Gizmo Quiz! Volume 2 #13

[bunltd]

Ok, here we go.

What is this [bunlimited.com]?

and how is it used?

LisaB

[bunltd]

Liane: not potency.

georgeek: not used in the direct consumption of opium.

[ScottM]

It's a sap container for opium?

[Liane]

Is the pointy thing a needle of any kind?

[Lilliabeth]

Used to cook or measure the quality of the opium?

[bunltd]

ScottM: no.

Liane: not a needle, although it is an integral part of this items function.

[coconutz]

opium scale with bone balance

[bunltd]

Lilliabeth: it does not measure quality, nor does it cook.

[Liane]

Does the pointy thing do the measuring of whatever air is inside the object?

Is this object used in the manufacture of opium?

[Yidaki]

Something to harvest the opium?

[ScottM]

Is it a slitter for poppy/opium flower heads?

[georgeek]

The needle is for lancing poppy pods to release the resin and then it is collected in the bowl?

[bunltd]

coconutz: Where have you been? Think you can just waltz in and solve this thing in one post? ;)

Well - I have to give it to you, it is a "Chinese bone and brass opium scale in fitted bamboo case"

found here [pages.anticusantiques.com]

Although there is a nice collection here [scales-and-weights.com] as well.

Congrats coconutz!

LisaB

[coconutz]

similar to this one

[frickeinstruments.de...]

[Liane]

Opium isn't a powder? Ah nuts. What the hell do I know about these things!

[Yidaki]

Ok, now i gonna post a statement at forum3 how bad this damn google is. Spammed by tons of ebay resellers - selling anctient stuff - misleading gizmo players! >:/ Damn.

Congrats Coco! :)

[grnidone]

It looks like the end has burn marks..

[Lilliabeth]

That measures something in the air?

[SuzyUK]

congrats coconutz!

Good One Lisa..thx

Suzy :)

[Yidaki]

Could you please explain how it works and what it does. Just curious, ya know. ·)

[georgeek]

Well done coconutz!

I liked ScottM's answer in message msg #:19 best!

And thanks for a good one bunltd :)

[Lilliabeth]

That was fun; I look forward to doing it again next week.

[ScottM]

Congrats Coconutz!

[bunltd]

It's a steelyard type scale. see explanation [chinavista.com] although this one is on a larger scale. The gizmo was a portable tiny version to measure drugs... It had a little pan that you put the opium in.

Interesting stuff.

LisaB

[coconutz]

Thanks! See everyone next Saturday.

[Yidaki]

Ah, something like the modern pesola ... Thanks for the link 'n the gizmo, bunltd!