Wow, what creative, clever, and right on responses. Well done, my friends.
When I saw these thin wire pieces, I thought they might be for plants, tags, or something.
I had to ask the dealer as I had to know since I had never seen them before. I find it funny when something speaks to me,
when I find something this small at a brocante fair where thousands of objects surround me.
(The two photos above are from Google.)
I love these responses/guesses:
I think they may have been used to extend the space in small closets….by twisting the two long wires around the crossbar of a hanger the two lower loops could be used to hand two more hangers at a right angle, thus allowing for triple the clothes space.
And,
Pliable staves ror a corset or bustier
And,
Antique zip ties. Lol!!
and,
hangers to go on curtain rods to make pleats at the top.
The first person to name the object goes to:
Hello from Normandy, it's a 'muselet" needed to keep the cork from empty Champagne and cider bottles before opening. With a little round metal keep on it and put on cork with this muselet, each productor proves they paid customs french taxes.
Though the first person to say answer correctly was,
Are these wire twists to hold champagne corks in place?
The creative off the wall response,
Nancy McBee said:
I think they were an attempt as the first primitive IUD birth control instruments. Yes, as an RN, my brain went "medical", lol. And with that said, "OUCH!" 😀 😛
and, creative sweet;
Fairies use these to catch bits of the rainbow in the square area and then take the two long straight wires to hang them from branches to light the forest for a fairy ball.
Please, Joan, Elaine, Fages, and Nancy send me your address and I will send you one for memory's sake.
Thank you Everyone for giving the French antique guessing game a try!
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