AIBU to ask what the hell is this we've inherited

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My Dsis & I have just been going through some boxes our dad sent over mostly bits from our nan who was a big collector.
Most things are identifiable but what the hell is this?
I'm going for a weird chamber pot or maybe store flour? You wouldn't want to muddle the two up though

It looks like what they used to call a salt pig. You'd keep your kitchen salt in it.

As pp said, a salt pig!

It looks like an earthenware salt pig to me.

For cooking salt, also for filling salt pots from.

I think Ainsley Harriot had one of these in his kitchen on his cookery programme today. I remember wondering if it's kept out all the time and if so, did the salt get damp.

Apparently, DeadBod, the unglazed interior helps to stop the salt getting damp.
How well that works in reality, I couldn't say.

How would you use that as a chamber pot?

eBay it. £25 upwards!

A man/boy with a good aim could, WhoGivesADamn.
It would rule out all the males in the Wingedharpy household though!

I was thinking a man's chamber pot
But yes I remember now. I have another for you all.
I seem to remember this heats sauces/brandy? I've tried rubbing it sadly no genie.

Crikey! I'd love that, it would go in my kitchen beautifully. I am still using the kilner jar DH dug out of our last houses midden!

Oh I love that. I can imagine it sitting on the table, keeping the gravy boat warm, at Xmas.

How big is the salt pig? Would you be able to keep your spuds in it?

I’m so jealous of you right now. We have an amazing cafe nearby that sells reproduction antique kitchen wear, like those. Very expensive, but obviously sells well, as she’s doing very well.

The lamp is for warming brandy in its glass.
Any more items?

Sorry, not that! That does look like a snifter warmer

I'm keeping these as they are adorable 😍
My Dsis was saying our nan left Wales at 14 to be a chamber maid and work in a big house. Between her and my grandfather who was a London barrow boy they set up their own business and became rich enough to send their sons to private school.
We wondered if she saw these items in the big house and took them as a mark of success and that's why she collected so much. Her silver collection was massive.

What's the bell for on the brandy warmer? To tell someone it's ready?

To snuff the wick once you've finished warming the brandy?

Something, I thought that would be used to snuff out the wick

I don't think it's a bell SWL, but a snuffer, to snuff out the flame when brandy is sufficiently warmed.
I think I would have liked your Nan OP.

OMG! Strawberry sugar sifters. Lovely. I could really covet those

I think the lamp thin is a port decanting cradle. The flame allows the sediimnt to be seen

Get the silver valued and insured.

I thought of that too but thought that the prongs don't look wide enough to cradle the bottle width. That and it would tilt the contents towards the neck, which you need to avoid with sediment!

Or do you just do it with the lees of a bottle? In which case that would make sense!

Maybe OP could tell us if the wider cradle is bottle or glass sized....

Looks to me like a peee bottle.
Second a red wine bottle holder

Rd look like salt and pepper pots