Category Archives: What is it?

This a Turkish coffee bean measurer used before grinding. I don’t know whether It could have been used at a home or at a coffee house. It was hand carved from a hard wood. A reader supplied more information, the … Continue reading →

(Editor’s note: Palisades resident Howard Yonet has an interesting collection of curios from around the world. He has now put them into a book with a brief description, asking “What is it?” With his permission, Circling the News will publish … Continue reading →