Guess that mysterious item
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OK, here it goes. Size is about 1" in every dimension...
Axle insert for a desktop tape dispenser.
It is indeed used to make rope. Bobbers turn!
I know what this is but I have no pic to post, so I'll stay on the sideline unless no one else gets this. HINT: you'd find this in a kitchen of about 50 years ago.
I'll jump on it. It's an adjustable jar opener that can take stubborn lids off your smallest caper jar to a gallon pickle jar.
Next up,
Next up,
Is it some sort of amulet or talisman? It would be used by a "Shaman" or "Medicine Man" and hold medicinal powders or special herbs and would be worn around the neck of a person who is suffering from an illness.
It looks like some type of padded finger or thumb protection, used when applying a tool with pressure. Maybe flint knapping or carving.
legion has it! It is called a thumbstall and was used to block air passage through a cannon's vent while reloading. This helped prevent premature combustion of the charge.
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Because someone else expressed interest in seeing this resumed, I'll start it off with an easy one of something once seen in every household, though an oddity to the younger generation:
Can opener
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You're up!
Ok! Here it is!
Anyone?
Part of a dynamo?
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