From: "Rebecca DuBey" <curator@saukcountyhistory.org> Message-ID: <W856051356224501526485693@atl4webmail03> Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 15:48:13 +0000 Subject: Re: Can anyone identify this?
Thank you for posting the solution to this strange object; I love it whe
n we can all learn from what others have in their collections that we mig
ht never run across!
Rebecca DuBey
Curator, Sauk County Historical Society
Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913
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From: djtotten [mailto:djtotten@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2018 10:46 PM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: FW: Can anyone identify this?
Russ Hanson, Sterling Eureka and Laketown Historical Society, suggested o
ur mystery object is a smudge pot fire starter and I agree. Below is one
of many offered on eBay. Asking prices range from about $20-$50.
The "masher" I described may be soapstone that absorbs fuel, such as kero
sene, placed in the vessel.
Thank you Russ!
David Totten
President, Board of Directors
New Berlin Historical Society
www.newberlinhistoricalsociety.org
djtotten@earthlink.net
262-643-8855
From: djtotten [mailto:djtotten@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 5:15 PM
To: 'localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu' <localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu>
Subject: Can anyone identify this?
A member brought in for identification a well-made vessel, about 6 inches
tall, with a "masher" as shown in the photos. The masher base may be cer
amic?
Any ideas?
David Totten
President, Board of Directors
New Berlin Historical Society
www.newberlinhistoricalsociety.org
djtotten@earthlink.net
262-643-8855
