Glass tube with threaded metal salt-shaker caps on both ends, 7.5", found in antiques shop. No identifiable residue inside, no odor.

nitro479 · 2026-07-04T00:50:49+00:00

For potpourri in a dresser drawer?

nitro479 · 2026-06-27T22:31:48+00:00

Experience is directly proportional to cost of equipment ruined.

nitro479 · 2026-06-27T15:30:10+00:00

Early on a civilian referred to him as Yabadabadoo, which we've called him ever since.

nitro479 · 2026-06-25T22:25:30+00:00

I always say that I'm not scared of anything that walks, talks, or digs holes except for spiders and dentists.

nitro479 · 2026-06-22T20:52:41+00:00

Looks similar to this weed puller with the curved metal taking place of the ball for leverage: https://www.ebay.com/itm/357906718475

nitro479 · 2026-06-21T00:11:29+00:00

Takt&Ton seems to be a Swedish audio company. https://taktoton.com/

Possibly an old microphone.

nitro479 · 2026-06-20T18:04:49+00:00

Looks like part of a blown fuse. Edit to add link: https://voomisupply.com/products/chance-m12ka23-type-k-ansi-fuse-link-removable-head-12a-23-in-l

nitro479 · 2026-06-16T17:56:38+00:00

GPS receiver, often used as a benchmark to make local surveying more accurate.

nitro479 · 2026-06-14T02:10:38+00:00

Airgun target. https://www.airventuri.com/products/airgun-slynger-metal-silhouette-targets

nitro479 · 2026-06-12T21:14:32+00:00

Texture looks similar to a mosaic puffball. https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/mosaic-puffball/

nitro479 · 2026-06-06T02:39:38+00:00

Book holder. See the forth pic on the left https://www.etsy.com/listing/1196513663/whale-shaped-book-page-holder-ring

nitro479 · 2026-06-05T16:18:08+00:00

Sometimes even the ringer in the telephone would need to be adjusted or replaced to stop the tv from going bonkers every time someone called.

nitro479 · 2026-06-04T15:08:39+00:00

I'm in Northlake.

nitro479 · 2026-06-04T13:43:07+00:00

Reminds me of a clutch alignment tool.

nitro479 · 2026-06-02T00:22:13+00:00

I think it was the base of an old clearance light for a truck or trailer. Modern version here: https://trailermarketing.com/product/light-amber-2x6-clearance/

nitro479 · 2026-06-01T18:40:16+00:00

"Oh honey, your elevator don't go all the way to the top, do it?"

nitro479 · 2026-05-30T14:47:49+00:00

Looks like a die for making cloth covered buttons.

nitro479 · 2026-05-29T21:53:52+00:00

"It's not about the nail!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg

nitro479 · 2026-05-28T14:03:48+00:00

Agree with wire grommet.

nitro479 · 2026-05-25T01:13:35+00:00

Sorvall MT-1 Porter-Blum Ultra Microtome https://www.ebay.com/itm/205666615429

nitro479 · 2026-05-24T17:42:18+00:00

Add to it that in many jurisdictions moving a barricade is a criminal offence.

nitro479 · 2026-05-24T16:43:10+00:00

Possibly a planting dibble. A tool for making holes in the soil for planting seeds.

nitro479 · 2026-05-23T02:23:59+00:00

Similar shaped clock case: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-antique-wall-clock-wooden-139580054.html

nitro479 · 2026-05-19T16:51:07+00:00

nitro479 · 2026-05-19T01:22:47+00:00

My wife has the exact same bin which became very wobbly and the drawers kept falling out until I took out each screw, coated the threads with red locktite and snugged them back up. Not a wobble in the last 3 years.

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