“This metal object looks like it could attach to a table to hold things. Found in a 90-year-old New England relative’s silverware collection.”
Answer: "It hooks onto the edge of a serving bowl and a smaller bowl goes into the top for a dip. Here’s an example."
#2 Actually these are for eating crab of lobster. Crush the scale and empty them wth the picks.
#15 It is a tool to press and crush garlic. For Americans among us: garlic is not a powder :-)
#2 is both. They are sold as each.
#2 is for nuts. We had a set like that. Cracker with multiple picks, and a bowl for nuts with a holder in the middle for the tools. Similar to this one https://www.pinterest.com/pin/157837161928043131/
#15 would be sh#tty when used as a garlic crusher..
To clarify. Garlic crushers have holes for the garlic to squeeze out. This tool is enclosed, which would make it very hard to remove the crushed garlic.
It's too small to use for BBQ cooking and also beating rugs .. it's definitely used for saving scrap soap and swished around to make soapy dish water .
Also to put soap in them and then beat things with it (or people). Would spare the sock