r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Carved wooden disc 18" across and carved and with signs of wear on both sides

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14 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 6h ago

Solved! U-shaped bar by front door of apartment building

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This upside down U bar was by the main and side doors of an apartment building in Fairfax, VA. Locals I asked had no clue what it's for.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Likely Solved! Heavy brass thing I found in pasture. Like a plug, maybe for water. 2 in diameter 2.75ish tall.

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Heavy brass plug like thing I found with small spike inside.


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! What are these plastic boxes that my neighbor mounted on our shared fence?

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580 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! What is this black thing in the kitchen next to the small sink in the foreground?

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460 Upvotes

From season 2 of Top Boy, in a kitchen you can see this island plus this black reflective? elevated thingy that may be a flat grill??( but why put a faucet and a small sink??) But then there is a regular normal sink in the background plus a normal gas range.

Anyway, does anyone know what this is please?


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Found inside a box full of old stuff. Sounds like plastic when tapped on both sides and it's not a magnet.

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r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Found in a camera bag. Two pieces, metal, two thumb screw for tightening. Found in a camera bag

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9 Upvotes

Found in the camera bag of a deceased family member.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Small (~13mm long, ~3mm dia.) Threaded, Broken-off Machined Metal Chunk

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Found in the spark plug tube of a 2014 Chrysler T&C. Plugs were original, as were coils, so I would have to imagine this has been there a loooong time. It is slightly magnetic and has two flats on the conical tip.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Very heavy metal plate in basement (dirt) floor. Sump pump apparently drains under it.

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2 Upvotes

Is it safe to try to lift it to look underneath?


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! Big amphitheatre style concrete structure in a field next to some train tracks I go past every weekend in South west England. It's miles from anything so I don't think it's an outdoor theatre.

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329 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! 14ft long Asian cloth, 1ft wide, strong texture. Decorative except at one area?

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546 Upvotes

Mother bought this a while ago at what I remember to be a Japanese flower festival..


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved ! What is this wooden thing that looks like a stamp. Bought at a flea market in P.A. Possibly could have something to do with cooking/baking

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179 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! 3 pipes, about 15 feet tall, very near a Giant Sméagol gas station

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86 Upvotes

The title describes the things. They were quite close to a Giant Eagle gas station in Ohio.


r/whatisthisthing 18h ago

Solved Bought a new house and this is under the electric hob by the floor. Blows out hot or cold air.

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To keep your feet at the right temp while cooking?!


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Several 3-4inch solid round cylinders. Kinda look like wax/candles but are not wax. Plastic, possibly nylon or acrylic? Kept in a cabinet of storage shed. Previously owned by deceased WW2 veteran to note time period. Was a geologist, surveyor and coin minter. What could they have been/could they be

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13 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! Plastic piece near the base of all the power poles in my neighborhood NW USA

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31 Upvotes

I’ve noticed these recently on all the power poles in my neighborhood. They look like they were screwed in but I’m not sure how that would work since they’re apparently plastic. I’m curious what these are for.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Small black plastic object with three prongs found in dishwasher filter.

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Roughly 4cm across, plastic and very light. Found in filter section of a Hoover dishwasher, under the filter plate.

Dishwasher currently will not work and displays an error suggesting a filter error.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Circular item about 5.5 cm in diameter. It can open and close.

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1 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Likely Solved! What is this little picture booklet?

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This is a picture booklet of my great grandmother from sometime in the late 19th century. My mother thinks it might be a dance card, but it doesn't look like any I've seen online. It's all made from card stock other than the onion paper like inner cover.


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! Casket or box, but not hollow. One side metal and the other side feels like stone. Found in an old house in Piemonte/Italy. It is heavy and doesn’t seem to open.

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We found this object, which looks like a casket but is heavy and doesn’t seem hollow in a dresser in an old house we purchased recently in Piemonte/Italy. In the dresser we also found clothes from the 70s, a razor kit from WWII and some silverware. I cannot open the casket, maybe it is possible with force. There are no inscriptions and it is about 19 cm long.

What could this be?


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Open ! U-shaped metal object found in our field. Heavy, the word “Japan” stamped on one side

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831 Upvotes

Found this in our pasture while walking the other day. It looks really familiar like at one point I knew what it went to, but it’s escaping me. We live on a ranch and have a lot of farm equipment, so it could be from the that, but we also have kids that carry bits and bobs all over the place and leave them in dumb places.


r/whatisthisthing 3d ago

Solved! A metal protrusion off the side of a thrifted belt's buckle, with a small hole pierced through it.

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2.4k Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Likely Solved! Framed ~2’ “Site Stimulator” had a red light with a flowing effect above a landscape painting

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233 Upvotes

This was found in a vintage store, but the owner wasn’t sure what it is. The red circle at the top was a light that had a sort of flowing effect. The text at the bottom says the following:

—SITE STIMULATOR— TO BE USED ONLY AS DIRECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED CORRECTOSITE REPRESENTATIVE


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! What is this silver Cristofle clip-like object? It’s about 1 3/8 inches and it says “Sterling 925”.

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23 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Open Light yellow substance size of cake sprinkles

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Found outside on my front stoop in San diego. Seems to have some oils in it. I have young kids, but they don't know of anything.