What Am I?

[Tengu]

its a few inches long, there is a hole at the front (on the left)

What do you think it is?

 

[Stew]

Pulley block of some sort?

 

[JAG009]

A couple more pics may help

 

[Tengu]

You can see pretty much all of it as it is.

there is string on the reel, if that's a help

 

[Robbi]

something to do with stitching / sewing ?

 

[Biker]

I'm wondering if it's not some sort of automatic string waxer?

Secure a knob of wax in the cup/pocket just left of the spool, direct the string through the hole on the left and then pull the string passing it through the knob of wax as it dispenses it so the wax adheres to the string? Might work.

Failing that it's just a fancy schmancy string dispenser

 

[Tengu]

<shakes head sadly>

 

[Biker]

<shakes head sadly>

Hey, at least I tried. What's your best guess? You've got it sat right there.

 

[dean4442]

Brick line for marking walls? Put coloured chalk powder in the cup and run the string through it, hold it tight to the wall and snap it to leave a line.
Colin

 

[Ivan...]

Medieval fat separator?

Ivan...

 

[Biker]

Brick line for marking walls? Put coloured chalk powder in the cup and run the string through it, hold it tight to the wall and snap it to leave a line.
Colin

Liking your thinking there fella.

 

[Ivan...]

The basis for one of them nasty dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, moment of brilliance!

Ivan...

Anyway i will give you a fiver for it

 

[Ivan...]

THEoaken's third attempt at a spoon, stop it Ivan there was no need for that.

 

[Clouston98]

^

Is it a soap holder and a reel of floss

 

[ozzy1977]

Japanese line marker, string goes on the spool, the trough is filled with ink then out the hole. Used by chippies

 

[bojit]

A thing for doing it with ! Whatever IT is im not sure .

Craig. .....

 

[crosslandkelly]

An old string puppets foot and ankle.

 

[Goatboy]

Does the hole go all the way through? if so I think the holes a handle socket and the thing is a "dreel marker" a dreel is plants planted in a line, "Working doon the berry dreel". Gardeners use then all the time to mark straight lines.
Here's another type

 

[Teepee]

Japanese line marker, string goes on the spool, the trough is filled with ink then out the hole. Used by chippies

+1. That it is....



Spoon;

 

[Blundstoned Love]

It's either a Spile Trosher, or a Woggler's Moulie.