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EmailHave you ever found a curious old object in your attic or at a yard sale and thought "What IS it?" We call those "Whatsits." Here are oldies but goodies from our archives.
Below is this month's Whatsit—now solved! Great guesses, folks. Best answer goes to reader DDavey.
November Whatsit
Answer: They are swamp shoes for a horse to wear when working on soft ground. These shoes would be put on the hooves and the bolts tightened to keep them on. As these shoes fit only on the hard part of the hoof, they would not cause the horse any pain.
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Barn door handles or some
Barn door handles or some kind of step or handle for buck board Wagon.
Outhouse seats.
Outhouse seats.
Toilet lids from outhouses.
Toilet lids from outhouses.
They look like the tops of
They look like the tops of toilet seats from an outhouse
I have to agree with the
I have to agree with the outhouse lid theory...
Toilet seat covers from
Toilet seat covers from outhouses.
Outhouse toilet seat covers.
Outhouse toilet seat covers.
Old tractor seats
Old tractor seats
Looks like outhouse toilet
Looks like outhouse toilet lids to me also.
They look like outhouse
They look like outhouse toilet lids. Cute how they are all smiley faces!
I think toilet seat cover as
I think toilet seat cover as well
I think they are mud shoes
I think they are mud shoes for horses. They were used to harvest salt marsh hay.
I think that they are
I think that they are outhouse toilet seat covers
Seat bottoms to a chair.
Seat bottoms to a chair.
I think they are school chair
I think they are school chair seats.
toilet seats
toilet seats
They are old toilet seat
They are old toilet seat covers. Anything else would be less funny.
agree with outhouse toilet
agree with outhouse toilet seat covers, we had three different sizes in our old outhouse. Perhaps different faces were to designate where who sat where?
snowshoes
snowshoes
I think they were used to
I think they were used to apply and spread plaster.
Halloween masks
Halloween masks
My first thought went to
My first thought went to Outhouse Seats. Looks like I'm not the only one. Kinda funny putting smiley faces on them.
I also think they are toilet
I also think they are toilet seat covers from outhouses.
How about butter churn
How about butter churn paddles!!
Or scar crow head blanks.....
I believe Mr Stillman is
I believe Mr Stillman is correct. They do indeed appear to be mud shoes for a horse. You can see the imprint of the shoes on the boards. It was probably secured with a strap of some sort. But mud shoes they are ! Ha ha ha WAY TO GO STILLMAN !
I think the one second from
I think the one second from right says LH indicating left hind
Snow Sleds! They look like
Snow Sleds!
They look like snow sleds with a bit of rubber attached as a handle, with the child sitting or kneeling behind the handle. The smile came after they had the best day ever!
They are Marsh Clogs for
They are Marsh Clogs for horses working in wet ground. The metal part in front goes over the horses hoof to hold them on. You can see the holes where the calks on the horse shoes would go.
SnowShoes for horses.
SnowShoes for horses.
Toilet Seat Covers
Toilet Seat Covers
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