Topic: Ed. Moore double sided shell for what?

[Paul S.]

Thought I might have seen this before, but now can't find a pic.   Pressed, and with the Reg. No. of 107316 for Ed. Moore inside one of the shells - and extremely faintly in the other.   About 10"/250mm long, with a pair of small shell grooved stub feet under each side.  But what was it for.......double sided sweetmeat  -  large pair of salts  -  pickles ??   Anyone know.    No. first registered on 05.09.1888, although this particular example may not, of course, have necessarily been made then.   Thanks for looking, and all answers gratefully received.

[Anne]

Jam and marmalade I'd suspect, Paul, although Jenny Thompson gives that design as "double shell light" whatever that may mean.

May we add it to the RD No. collection on GlassGallery please?

[Ivo]

Nibbles?

[Carolyn Preston]

In the dishes or on the dishes?  :wsh:  :ooh:

Carolyn

[Frank]

Pipe smokers thingy. Presumably for crooked pipe.

[Bernard C]

For some years we used one for spicy homemade pickles, simply because it fitted rather well into a Tupperware box which kept the aroma contained.   I know of one on a busy office desk with paperclips one side, small rubber bands the other, and large rubber bands over the handle.   I call it a sweetmeat, which is shorthand for it's what you want it to be. 

Bernard C.  

[Lustrousstone]

It amuses me when the Americans have named glass thingys for every possible use, whereas we just have thingys. I'd go with jam and marmalade.

[David E]

Preserve set?

[Paul S.]

my thanks for ALL replies.   Anne, my apologies - I had looked thru Jenny Thompson, but obvioiusly too quickly and didn't see this  -  and yes, you may of course have for the Glass Gallery.   If you need better/other pics. let me know
In view of the depth of the 'shells', then suggestions re jam/marmalade/preserves are perhaps more likely than anything else - but pipes, I can't go with.
Really, quite a versatile piece - and I guess any kind of preserve/nibbles/nuts can be accommodated, so a genuinely useful piece of kit.
I can appreciate the use for paperclips/rubber bands etc. - very practicable  - and reminds me of the flower dome that sits on my desk in front of me now.....into which I poke pens and pencils......couldn't have been designed better if I'd tried.

[Sid]

Hello

Davidson categorized several of these double dishes as Jellies or Sweetmeats and called one with a tall handle a Pickle.  Sowerby called one a Double Sweet or Butter.

Sid