09-02T16:47:34.658-05:002010-09-02T16:47:34.658-05:00I love your header! AND WITH A RAINBOW to boot!
...I love your header! AND WITH A RAINBOW to boot!<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.comDayPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241862779620972216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-47141127021802262812010-09-01T03:21:55.680-05:002010-09-01T03:21:55.680-05:00I thought it might be a sink plunger for unblockin...I thought it might be a sink plunger for unblocking drainage problems, but a hog scraper's much more interesting! JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-64334191898090635772010-08-31T16:37:50.155-05:002010-08-31T16:37:50.155-05:00I am going backwards on your blog but I am glad I ...I am going backwards on your blog but I am glad I didn't go through that era. My parents butcher a hog once while we were at school with the help of a neighbor. I suppose they were so poor that they couldn't pay the butcher in town. I think they found it to be way too much work.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-19851725950133403522010-08-28T23:03:31.280-05:002010-08-28T23:03:31.280-05:00I knew the minute I seen it. As a young girl we pu...I knew the minute I seen it. As a young girl we put them to good use. You need to dip the pig in hot water first then scrap. Use to love eating the pork rind on side pork. Now we just skin them. AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-41160957233842581852010-08-28T20:06:17.612-05:002010-08-28T20:06:17.612-05:00I'm late to the party but I'd have never g...I'm late to the party but I'd have never guessed a hog scraper.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183448760614051130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-57384187223525571672010-08-28T19:11:34.503-05:002010-08-28T19:11:34.503-05:00Anybody want to buy some Jewel weed soap?Anybody want to buy some Jewel weed soap?Far Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278195103552078489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-40770902843291731372010-08-28T15:50:59.769-05:002010-08-28T15:50:59.769-05:00A hog scraper! Wow! You learn something new ever...A hog scraper! Wow! You learn something new every day!! :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-40263266694157749492010-08-28T15:10:57.929-05:002010-08-28T15:10:57.929-05:00I read this earlier when only a few comments were ...I read this earlier when only a few comments were there. I was really hoping for a tailoring tool but it's amazing that someone knew. It was a fun game you posted though. When I saw the picture and before I read the text, I thought it might somehow involve the tennis ball.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404589772713955710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-75796128863153325772010-08-28T13:40:49.472-05:002010-08-28T13:40:49.472-05:00It is a hogscraper...used to scrape the hair of bu...It is a hogscraper...used to scrape the hair of butchered pigs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-710453120241598062010-08-28T13:20:16.237-05:002010-08-28T13:20:16.237-05:00Way to go..great guessing!
Thank you Milah for ed...Way to go..great guessing! <br />Thank you Milah for educating us all, I learn something new everyday. I just knew that one of you would know!! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-58492753186334729142010-08-28T10:20:37.996-05:002010-08-28T10:20:37.996-05:00Really, a hog scrapper??? Ya think? I was gonna g...Really, a hog scrapper??? Ya think? I was gonna guess one of those big thread bobbin's , bein' he was a tailor and all. I loved the ring toss idea Miss Anonymous! :o)<br /><br />Have a great weekend sweetie!!!Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-74893707455198912010-08-28T10:10:57.398-05:002010-08-28T10:10:57.398-05:00It's a hog scrapper. It was used during butch...It's a hog scrapper. It was used during butchering. They would scrape the hair off the hog with those, after the hog was dead of course. Google it to learn more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642967022028132751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-55141077417109061562010-08-28T10:06:02.097-05:002010-08-28T10:06:02.097-05:00Dont know but it would work for a rubber jar ring ...Dont know but it would work for a rubber jar ring toss game with I have seen similar too. GwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-60340662372686022942010-08-28T09:38:46.659-05:002010-08-28T09:38:46.659-05:00Perhaps you could use it to stamp out cookie dough...Perhaps you could use it to stamp out cookie dough?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-73084363595832289652010-08-28T09:00:10.769-05:002010-08-28T09:00:10.769-05:00Have no idea ! the things that make ya go hmhmhm!...Have no idea ! the things that make ya go hmhmhm! I t will keep me guessing thats for sure !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-44686100153911380972010-08-28T08:23:13.027-05:002010-08-28T08:23:13.027-05:00I am stumped on this one too. I was going to guess...I am stumped on this one too. I was going to guess some sort of leather stamper for brands or numbers but my guess is as good as everyone else's!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930015889151178654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-42091886769211552192010-08-28T08:18:33.500-05:002010-08-28T08:18:33.500-05:00It could be as simple as a lid to maybe a butter c...It could be as simple as a lid to maybe a butter churn or something similar. Perhaps the seals back then required not more than what you see. Hmmm very interesting. TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-83040570401911003922010-08-28T08:05:36.265-05:002010-08-28T08:05:36.265-05:00I googled antique tailor instruments (photos) and ...I googled antique tailor instruments (photos) and browsed many pages but did not see anything like this. I sure am curious what it is. I'll keep checking back to see if someone knows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-56375109025700225512010-08-28T07:51:10.141-05:002010-08-28T07:51:10.141-05:00Could it be a lamp base?Could it be a lamp base?wendyytbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958628213008688022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-4186938741708413652010-08-28T07:16:09.517-05:002010-08-28T07:16:09.517-05:00It looks like it has a handle, but when I looked a...It looks like it has a handle, but when I looked at the bottom, I'm mystified, too...DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com