Tag: hazard a guess
Mystery solved: The story of the joggling bench
In a recent Hazard a Guess column, readers identify Mystery Item No. 1308 as a joggling board. Discover the 1803 South Carolina origin story behind this porch staple, why it became known as a courting bench, and how it was originally designed to help ease rheumatism.
Do you know what this mystery item from Kelleys Island is?
Give us your best guess for this new mystery item that sits outside a cottage on Kelleys Island in Lake Erie.
What is this mystery wooden item?
We have a new item for Hazard a Guess this week, and its a twofer. Take a look and let us know what you think.
Can you identify Mystery Item No. 1304?
Item No. 1304 comes from Karen Simpson, of Callensburg, Pennsylvania, and it's been in her family for 80-90 years.
Can you help us identify Mystery Item No. 1303?
Do you know what this is? Hazard a guess at this new item, which came from the Westmoreland Fair Antique Committee, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Do you know what these needles were used for?
Hazard a Guess Item No. 1302 comes from Prospect, Ohio. Do you know what it is?
The identity of the mystery ax from West Virginia is revealed
Mystery solved! See how a rare, forged stone mason’s ax from Cool Ridge, WV, was used to finish stone walls and why it required a "heck of an arm" to use.
Can you identify this double-sided serrated axe?
Hazard a Guess Item No. 1301 is some kind of axe, submitted by a gentleman from West Virginia. Can you help us identify what it is and how it is used?
The story behind the mystery paddle is weirder than you think
Hazard a Guess Mystery Item No. 1300 was an “initiation paddle that was used in a paddling line by the Ohio State Patrol as well as colleges and others upon graduation."
Do you know what this mystery paddle was used for?
Hazard a Guess at our latest item. It looks like a long wooden paddle with a flap on it. Do you know what it might have been used for? Let us know!
