What is Shelf Queen?
1.
A (usually) antique item, such as a clock, radio, sewing machine, spinning wheel, tool,car parts, etc, that may or may not work, kept strictly as a display item. More often than not the item does not work but the owner has no intention of repairing it, it just sits there.
If it is sometimes used and is not strictly a decoration it is NOT a shelf queen.
"Did Joe ever get that Sparton Bluebird working?"
"No, it's just a shelf queen for his mantel. Thousands of dollars for a non-working radio, just for display!"
See
Random Words:
1.
A large quote database with quotes from around the internet.
"QuoteBucket hosts a collection of user submitted quotes from IRC net..
1.
Grinning from ear to ear, displaying all your teeth, much like a mule eating briars would look. Not to be confused with a shit eating gr..
