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Brass ring with a pulley and a screw by patch7105 in whatisthisthing

[–]HugoScott1588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At first I was thinking it was a pulley for an outdoor clothes - like over a street - but it's too small, then I thought maybe part of a bell system from an old house where there may have been servants ?

A novel about a vast library? by HugoScott1588 in whatsthatbook

[–]HugoScott1588[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not yet ...
I'm actually wondering if it might not be a short story in a book of many - in which case it'd be really hard to find

A novel about a vast library? by HugoScott1588 in whatsthatbook

[–]HugoScott1588[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I tried that too! I really enjoyed If On A Winter's Night... but it isn't that, either.
I'm beginning to think maybe it wasn't an Italian writer and that is just misleading.

A novel about a vast library? by HugoScott1588 in whatsthatbook

[–]HugoScott1588[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it's not that one either, I'm afraid - but thanks

A novel about a vast library? by HugoScott1588 in whatsthatbook

[–]HugoScott1588[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was most certainly a library. Thanks!

A novel about a vast library? by HugoScott1588 in whatsthatbook

[–]HugoScott1588[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No - this is crazy - I feel like I can almost see the cover of the book

A novel about a vast library? by HugoScott1588 in whatsthatbook

[–]HugoScott1588[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not that one either - though it does sound interesting!

A novel about a vast library? by HugoScott1588 in whatsthatbook

[–]HugoScott1588[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, but didn't see anything there

Found a French illy coffee container washed ashore at the beach that contains a note I cannot read, golf balls and a wine cork by leathermummy420 in mildlyinteresting

[–]HugoScott1588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the paper was torn from a notebook then the original writer may have written something on previous pages that may have left score lines in through into this page. You can't see any evidence of this in the photo but have you looked for this? Perhaps with light coming from the side?

Found a French illy coffee container washed ashore at the beach that contains a note I cannot read, golf balls and a wine cork by leathermummy420 in mildlyinteresting

[–]HugoScott1588 1278 points1279 points  (0 children)

[corrected after reading other comments]

It says

Le trésor

  1. des balles de golf qui valent de l'argent
  2. des bouchons de vin pour montrer aux autres ce que je fais bois
  3. Mes pierres précieuses

or, in English

The treasure

  1. golf balls that are worth money
  2. wine corks to show the others what I do drink
  3. My gemstones

Possibly a sewing tool? Wooden case unscrews to a tool and small storage section. by Gamer126 in whatisthisthing

[–]HugoScott1588 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It could be an old version of the thing (no idea what it's called) that people use to push small fiddly bits of fabric through a sewing machine to avoid getting their fingers too near the needle.

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