About 1910, my grandfather was stationed in the Phillipines. He
bought as a souvenir what he called a "toothpick holder", a small
metal cup, about 3" tall, slightly wider at the top, no handles, brass
or bronze, with 2 dragons in relief circling around it. What would
the original use have been? Where can I find something like this? (I
can't find anything similar on the web, because I don't know what to
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Request for Question Clarification by
techtor-ga
on
15 Oct 2002 02:15 PDT
Do you know if your grandfather bought in Manila or other parts of the
country then? I'm from the Philippines. He may have gotten it from
local brass makers in the Filipino-Chinese sector of that city. At
that time, most of the Chinese community engaged in handicrafts. By
now, those kind of things would be in antique shops and museums, or in
the hands of people who kept them faithfully over time. I wonder if
you would like to look for an Internet source for such products.
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Request for Question Clarification by
techtor-ga
on
15 Oct 2002 02:22 PDT
Oh yes, I should have mentioned there are still metal artisans
existing today in the Philippines, though they might take some effort
to find.
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Clarification of Question by
lynbard-ga
on
15 Oct 2002 17:01 PDT
I know that he was on Leyte, but don't know where else he may have
gone. The only other item that he brought back was a 15" x 15" white
silk scarf, very delicate, which might imply a Chinese or
Filipino-Chinese source.
It would help me in searching the web if I knew possible uses of the
cup, or what its real name might be. When I search for "cup", I get
teacups. I've also tried "toothpick holder", "vase", "pen holder",
but none of the images or descriptions ever come close.
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Request for Question Clarification by
techtor-ga
on
16 Oct 2002 02:23 PDT
Too bad I didn't see this question long before the expiry date. I'll check on it.
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Clarification of Question by
lynbard-ga
on
16 Oct 2002 08:26 PDT
I'll re-post the question, only in the Arts section this time.
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