AintRichYet
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posted on October 23, 2003 09:40:14 AM
Hi all ... does anyone here know what the purpose of this piece is? ... it is 8.25" x 2.25" top measure x 1" deep [canted sides to this bowl-like thing] ... I had seen a few pieces of this pattern on ebay, such as a coffee cup and a bud vase; but I don't know what this little piece is supposed to be ... thanks in advance for your ideas ...
Marcia AintRichYet
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kiara
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posted on October 23, 2003 09:44:09 AM
I think it's a cracker tray.
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horsey88
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posted on October 23, 2003 09:45:39 AM
You must use small narrow crackers
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max40
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posted on October 23, 2003 09:50:03 AM
Celery tray.
Life is not a dress rehearsal
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AintRichYet
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posted on October 23, 2003 09:56:40 AM
Well, in the flat interior base of the 'bowl' the surface is only 7" x 1.25".. could maybe fit one 7" celery stick in it. LOL .... and I think it wouldn't hold many crackers ...
maybe square butter pats fanned out in it would look reasonable... thanks for your ideas ...
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AintRichYet
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posted on October 23, 2003 09:57:20 AM
maybe Club Crackers
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max40
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posted on October 23, 2003 10:03:39 AM
Pencil tray?
Life is not a dress rehearsal
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horsey88
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posted on October 23, 2003 10:03:49 AM
The olives I use could fit in there
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horsey88
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posted on October 23, 2003 10:04:48 AM
Pencil tray ??....Like for making notes during dinner ??
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ohmslucy
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posted on October 23, 2003 10:05:11 AM
Mints?
Lucy
Watch the donut, not the hole.
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horsey88
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posted on October 23, 2003 10:12:29 AM
Yep some folks call it a mint tray.
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Libra63
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posted on October 23, 2003 11:12:36 AM
when I first saw it I thought crackers but then mints at the bottom that could be it. With pieces like that and the beautiful pattern of roses someone might use it on a vanity. That is what I would use it for. Lipstick, eyebrow pencil. It is just a pretty piece.
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sparkz
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posted on October 23, 2003 12:09:02 PM
It's used for putting the caps from beer bottles at formal redneck dinners.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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Damariscotta
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posted on October 23, 2003 12:10:48 PM
I saw these sold as mint trays (complete with mints) in gift shops/gourmet mail order catalogs.
Pottery Barn type places are also selling similar (but much longer) dishes for olives. It's enough work opening the can, much less arranging them in a row.
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neroter12
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posted on October 23, 2003 12:19:18 PM
It's a celery dish. I had one just like it, only it was Lefton. )
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horsey88
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posted on October 23, 2003 12:29:41 PM
Yea it's big enough to hold my celery every time I want todrink my bloddy caesar.
But it is a mint tray that could be used for olives
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dadofstickboy
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posted on October 23, 2003 12:54:00 PM
I'd say celery tray.
But it says Fine Bone China right on it, so use it to hold your small Bones!
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horsey88
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posted on October 23, 2003 01:06:34 PM
Dadofstickboy:
"But it says Fine Bone China right on it, so use it to hold your small Bones!"
But it also says "Queens Cottage Rose" So applying the same logic it might be to hold the "Queen's Cottage" or the "Queen's Rose"
I need another Bloody Caesar
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dadofstickboy
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posted on October 23, 2003 02:05:09 PM
Ahh Yes:
Logic can be applied to anything!
How about the Queens Cottage Cheese?
It's also perfect size for a couple Milk Bones. After all Bouser has to eat too,or the Queen whichever gets to the plate first.
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Libra63
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posted on October 23, 2003 04:07:48 PM
I guess this thread is going to the dogs...
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wgm
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posted on October 23, 2003 04:19:36 PM
sparkz's answer is the best 
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it." - A Few Good Men
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toasted36
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posted on October 23, 2003 04:22:53 PM
Sorry Couldn't help myself 
WHO
Let
The
Dogs
Out !!
Woof Woof lol
[ edited by toasted36 on Oct 23, 2003 04:23 PM ]
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ohmslucy
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posted on October 23, 2003 04:39:42 PM
ROFLMAO! Just spit wine all over my keyboard.
Amazing, simply amazing. Marcia posts a completely reasonable question and gets a few fairly reasonable answers. Then her thread starts to disintegrate and it goes downhill from there.
I'm beginning to think this board is populated by a bunch of complete loons - myself included, of course.
Been sitting here most of today doing pictures, etc., and being entertained.
I am VERY surprised Ralphie and Tom haven't contributed their usual erudite comments.
Okay, back to the pictures. Who knows? Maybe I'll get a few auctions listed tonight if I can stick to business.
Lucy
Watch the donut, not the hole.
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dadofstickboy
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posted on October 23, 2003 05:34:41 PM
Jee:
I thought it was starting to take an uphill turn!
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rossperot
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posted on October 23, 2003 07:22:18 PM
I believe this was used to hold sugar cubes?
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BEAR1949
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posted on October 23, 2003 08:54:59 PM
Looks to me to be used for corn on the cob.
"Another plague upon the land, as devastating as the locusts God loosed on the Egyptians, is "Political Correctness.'" --Charlton Heston
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ohmslucy
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posted on October 23, 2003 09:12:01 PM
No, Bear, corn on the cob is held with those little plastic corncobs with spikes in them.
Anybody knows that...
LOL!
Lucy
Watch the donut, not the hole.
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sparkz
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posted on October 23, 2003 09:16:24 PM
To be quite serious for a change, I think it's a dish to hold chopsticks. Very rare in English china. In fact I don't recall ever seeing one before. It might be worth a trip to a local Chinese restaurant to see if they can positively identify it. If that doesn't work, I've got another theory about an enchalada server, but I'll hold off on that until you check out the chopstick angle.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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dadofstickboy
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posted on October 23, 2003 09:20:59 PM
It would work well to hold your empty:
Escargo Shells!
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ohmslucy
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posted on October 23, 2003 09:23:39 PM
You know, Dad, I thought of that a little while ago but decided it wasn't quite right - I think Aebleskiver is a closer shot!
Anyway, while wandering along the chopstick plate avenue, I came across this interesting link. It won't tell you much about English bone china chopstick plates but you'll be all set when dining in Asia.
http://www.asianresearch.org/articles/1407.html
Lucy
Watch the donut, not the hole.
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