"Martin" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:21:58 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


Does somebody have the solution to what the mystery objects are?

David Hill has posted the correct answer.

Are you sure?
I thought it was just another entry in the competition.

David stated his answer moderately clearly and with a confidence which
made me think that either he or his forebears actually possessed such
an article. His is also the only explanation which makes sense. All
the others were flawed.

Put it this way: If I had had swags on my curtains and somebody made
me a present of a pair of those objects, I would have no hesitation to
put them to the use which David suggested, and they would actually do
the job of containing the decorative swag-ends.

Franz