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Summary: basquette18 found an object at a flea market and is trying to identify what it was used for. nareio initially thinks it might be a tool for hairdressers, called an hydrocape, used to wet hair before running water. bd70925 finally suggests that it is a bell shaker, a suggestion that matches the photos shared by basquette18 very well. The final identification as a shaker is confirmed by several participants, thus bringing the mystery to a close.
Good evening everyone. I found this object at a flea market and no one knows what it might have been or what it may have been used for. It has three parts: the larger flared bottom seems intended to hold a liquid or powdered product, in the middle there is a wooden and metal part with some kind of sieve and a metal stopper on top. We thought it might be some kind of shaker for sugar or something else, but we couldn't find anything like it on the internet. Does this ring a bell for any of you? Thanks in advance and have a good evening. I’ll put up a second photo in another post.
pannim4
·3 years agoHello or Bell cocktail shaker model 1930 s, still for sale, bon appétit
nareio
·3 years agoHello @pannim4 and @bd70925
Oh? That may well be!! And even certain...the bell shape of the tank does indeed seem more suited to the bistro than to the whiting....As for the amount of water, that's debatable: aside from the fact that we don't have the dimensions...the men's barber used to dampen more than he washed before the shampoo era....
basquette18
OP3 years agobd70925
·3 years agoHello,
I think the amount of water contained would be far too little to use it as a water cape...
This object seems to be a bell shaker. With this keyword you will find your object.
Some links
http://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=88&num=128429
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334293731003
https://www.ebay.fr/itm/143030154896
have a good day
triker18
·3 years agoAh yes!!! that really looks like the object I have in my possession. That's exactly it. Thank you very much for your help. Best regards
basquette18
OP3 years agoGood evening, many thanks, it is exactly the item I have in my possession and I was very far from thinking it was a shaker! Good evening
basquette18
OP3 years agoThank you very much for this lead, I looked but the objects don't really look alike? By the way, can you see the photos on my message properly because on my side I can't see them at all?
nareio
·3 years agoYes. I hadn't seen the second one. That's right. That one isn't very old, probably XX°, and doesn't look like it was used. It was used to wet the hair before running water .. Hairdressers barbers, for men of course. Search on gogolle for "old tools of wigmakers barbers" . There are older models, but it's the same tool. You unscrew the handle to fill the reservoir .
nareio
·3 years agoSearch for Hydrocape. That's the name of the tool.
basquette18
OP3 years agoThank you very much, I will continue my research. My husband thought it was culinary, for sprinkling cakes or other desserts, but I found that a bit heavy and, above all, the wooden handle part had no reason to be that long for that use. I’m leaning more toward your solution. Have a nice day
nareio
·3 years agoThe handle is long because the tool is held horizontally and shaken, which makes it possible to have a light “shower” instead of Niagara Falls on the head of the elegant person getting beautified. Some models have a handle on the side to make the gesture easier and spare Figaro’s wrist because the reservoir is heavy. In the late 20th century, the handle was replaced by a curved spout and the manual shaking by a rubber bulb; hair artists must have appreciated that, and so did the clients.
If your husband still insists on seeing the object as a cooking implement, send him to the kitchen to sprinkle sugar on pies with it. Or strawberries. It’s the season. An opportunity for you to have a good laugh, and for him to discover why the reservoir of powder shakers is generally the same size from top to bottom, whether for body talc or icing sugar... A question of balance and of dislocating the wrist during use......Well. I’ll stop there before we start making incongruous and totally off-topic comparisons.....
Kind regards.
nareio
·3 years agoTypo. It should read "late 19th" and not "late 20th", of course. Our modern era,rich in innovations , has made this ancient tool obsolete.But above all, don't throw it away...Recent climate disruptions may bring it back into the spotlight......
With all my apologies ....
triker18
·3 years agoHello and a big thank you for your replies. I see things much more clearly now! Have a great day.
basquette18
OP3 years agoAnd here is the 2nd photo.
nareio
·3 years agoGood evening.
I'm not sure, but I think you can try looking into hairdresser, barber, wigmaker, and even... dog groomer... No guarantees...
nareio
·3 years agoYes. I think that's it. A hydrocape. To be checked, of course.....