What Are These Things For? (19 pics)

1

Metal 3-4 inches, with glass balls.
A: These were how old reflectors were made, like for railroads.

2

20 in. x 6 in., possibly ceramic.
A: What you have are decorative parts to a Round Oak stove. They are cast iron, missing their nickel-plating.

3

Spikes on the the roof of a hospital, what do they do and why are they sharp and pointy?
A: Lightning rods. I have seen these on several buildings which are heavy in electronic equipment, a Hospital full of equipment could take a multi-millions loss if a lightning strike were to hit wrong place.

4

WITT and what is it meant to (de)magnetise?
A: Mainly screwdrivers. But can do any ferrous metal that you’ll like to be magnetised/demagnetised.

5

Found in Grandfather's backyard, what model is this???
A: It looks somewhat like a Tranter revolver.

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Tiny dial on top of range hood, easily comes out and rotates.
A: It’s the reservoir for cleaning solution.

7

What are these white markers in this field?
A: Looks like airfield markings denoting what direction to takeoff in.

8

What is this thing we found while renovating? we havent touched it since my dad thinks its an explosive from ww2. about 10" long.
A: Looks like a WWII British 2" mortar round. They did not use chemical weapons in WWII so the filler is likely high explosive but could be WP or Illum.

9

Thought these were ice tongs but the prongs are bent outward to about a 90 degree angle.
A: Pot hooks.

10

A friend of mine found this in an old barn, in Connecticut. Beer for scale. Thanks!
A: Its an old wagon/buggy jack. Its missing the flat base, you can see where it broke off.

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Found outside on my door in Florida. Any ideas?
A: Its called Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens. It's a fungus that grows on rotting wood.

12

Found in a parking lot. The component attached to the screw moves around easily. About an inch in diameter.
A: That's for NM (romex) or MC cable.

13

An etching found on the wall of an old missionary in Southern California. There was a bricked over doorway next to it. What is this thing?
A: I did a little digging on the rhombus symbology. I believe it’s also called a lozenge. “A lozenge shaped escutcheon is used to depict heraldry for a female (in continental Europe especially an unmarried woman), but is also sometimes used as a shape for mural monuments in churches which commemorate females.”

14

3′-4′ barrel with gears and levers on legs.
A: Old manually operated washing machine complete with mangle for squeezing the excess water from the clothes before hanging to dry.

15

At an old cabin vacationing and I found this old General Electric AM radio. It’s pretty large like Atleast 3ft tall. I was wondering if anyone knew the model type? I couldn’t find any info online.
A: Looks like a General Electronic Tube Console model J-805.

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Approximately 4 cm in length, maybe ~0.7 diameter of the little head/spoon thingy. Relatively easy to bend metal. Found by kid in park.
A: It is a screen for a smoking pipe.

17

Found this when going through my parents attic what helmet is this?
A: It’s an m52 helmet, Czech made, modeled after the Soviet ssh-40 helmet.

18

Anyone know what this could be? My sister got this in an unmarked package forwarded to her address, no instructions or labeling included.
A: Looks like collagen breast lift masks.