A few people have looked at this very well made tin and have suggested various uses for it. A May fly tin, a worm container, even a hand warmer. So what do you think it was made for?
It is 2.5” x 4.5” x 1”, delicately curved to fit the pocket, with a sliding top and bottom lid covering 2 compartments. You can see the seam a third of the way up the tin which separates the 2 halves.There are no markings or any clue as to its use.
Any ideas?
A tin for May Fly? Worms?
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A tin for May Fly? Worms?
If you have no grease with you, and your rings are full of ice, do not cut out the ice with a pen-knife but get your man to put the rings one by one in his mouth, and so to thaw the ice.
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Re: A tin for May Fly? Worms?
Very similar to this...
https://sophieladydeparisboutique.com/l ... ket-warmer
Described as a Victorian coal hand warmer.
Russ
https://sophieladydeparisboutique.com/l ... ket-warmer
Described as a Victorian coal hand warmer.
Russ
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Re: A tin for May Fly? Worms?
The mayfly boxes I've seen in the W of Ireland where they do a lot of 'the live dap' have all been made of wood and much bigger
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Re: A tin for May Fly? Worms?
That to me looks like a jacket pocket handwarmer
Or similar.
Or similar.
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Re: A tin for May Fly? Worms?
Thanks Russ, the definitive answer. You put hot coal in the hand warmer and put the hand warmer in your pocket. It makes sense. H & S would have a field day with this in the present climate.Luga00 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 16, 2018 2:18 pm Very similar to this...
https://sophieladydeparisboutique.com/l ... ket-warmer
Described as a Victorian coal hand warmer.
Russ
If you have no grease with you, and your rings are full of ice, do not cut out the ice with a pen-knife but get your man to put the rings one by one in his mouth, and so to thaw the ice.
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Re: A tin for May Fly? Worms?
We still have charcoal hand warmers and one more dangerous as a TV presenter found out -- was his pipe!!