two very unusual Item's, possibly vintage????

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This appears to be a vintage 3-ounce bottom-pour (or self-skimming) casting ladle, also sometimes used as a specialized measuring or portioning ladle (such as a spirit or bar measure).

Key Features & Uses

Self-Skimming Design: The flat metal baffle covering most of the bowl acts as a built-in skimmer. When tilted to pour, clean liquid flows out from underneath the plate through the narrow gap at the front, holding back surface impurities, dross, or ice.

Metal Casting & Smelting: Ladles of this style are traditionally used by metalworkers, plumbers, and hobbyists for melting and pouring soft metals like lead, pewter, tin, or babbitt metal. Holding back floating slag ensures a clean pour into molds for fishing sinkers, bullets, or bearings.

Bartending & Liquid Measuring: Similar covered or gimballed 3-ounce ladles were also historically used as spirit measures for dispensing exact portions of liquor from barrels or punch bowls while keeping debris out of the glass.

Handle Crossbar: The small horizontal cylinder welded midway up the tubular handle serves as a stop or pivot rest. It allows the user to balance the ladle steadily on the rim of a melting pot or container without the bowl tipping over or sliding inside.

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