What Are These Things? (14 pics)
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- 5 Dec, 2023 |
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“Found this at a garage sale”
Answer: “For opening a soft-boiled egg.”
“Why is this toilet bowl shaped this way?”
Answer: “To hold a bedpan to collect specimens.”
“Found this rubber thing on my stoop.”
Answer: “Water bottle holder.”
“What is this? A small bakelite toilet container with a spoon.”
Answer: “Could be a little salt well or ‘salt cellar’ or ‘salt pig’. They have spoons about this size and the bowl of this is pretty small.”
“Kids got these for Halloween. They are thin plastic, and say OM 5/22 made in China on the back.”
Answer: “They are stencils, popular in the 90s.”
“Got this for free as a giveaway at a convention. I have no idea what it could be.”
Answer: “It’s a portable trash bag/dog poo bag holder.”
“Golden-coloured opaque glass object about 25cm tall. Weights about 40g.”
Answer: “It’s a decor item.”
“What is this stabby thing on wheels that arrived in the mail by mistake from Jamaica, NY?”
Answer: “It’s for weeding cracks and crevices.”
“A co-worker collects mystery objects and can’t identify this.”
Answer: “It’s a spark tester for a small engine.”
“Received a random Amazon parcel addressed to me that I didn’t order, what is this thing?”
Answer: “It looks like a gripper to hold fish by the mouth without harming them.”
“Found in a kitchen drawer. Stiff, but still bends a little.”
Answer: “It goes through a hole at the end of measuring spoon sets to keep them together.”
“Dinner table conversation. What do you think it is?”
Answer: “Lemon juicer.”
“Colorful, plastic objects found at a thrift store. What is it?”
Answer: “Possibly pieces to a children’s play set of some sort.”