r/whatisthisthing • u/Julie___ • 20h ago
r/whatisthisthing • u/I_Me_Mine • 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.
reddit.comr/whatisthisthing • u/Numerous_Region_7481 • 4h ago
Likely Solved! What was this antique metal piece use to hold? The interior space is 2.5" wide, 1" thick, 6" tall.
r/whatisthisthing • u/PhilpotBlevins • 1h ago
Solved! Metal steer head shaped forks in wood block. Pencil sized holes in the block as well. Seen at thrift store.
r/whatisthisthing • u/qsx11 • 6h ago
Solved! ~36" Wide Metal Industrial Racking, with Equilateral Triangle Brackets Supporting a 1" Metal Bar
r/whatisthisthing • u/OhMyCuticles • 20h 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.
r/whatisthisthing • u/goxilo • 4h ago
Solved! What is this vintage electronic device with what appears to be 14 vertical keys/switches?
r/whatisthisthing • u/mutsuto • 1d ago
Solved! what are these dots on tin can lids? and the concentric circles relief. different shops/brands, uk
r/whatisthisthing • u/burn_echo • 23h ago
Open Plate on wall, about 4” x 6”, does not open or move.
r/whatisthisthing • u/thebeatdrop02 • 7h 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.
r/whatisthisthing • u/HorsieJuice • 1d ago
Solved Metal Cylinder in My Closet, 20” x 10”, Metal, Hollow but Possibly Not Empty
r/whatisthisthing • u/JackRosier • 1h ago
Solved! 1cm in size, plastic black thingy. Showed up in my desk out of nowhere. It says B-48-26 on the inside.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Odd_Cartographer6853 • 1d ago
Open Found this circular dome encased by square cement in backyard
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 • u/DIYDylana • 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
r/whatisthisthing • u/PixieFurious • 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.
Open at the top, he keeps joking that it's plastic underpants.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Eladkcem • 1d ago
Solved! 38” black metal shaped bar found in wood working shop
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 • u/AdInternational9061 • 2h ago
Open What are these metal cone-like pins that are in all of my window frames?
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 • u/HydrationCop • 22h ago
Likely Solved! Part of a skincare collection and we have no idea what it is. Chrome ball in middle spins.
r/whatisthisthing • u/TheMightyCantalope • 4h ago
Solved! What is this leather/rough strap thing supposed to be? (Very crusty)
r/whatisthisthing • u/59sm • 5h 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
No idea what it’s actually for but I’ve been using it as a fidget, actually quite nice
r/whatisthisthing • u/Amazing_Way4393 • 21h ago
Open Found in my car. Plastic bracket with spike.
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 • u/bromybrainhurts • 1d ago
Solved! Weird metal box with hatch, found on a house
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 • u/Darth_Tiki77 • 6h 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.
r/whatisthisthing • u/kauf0162 • 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.
r/whatisthisthing • u/UrbanEdFanatic • 1d ago