Don A Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Year 1700 Victorian Mace Perhaps the dumbest thing I have ever seen. I'm speechless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koutetsu Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 That is priceless. Whats funnier is someone will probably buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Lets see: 1700 was over 100 years *before* the Victorian period started. The chain is modern electrically welded and so around 200 years after 1700 The handle is worthless for use to hold/control such a weapon The ball is too large (and looks like cast iron from what I can see) All in all about as misrepresented as possible without claiming that Elvis fought back an alien invasion with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 (edited) Certainly not Victorian nor a mace. It's an Alaskan mosquito discourager. Oh okay, it's a bit small for an Alaskan mosquito discourager but if you swing it really REALLY hard. . . Okay, semi seriously, I'd say the "handle" is the attachment / ferrul for a staff, not a "handle" itself. Which if you think about it makes perfect sense, you really REALLY want to keep the mosquitos as far away as possible. Okay, I couldn't stay even SEMI serious on this one. So club me. Frosty Edited August 25, 2009 by Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfrick Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 It's a little rusty--could they clean it up so it's nice and shiny? I'd think about buying it then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingmaker3 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I don't know what they used for a practice target, but it seems to have been tougher than the spikes what broke off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I don't know what they used for a practice target, but it seems to have been tougher than the spikes what broke off. You see? Further evidence it's actually an Alaskan mosquito discourager. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danz409 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 could pass it off as a paperweight dont you thank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmercier Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Pretty good that it's victorian but pre-dates the georgian era ! that must make it an oddity ! =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBBrauer Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Good article in Wired Mag about Craigslist:Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess Gets into the philosophy of the founder quite a bit. He is an interesting character. I flagged that post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don A Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 I just can't get the image out of my mind of two Victorian gentlemen having a go at each other armed with rusty flails. And yeah, the hardware store chain... well, never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkle spike Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Ummm Don, if you notice I am from Powell, which is close to Knoxville, so how am I ever going to make millions on my "Victorian Maces" if you keep debunking them.... (Just kidding, I saw this one too, and thought "what are they thinking") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedwards Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The wonderful irony of it is the "very old but wonderful shape" piece is displayed directly below the web page alert which cautions to "Avoid scams and fraud by dealing locally." Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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