zeenza
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posted on March 15, 2001 03:17:23 PM new
This is a stumper. It looks like old hickory wood. I have a view closed and open. I am lost on this one...could not even guess at it.
Can you?
members.aol.com/zeenza/whatisit.JPG
members.aol.com/zeenza/whatisit1.JPG
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newguy
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posted on March 15, 2001 03:21:06 PM new
Footrest.
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RainyBear
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posted on March 15, 2001 03:24:47 PM new
Drying rack?
Two chair backs which were not meant to be wed?
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hamburgler
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posted on March 15, 2001 03:25:12 PM new
Could it be a Beach Chair? The 2nd pic would have it sitting wrong for this. The one bar would be buried under the sand? Is it at an angle that that would work?
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Zazzie
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posted on March 15, 2001 03:35:39 PM new
newguy is right----I had one and it looks just like that---but it is probably not an antique.
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Zazzie
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posted on March 15, 2001 04:02:42 PM new
oh---and to make it work as a footrest--the squarish piece of wood that is on the floor is kind of tucked into or propped against the seat of a chair (padded works best)--then you just put your feet up....a pillow is needed under the calves so ya don't get ridges 
It needs some rubber do-hickies on the the 2 ends that rest on the floor so it doesn't slip.
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sandvet
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posted on March 15, 2001 04:10:58 PM new
It's defintely a men's valet!
The pic at http://members.aol.com/zeenza/whatisit.JPG is the correct position.
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Zazzie
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posted on March 15, 2001 06:04:52 PM new
It's a valet for midgets...it's only about 2 feet tall.
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jadejim
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posted on March 15, 2001 06:21:35 PM new
Could it have something to do with carding wool or the spinning, weaving process?
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virakech
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posted on March 15, 2001 06:35:12 PM new
the ends of the dowels make it look like there's a piece missing, possibly that is a duplicate of the other side...then it would be a U shape.
Or...if a single piece fit across it, it would be exactly shaped like the top half of an outdoor lounge chair, where the seat-back adjusts from a sitting-up position to a reclined position.
[ edited by virakech on Mar 15, 2001 06:35 PM ]
[ edited by virakech on Mar 15, 2001 06:41 PM ]
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Zazzie
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posted on March 15, 2001 07:28:56 PM new
why oh why does nobody believe me??? It really is a folding portable leg rest/ foot stool.
My sister bought one for my father when he had to elevate his foot for some medical reason---it moved from chair to chair with ease--the one in the picture is absolutely identical to the one we had/have.
She bought it about 15 years ago---and it was brand new at the time---the last time I saw it it was out in the garage trying to mimic an antique.
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newguy
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posted on March 15, 2001 07:55:00 PM new
Footrest
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Zazzie
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posted on March 15, 2001 07:57:27 PM new
deja vu
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zeenza
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posted on March 16, 2001 04:56:55 AM new
Thanks everyone for your input. What a weird footrest...couldn't they come up with a better idea than this? I guess it's firewood now. LOL
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Kaneen
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posted on March 16, 2001 12:37:28 PM new
zeenza -
Just goes to show you..."One man's firewood is another man's footrest." How much you want for it? LOL!
edited to add a smilie in case no one else laughed at my joke.
[ edited by Kaneen on Mar 16, 2001 12:39 PM ]
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granee
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posted on March 16, 2001 04:01:03 PM new
Foot rests were called "gout stools" a hundred years ago.
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Kaneen
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posted on March 16, 2001 04:26:51 PM new
Zazzie: "Maybe it's a valet for midgets - it's only about 2 feet tall."
Maybe it is a footrest for extraordinarily tall midgets?! 
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valeriet
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posted on March 17, 2001 12:13:31 AM new
This is a footrest for treating gout. It holds a pillow and keeps the toe elevated. (Obscurity pulled from the dark recesses of my mind)
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http://www.valeriet.com
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Zazzie
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posted on March 17, 2001 12:42:40 AM new
By Jove!! I think she's got it!!!
It's a Portable Gout Stool--age unknown.
List the sucker !!!!!!
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Zazzie
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posted on March 17, 2001 12:43:18 AM new
damn deja vu
[ edited by Zazzie on Mar 17, 2001 12:47 AM ]
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