18 Strange Items People Needed Help With.
The internet knows what this is.
Published 5 years ago in Wow
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“Found this in my yard buried a foot deep.” A: “It looks like a fire mark. They were attached to homes near the front door to show that you paid for your fire insurance. This way, the original fire insurance companies (think fire department) would actually work to put out a fire that started in your home.”
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“Found a metal rod with a ball and a U-shaped thing on the end. It has a wooden handle. Any ideas?” A: “It’s a slide hammer. It’s a pulling tool for removing gears or pulleys off of splines. This looks old and specialized but it’s a slide hammer all the same. Insert the 2 hooks into whatever you want to pull out and rock the metal ball against it to remove it from a tight fit — like the reverse action of a hammer or press.”
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“This was given to us when my father-in-law passed away, and we don’t know what it is!” A: “Looks like an erhu to me. It’s an old, beat up Chinese fiddle (missing a string, tuning peg, and sound tube cover) for sure. That being said, the button does serve a purpose. It’s supposed to be used as a kind of guide for the string.”
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“Possibly a kitchen item? Found it in a bag of kitchen things. It can be compressed by gripping.” A: “It’s a thing for marine activities and boating called a ‘shark clip’ or longline. It’s a very clever clip to attach things to a line like a buoy. Longline fishermen also use tons of these clips for connecting hooks lines to a long line.”
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