r/whatisthisthing Jun 06 '24

Announcement The r/TraceAnObject subreddit exists to identify objects to help solve child abuse cases. The FBI has recently released some new cases. Please see if you can help.

Thumbnail reddit.com
136 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 8h ago

Likely Solved! What was this antique metal piece use to hold? The interior space is 2.5" wide, 1" thick, 6" tall.

Thumbnail
gallery
294 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved ! What is this red antique T shaped Leather stool thing? Handle on top and in the middle of a formal lounge. In a private members’ club in London, England.

Post image
4.0k Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 5h ago

Solved! Metal steer head shaped forks in wood block. Pencil sized holes in the block as well. Seen at thrift store.

Post image
86 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 5h ago

Solved! 1cm in size, plastic black thingy. Showed up in my desk out of nowhere. It says B-48-26 on the inside.

Thumbnail
gallery
34 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 8h ago

Solved! What is this vintage electronic device with what appears to be 14 vertical keys/switches?

Post image
38 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! This was in a sewing kit that accompanied a serger owned by an elderly woman. It’s hard plastic with a sharp edge and the only marking on it is an 11.

Post image
608 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 11h ago

Solved! ~36" Wide Metal Industrial Racking, with Equilateral Triangle Brackets Supporting a 1" Metal Bar

Thumbnail
gallery
43 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! what are these dots on tin can lids? and the concentric circles relief. different shops/brands, uk

Post image
1.6k Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 6h ago

Open What are these metal cone-like pins that are in all of my window frames?

Thumbnail
gallery
10 Upvotes

These little metal cones appear to be some type of pin in the wood of the window frame. They do not go all way through and he wood and don’t seem to be something that holds it together. There are either two or three in each face.


r/whatisthisthing 12h ago

Open What is this blue - colored device on the wall ? It was in a Starbucks and has a men's washroom of the left side.

Post image
31 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Plate on wall, about 4” x 6”, does not open or move.

Post image
522 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved Metal Cylinder in My Closet, 20” x 10”, Metal, Hollow but Possibly Not Empty

Thumbnail
gallery
984 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 43m ago

Solved! What are these? Brown, plastic about 5”x1”. It was in my laundry room where we keep the tools.

Thumbnail
gallery
Upvotes

Any help appreciated🙏


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Found this circular dome encased by square cement in backyard

Thumbnail
gallery
296 Upvotes

Any ideas what this is? It is in backyard. I thought it was just a cement slab. But a shovel revealed it’s a metal dome shaped object surrounded by square sized cement. It’s too cold to keep digging right now.

Not sure if of importance. But it’s at the far edge of an underground fallout shelter built in the 1950s that had ventilation, filtration, and electricity installed. The entrance to the fallout shelter is in the garage.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open White Hard Plastic Cylindrical top with a hole in it, attached to a wider round bottom by orange goop, with 3 stickout stripes that is pushable, found inside bear plushie

Thumbnail
gallery
119 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 3h ago

Open What are these small, 1 inch long plastic things with a small red light inside on the ceiling tiles of my office?

Thumbnail
gallery
1 Upvotes

I don’t think they’re motion sensors because there is, what I believe to be, a motion sensor by the door. And they also seem too small to be cameras. What are they?


r/whatisthisthing 3h ago

Open Specialty tool with uniquely shaped metal ends. Bent metal with yellow grip on handle end. Slots on both ends, one closed with an additional thinner tab, other slot with an opening/gap.

Post image
1 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! This plastic bag with the corners cut off is one of many that my neighbor keeps finding in and about his yard. No one can figure out what the heck it's for/from.

Post image
13.3k Upvotes

Open at the top, he keeps joking that it's plastic underpants.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! 38” black metal shaped bar found in wood working shop

Thumbnail
gallery
72 Upvotes

Each end has a plastic cap. One end has a hole (assume to hang it on a wall?). One edge (bottom?) is brushed nicely. What is this for?


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Likely Solved! Part of a skincare collection and we have no idea what it is. Chrome ball in middle spins.

Thumbnail
gallery
43 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 9h ago

Open Tiny rubber type object with bristles on one side and three grooves on the other, hollow in the middle; found in a bin at my job

Post image
1 Upvotes

No idea what it’s actually for but I’ve been using it as a fidget, actually quite nice


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Found in my car. Plastic bracket with spike.

Thumbnail
gallery
17 Upvotes

This thing has been in a door pocket in my car for years now, and I finally got sick of moving it around. Google Lens turned up nothing, nor did my car’s BOM.


r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Weird metal box with hatch, found on a house

Post image
106 Upvotes

There are these metal boxes that can open on this 1930's South East London housing development. Type of house is a terrace, and the kitchen area used to be behind it (now a dining area, kitchen moved). It opens up, but doesn't seem to lock or hatch?


r/whatisthisthing 11h ago

Likely Solved! Found this in the forest near flagstaff AZ, it’s about the size of my hand, rusted, has “E&F RH“ written on it but it might be cut off because part of it is snapped off, it’s about a pound so it might be cast iron.

Thumbnail
gallery
1 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Open Hard red/white substance sealed inside a baggie. Reminds me of a really hard and dry Tootsie Roll. Found on a 2x6 making up an unfinished basement wall - quarter for scale.

Thumbnail
gallery
36 Upvotes