History Mystery #8: A strange household object

The EasyGenie History Mystery is back! Today’s object is unusual. It’s roughly 10 inches wide, and was made of wood and tin. The only hint: it was commonly used in homes, as opposed to offices or schools or barns.

if you are interested in earlier history mysteries, check out the following on the EasyGenie blog:

• History mystery #7: Strange object in an 1800s farmhouse (blog post) (solution)
• History Mystery #6: Mysterious Viking artifact stumps experts (blog post) (solution)
• History Mystery #5: Who really wrote Shakespeare's plays? (blog post) (solution)