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The Answer to the Italian Guessing Game and I Need you to help me pick a creative winner….

The museum also preserves a very fine collection of old ceramics and the 17th century hand warmers in the shape of shoes.

 

Ceramic shoes in various designs are from Palazzo Davanzati museum in Florence,

they are a very rare collection of 17th century hand warmers in the shape of shoes.

I had never seen such a thing, and decided it might be a good Antique Guessing Game.

 

 

 

Italian shoe design hand warmer

Photo via Arbatel Antiques

Online I found this one at Arbatel Antiques, though it has sold.

 

 

17th century Italian hand warmer Arbatel Antiques

 

As you can see from the image via Arbatel Antiques, the spout to add the hot water.

 

 

 

Ceramica-popolare-Scaldamani-a-forma-di-scarpetta-1680-1720-manifattura-di-Ariano-Irpino-Campania-Museo-di-Palazzo

 

Popular ceramics, Slipper-shaped hand warmers, 1680-1720, manufacture of Ariano Irpino, Campania (Palace Museum.

 

 

17th century Italian portrait

 

Photo via Sifting the Past

A humbly dressed woman warming her hands over a brazier- Maestro della Tela Jeans

 

 

Hand_to_hold

 

Thank you for all the creative and wonderful guesses, I appreciate your efforts and humor.

The first one to say it was a hand warmer was:

Trisha said:
"I am not sure how large these are. If they are on the smaller side, they are probably hand warmers…"
 
Bravo Trisha!! Send me your address by email and I will send you something.
 

You tell me who out of the comments below do you find the most creative:

 

Sue H said:
A sippy cup for a foot fetishist? 
 
 
WR said:
They are called: ass-kickers. For the too worldly who deem it below them to take a swing with their own foot.
 
 
Carol L said:
On Christmas Eve children put out their shoes for St. Nick to fill with candy….well these are for the parents and St. Nick fills them with booze.
 
 
tammyCA said:
Spider killers.
 
Let me know in the comment section who you think the most creative winner is….
 
 

Comments

27 responses to “The Answer to the Italian Guessing Game and I Need you to help me pick a creative winner….”

  1. Diogenes

    As its New Years, I’m going with the booze for parents. Even though I’m not a parent, But, yes, to booze.

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  2. Diogenes

    Postscript: Happy New Year Corey!

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  3. Debbie Z.

    I like the spider killers answer!

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  4. liz

    Definitely Carols booze idea is the winner! Too cute…

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  5. Kathie

    I vote for “ass-kickers”!

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  6. Jacklynn Lantry

    Sippy cup for someone with a foot fetish, hilarious…they are all great answers, good luck trying to pick a winner.

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  7. LauraInSeattle

    Soppy cup for foot fetishes!!!

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  8. Elaine

    Darn, I missed the guessing myself! So, my vote will go to : Spider killers; and I’ll add to it that the hole in it is to keep the dead spiders for when you needed extra protein in your stew when meat was scarce! Happy new year Corey!

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  9. Leigh NZ

    My choice was made on the one that gave me a laugh out loud moment and ASS-KICKERS was it. The others are also very creative and fun.
    Happy New Year to you, Yann and family. X

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  10. Sue Young

    Ass-kickers!!!😂😂😂

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  11. Janet Eiffel

    Spider killers.
    (I bet Queen Victoria had one of those.)

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  12. Gail

    Happy New Year! I like Carol L.’s answer 🙂

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  13. Toni

    WR with booty kicker! Happy New Year!

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  14. Linda

    Carol L.. Happy New Year Corey to you and your family

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  15. Sharon Nicholes

    Ass kickers! Happy New Year

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  16. Judy

    I vote for WR’s “Ass Kickers” – very funny!

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  17. Barbara Blizzard

    I vote for Carol L – very creative and fun!

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  18. carol

    WR’s ass kickers!!!

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  19. Jan

    Carol L!

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  20. NancyO.

    Happy New Year!!
    Spider killers, what an elegant way to do this.

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  21. Kristin

    booze for parents was my favorite today

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  22. Chico Sue

    I favor WR’s description of ass kickers. Happy New Year, Corey! hope this new year is a rear “ass kicker” for you and your family! In a good way, of course.

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  23. Barbara

    Carol L, Happy New Year!

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  24. Kthe

    Sue

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  25. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    Having spent the week with my sis-in-law, her lovely husband, and their out-of-town son and daughter-in-law and their 3 year old and 9 month old (plus Darling David) I completely vote for BOOZE FOR PARENTS. And for great aunts. Those kids cried/screamed almost all of every night. Their poor parents. And their poor everyone else in the house. That said, it was a lovely week together. And I cannot tell you how happy I am to be at the airport on the way to our quiet home.

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  26. Debbie

    Carol L.

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  27. tammyCA

    Haha..I gotta say “shoes for booze” is a really good one!

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