Wooden box with sized metal tools, circa 1889. A: Singer Sewing Machine puzzle box, contains attachments.
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What are these fist size metal fletchings (?) found in a forest in Sweden? A: Mortar grenade fins. Exploded/screwed off the shell itself. Should be safe, but cant see of primer is still live.
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What is this thing I found while metal detecting? The property used to be a farm in the 18-1900's. A: It's a drain cover.
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This is a piece of playground equipment but we are not sure how to play on it. A: It’s a roller table.
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What kind of cloud is this? I took this years ago. It slowly covered the whole sky and then dissipated. It almost seemed like a dome. A: Definitely a shelf cloud from an approaching thunderstorm.
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A metal plate with random words engraved. Found inside a wall when I was renovating my new house. Any ideas? A: These are the keys for a bitcoin wallet.
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Found these in a random kitchen drawer, what are they and how do I use them? A: Things from Ikea. Tea scoop, coffee bag clip, honey dip, coffee scoop.
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Found in the kitchen pantry, think it's to core or pit something? A: I had these to juice oranges back in the 80s but ours were always plastic.
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FOUND in a bay in Sydney what is this jelly like thing? Rubbery to the touch. A: Looks like some species of
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What are these plastic discs on my friends truck antenna? A: It's called a RADAR Aerial intensifier.
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Massive metal object at Boiler Bay, OR. A: It's probably a boiler of J. Marhoffer.
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REALLY HARD ITEM found on a beach of Fire Island, New York. A: That is a shark vertebrae.
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Marble-sized gelatanous balls scattered on my fire escape. A: They are water beads. Probably non-toxic since they are a kid toy. They start teeny tiny and grow a gajillion times as they soak up water.
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Found this thing in my garage. The head with the “arms” is about the size of a nickel. A: It's a small game head for archery.
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Is this a coffin for a cigarette? A: I think it's a gag gift / quitting helper. Smoker puts an "emergency" cigarette inside tocarry around as they are trying to quit, and each time they are tempted to get it out and smoke they see a stark reminder of a big reason they need to quit. Basically, to help them stick with their resolve to quit smoking.
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Found along a road in rural Indiana. Witt? A: Sure looks like one of these. small pocket weed pipe.
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What does the engraving on this belt buckle say or mean?? found at an antique shop. A: Those are cattle brands. Each ranch would have their own brand.
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What is the purpose of these pins, they appear to be a set (and hopefully) feather kind. Bought in an online auction 6+ years ago in the US, so origins are also unknown. Untested metal is not stamped or marked, mild oxidation, they have been under a cotton/polyester cover all this time. A: It's a type of hat pin.
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Rounded Metal Scoop with a Wooden Handle - Does this have anything to do with Bowl-Backed Mandolins? A: Looks like it’s an aluminum colander for making gnocchi.
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Found at a beach. It's empty and lightweight but quite solid. It got a hole at each side. A: It's a type of bead, most likely from Central Asia.