Old Object, Turkey

OLD OBJECTS

Prepared by Funda Çiftçioğlu

OLD HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

WIRE CLOSETBefore the refrigerators, wire closet is a cupboard whıch

bread and food is placed inside. It prevents the entry of flies and other insects and avoids the deterioration of the food.

CUBECube was used in the houses as water

container and oil container.It would keep cool what was inside.

EARTHENWARE WATER JUGIt is a small type of the cube and it was mostly

used to keep the drinking water cool

BOWLIt was used instead of glass for

drinking ayran or water in the past. It was made of metal or copper. They

would be various sizes.

KUŞHANAIt was a metal container used as a saucepan.It

was usually made of copper or tin.

ÇÖMCEIt was a large and round spoon that made of wood or copper.It was used for blending the food while cooking.

TRAYIt was a kind of big tray used during the meals to eat on it.Sometimes it may be ornamented.

CALDRON(KAZAN) It was a large and deep container. It

was used widely for example for boiling clothes, water, cooking food…

etc. It is still used

SHEET IRONIt was made of iron. It was used for cooking bread on it.

It was completely different from water bowl.It was round and made of copper, silver or yellow metal

BATH BOWL

EWERIt was a container used for putting water in it.It was made of copper

GAS LAMPIt provides

enlightenment with gas oil

OLD AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

PLOUGHIt was used for ventilating the soil. It was made of wood.

REEPING HOOK(ORAK)People used it to harvest. It

was a semi-circular, flat, narrow and sharp metal

knife.It is still being used.

OLD WAR TOOLS

MACEMace or merlin was used to injure and destroy the enemy in combats.The tip on the knuckles with weapons is much ticker than the others.

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SWORDSword, used by many civilizations throughout history,

made of metal or other materials which may be of various sizes, sharp-edged, pointed, piercing and cutting

weapons.

BOWIt was used in combats to shoot an arrow. They were important weapons of war

before the discovery of firearms.

DAGGERIt was a kind of knife both of sides were

sharpened.It was also used as a weapon.There were different sizes.

FIREARMSThis is a an example of the firearms used in

the past.

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