What Are These Things For? (20 pics)
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- 22 Oct, 2020 |
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This glass thing my brother found in a charity shop. The top is closed, and the other four spouts are open. The top and bottom compartments are separate.
A: It’s for balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
Thing with wheels I found in the woods.
A: Its what's left of a Volkswagen beetle.
Little brick outcroppings dotted every 20 feet or so on old brick building. Nashville TN.
A: If it’s a really old building they could be coal chutes to basement furnaces.
What is this metal monkey sculpture??
A: A Tsuba (sword guard).
I found this under my house during a remodel. I think it’s from the 1932 Olympics? I live in Southern California about an hour from Los Angeles.
A: Car grille ornament celebrating the 1932 Olympics.
Huge engine with wheels found hiking on copper mountain.
A: Looks like it was meant to drive a belt. Since you said it was a logging area, could have been for a saw or bark stripper. I've found similar engines next to old mines that were for ventilation and air compressors, also belt driven.
Found this tool in my grandma's basement.
A: It's a clarinet stand.
Wall thingy that has slots that can be pushed.
A: It definitely is a coat hanger, it is a vintage design by Luciano Bertoncini from the 70's. Just a weird design I guess. Had a Goole, some of them seem worth a fair bit as well.
I work at the health department and found this no idea what it does.
A: My husband is a manufacturing engineer for a medical company. He says it's sold by conmed. Probably a plate holder or plate bender.
Was my Grandfathers. It had cuff links and tie bars in it. Sort of an organizer? Maybe for travel? Was this a popular old item?
A: It's a valet. Valet is a generic term for the item that holds your stuff. BTW, looks like a Boy Scout 1st class pin with the collar stays. Your grandfather knew how to wear a shirt properly.
Partners mum found this in their house. Seems to have a sharp edge for cutting. There's no number or words. It can lock shut. Spring inside. Any help is appreciated.
A: It is for trimming Venetian (Horizontal) blinds. The cutting edge puts a small radius on the corner of the blind.
We found them in a drawer, they’re metallic and quite stabby. Banana for scale.
A: Martini garnish spikes (olives/onions)?
Found this lightbulb? while cleaning out my mother-in-law's attic.
A: Looks like a vintage Edison globe bulb.
Rentokil put four of these little dishes on the outer window ledge of all the offices in my building; I didn't get the chance to ask them what it's for and my Google-fu ain't cutting it.
A: Bird repellant gel.
Found in a field metal detecting, Pickering, North Yorkshire, England, weights 4 grams and passed the vinegar gold test, what looks to be a sun in the middle and foliage around the edges, any guesses welcome.
A: It's a pendant from horse-gear. They are common, made from brass and you would find them on a field. The style is not medieval or tudor-time.
A Contest Coupon of some sort? Maybe from England? 1880s-1940s?
A: It's a Foley Bros., Glen Falls, NY , department store, ad.
Egyptian sarcophagus pendant that opens and expands into...???
A: It is a mechanical pencil. You’re missing the ferrule the holds the lead.
What is this on a pillow at a hotel I'm staying at?
A: Bed Bug Proof Zipper Closure Device.
Shallow Cabinet in hallway with dowels instead of shelves.
A: It's a ladder for accessing the attic, there should be a panel in the ceiling above it.
Out in the hills of southern Utah. No ID. What is it?!
A: It's a rain gauge.
