No. xD No, no, no and no. The images aren't mine, neither is the item itself. Inspecting the image properties reveales the camera used was this - http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SD1200IS-Stabilized-2-5-inch/dp/B001SER48S and no, it's not a bread baker ^^ No.
I feel all guesses have been pretty exhausted about now, if no-one knows by Saturday I'll give the answer then, to put ya'll out of your misery lol. Hint: Something does burn in the bottom of it, my guess is, it was used outdoors.
i tell u..BREAD maker..u put bread on to that WOODEN place and make it...i saw that kind of thing in a small town here.
No it's not a bread baker, he already listed this in his first post. Moreover, there is not enough space to pull the little plank and the bread itself. At first I thought it was for making butter, but it has no floor, so its not that
I think it was used to send smoke signals.(I did not read all the other stuff that was said sorry I'm lazy)
Is it a lure for wild animals ? I'm guessing they put a piece of meat on the wood, and put the thing on top of some burning hot charcol, and the smoke infused with the smell of the meat attracts wild animals.
It's a kiddie heater lol...'keep your child warm while you're ice-fishing.' (assuming that antique Chinese children were rather small)