These are not used in any tradeskill. Items that are used in tradeskills will say "used in tradeskills". The scales used in smithing are the Pristine Tae Ew Scales.
Aye, in Mar 2002 and earlier the game was tuffer, no such tags existed. You had to discover things on your own or exchange information via places like Alla here. (Alla was a thriving board to help each other figure things out. For instance(s): "run thru's" weren't yet all detailed & nicely laid out to simply follow, and if you put the wrong stuff into a combinable container and hit combine they could "poof". Perhaps many don't realise that many thousands of theories and ideas have been edited out of Alla for pratical reasons.) Pro's and cons to everything I guess. Many take pride they crossed the continent as a pioneer in a Canastoga wagon. Later many took the trip in the "Family Truckster", of course today we would only accept taking our Lear Jet to Nova Scotia. Hopefully one thing remains the same - we are having fun.
This could also just be loot meant for selling to merchants... It's stackable, and with the MAGIC tag it can't be lifted by a rogue for easy cash gain.
As far as quests go, with the new upgrades to Temple of Cazic-Thule and the Feerrott, I would expect one or two new quests in Oggok. They hate leezards. Well, they like to eat them, but they hate them, ya know?