Ornate Iron Whatzit and Old Toothpaste Tube

[Cpackjr]

The XP ORX is so lite and compact that I carried it with me on 1st day of deer season. Just it, a trowel and pinpointer tucked in my coat. About an hour before dark I headed back to truck and swung around a trash dump where I’ve found a 1911 wheat Penny and pocket watch part in the past. Today I found a compact lid, a couple of headstamps including a 1923 US Climax and a toothpaste tube top embossed Lady Grey Toothpaste. I can find no info on it, have you seen one before or have info?
But the best find was a rock outcropping where I thought a hunter in times past may have sat.
Under three inches of moss I found these two iron pieces that seem to fit together. There are two bolts that would have held the ‘basket’ to the ‘ornate trivit’.
I would appreciate any thoughts on it
Thanks
Charles
And, no, didn’t see a deer and rarely do cause I’m busy scratching in dumps and carrying detectors around………

 

[floridabig]

Pretty nice finds you got there. The iron piece looks familiar but I just can't put my finger on it at the moment, maybe it will come to me. Never heard of Lady Grey Toothpaste either.

 

[Cpackjr]

I finally found an ad for Lady Grey Talcum Powder which has the same script used on my toothpaste tube and supposedly from the 1920's

 

[floridabig]

Wow that's pretty awesome. It's always strange to me that they put so much design and decorations on items such as toothpaste or talcum powder back in those days.

 

[Princess]

Congrats on the multi-tasking! You managed to accomplish two kinds of hunting at once... even if one occupied more of your attention than the other. Nice finds!

 

[The Rebel]

Cool finds. The base was probably for a lamp.

The other pc looks like a drain.

 

[hoser]

No idea, but they are a couple cool finds.

 

[Ron 71]

The basket piece reminds me of an old bottle opener, the basket would catch the discarded cap.

 

[cellrdwellr]

Interesting fact: Talcum powder used to contain asbestos, as they both form in similar environments and are difficult to separate. Cool relics!

 

[OregonVic]

Both items are from a wood stove. The one is a air dampener. The basket catch’s the ashes.