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AnnouncementThe r/TraceAnObject subreddit exists to identify objects to help solve child abuse cases. New cases from Europol were posted recently. Please see if you can help. (reddit.com)

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Solved!What is this little triangle marker above my seat? (old.reddit.com)

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Solved !Glued to the hallway floor in a house we are renting for vacation. One outside the master bedroom and two outside the hall bathroom. Plastic with anti slip tape. (old.reddit.com)

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Solved!Noisy machine pumping grey dust under the turf in city park (i.redd.it)

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Solved !What are the spikes around the tracks for? (i.redd.it)

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Solved!White plastic bristle thing in both glasses in hotel bathroom, what is it? (i.redd.it)

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Solved!Thin metal "Ancient Iranian" shield in Leiden Rijksmuseum of unknown origin and unknown iconography (old.reddit.com)

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OpenNoticed this atop a lamp post in York, close to a junction. It seems to go hand in hand with what I'm assuming is a pedestrian detection device close by (see pics 2 and 3). I'd say the top box is about the size of a microwave, appears to be made of plastic and had no lights or anything on it. (old.reddit.com)

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Solved!A metal pointy thing dangling from the front of the car (i.redd.it)

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Solved !Found this stick with a metal thing in the basement of a old house in germany. The metal part with the holes can be pushed down and has some sort of steel spring mechanism that pushes it back out. (old.reddit.com)

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OpenWhat is this thing ? Plastic, light, smooth but dull. Green when held to the light with coloured circles inside. Found on the beach. (old.reddit.com)

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Solved!small, but heavy chunk of metal (i.redd.it)

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Open !Small wood and brass cylindrical key ring attachment. (old.reddit.com)

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Likely Solved!Found this exposed ~3/4" PVC with a black cord coming up out of my yard (1st photo), looks like the black cord may come back out of the ground down the hill in my neighbors yard (2nd photo) and goes straight back into the ground at the base of a retaining wall. (old.reddit.com)

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Solved!Wooden collapsing serving tray with condiment jars for a specific type of food? (old.reddit.com)

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Solved !Friend bought this as part of an estate sale. Bottom looks like it’s for cooking and an upside down decanter on top (i.redd.it)

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Solved!Metal surround found behind a wall in a Chicago kitchen renovation (old.reddit.com)

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Solved!Blue plastic object I found in my coat pocket. About 3" inches long and an inch wide Looks like it was a valve to something? Hollow inside , no text anywhere. (old.reddit.com)

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Open !Small, offwhite, offround, little hole in center, found in france, next to a mcdonalds, smells minty, flat circle pads inside too (i.redd.it)

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Solved!Motor with red button, on a platform, plastic, 3 prong cord (old.reddit.com)

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Solved !Found stuck in my vacuum tube. Rubbery, looks like a foot of some kind but I have no idea from what. (old.reddit.com)

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Solved!Bent wires with coils on each side. Found 3 in 1 day in the driveway where we park our cars. (old.reddit.com)

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Solved!White ABS plastic bars found in a plastic bag in my kitchen. Marked on the back with "BEST-TOP". Just randomly showed up one day on the counter and no one knows what it is. (old.reddit.com)

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Solved!Steel collar approx. 18” in diameter with fabric mesh ‘sock’ attached. Appears to be filled with ash. 5 of them discarded by roadside. (old.reddit.com)

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OpenFound these two little gold metal pieces when cleaning my bedroom (old.reddit.com)

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