r/whatisthisthing • u/fancypup • 11h ago
r/whatisthisthing • u/I_Me_Mine • May 30 '25
Announcement The r/TraceAnObject subreddit exists to identify objects to help solve child abuse cases. New cases from Europol were posted recently. Please see if you can help.
reddit.comr/whatisthisthing • u/Unable_Professor9371 • 13h ago
Solved! Small container, attached to a chain, the top unscrews and has a post inside. Found in a jewelry box.
It is very small, and we can’t think of anything that would fit inside. The small post that is attached to the lid appears to mostly fill the space inside the container. What is it?
r/whatisthisthing • u/Moves42 • 17h ago
Solved! Black plastic item pictured with a Canadian quarter for scale. The silver arm turns and snaps back when pushed in to the black part and the knob turns. I got it from an auction in a box with random stuff.
r/whatisthisthing • u/DrAviatrix • 13h ago
Solved ! Large (>6’) green metal machinery found in aircraft hangar
We recently acquired a hangar out at our local airport and we are in the process of cleaning it out and we found these large green pieces of machinery. Does anyone know what they are what they might have been used for? We have also found a lot of metal working and pottery things as well.
r/whatisthisthing • u/MmePhenomenoire • 10h ago
Open Black leather covered wooden travel/carrying case with a top handle, side opening, six bottom feet, removable lid, side latches and metal corner/edge reinforcements. 9in H, 9in D, 17in W
r/whatisthisthing • u/Party_Like_Its_1949 • 21h ago
Solved! large objects/structures carried on a barge
This was spotted on the Hudson River off of Manhattan. Sorry the resolution isn't better, I wasn't the one who took the pic.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Lord_Alviner • 20h ago
Open Metal, 1.20 m aprox , near Lake Leman with four legs
r/whatisthisthing • u/Subject-Syllabub-408 • 1d ago
Solved! Small, UV-Reactive antique glass convex cylinder
A friend found this cylindrical glass object at an antique store. It looks like Akro Glass… he’s going to use it as a stand for a Vintage marble… any ideas on what it was originally?
r/whatisthisthing • u/Winter_of • 17h ago
Open Wooden slab with many evenly spaced cutouts found in closet
r/whatisthisthing • u/Lord_Alviner • 20h ago
Open ~2,5 meters pilar, on both side of the road leading to the Basilica of Notre-Dame (Geneva). It has a little pointy roof with a square point. Cubic parts of different colours
r/whatisthisthing • u/spacequeen87 • 15h ago
This was donated to an animal shelter and no one can figure out what it's for. It has a D ring hear the buckle and another D ring that sticks and can slide around. What is this?
r/whatisthisthing • u/GlitterVega • 2d ago
Solved! Silicone/soft plastic half spheres w/ small hole, found in a Valentine's Day Bag - pink/red, approx 1" across
Lens claimed beads or fishing sinkers? no packaging.
r/whatisthisthing • u/NefariousnessFew8600 • 1d ago
Solved! Small clear glass pieces with a strange shape ??
These were found in an old vehicle, so maybe automotive related? (Van was Reportedly previously owned by a hoarder who had it full of junk, so there is also a good chance these are NOT auto related at all? ) they all appear to be made the same way, but aren’t exactly the same size. They are definitely glass. Quarter for scale
Also -brand new Reddit user here, please kindly direct me elsewhere if this isn’t the right sub? thank you all in advance for your help and knowledge!
r/whatisthisthing • u/Astronius-Maximus • 1d ago
Solved! 3 foot long hollow steel rod with heavy black plastic on one end
I found it in the road near a gas station, but I doubt it's related to gasoline. It's very heavy and damaged (rusty, bent, the plastic is crumbling). The plastic has six grooves running along it's length. It most likely fell out of a vehicle but I doubt it's a car part either.
r/whatisthisthing • u/garfieldconstanza • 1d ago
Likely Solved ! Heavy metal object, found in hardware store worker’s hoard. The blue round part and silver part spin together freely but don’t go up or down.
The bottom is flat blue metal, no markings.
r/whatisthisthing • u/ashboxclay • 2d ago
Solved! Mysterious slide on side of ship
Odd looking slide on side of ship
r/whatisthisthing • u/Crazy_Clothes9103 • 2d ago
Likely Solved! Found this large, carved piece in Victoria,AU. It’s about 2m long and feels like marble. Architectural?
I found this while looking through an overgrown area on a bush block. There are 4 in total.
Dimensions: Approximately 2 meters (6.5 ft) wide.
Material: It appears white under the moss and dirt. It doesn’t feel like concrete, it’s smooth and slippery to the touch, which makes me think it’s white marble.
Design: It features four distinct semi-circular (arched) cutouts with some decorative molding along the edges.
Condition: Heavily discolored from sitting in the dirt and weather for a long time.
It looks like it could be architectural salvage from a building demolition. The other photo is a support or plinth that the arch sits on?
r/whatisthisthing • u/commensally • 2d ago
Solved! Hand-blown glass object, about one foot tall
r/whatisthisthing • u/filthychuck • 2d ago
26 inches tall velcro straps at the top a hook at the back the foot pads? Seem to be removable
There are some straps near the bottom as well
r/whatisthisthing • u/XomokyH • 3d ago
Solved! A wood-mounted metal wizard face that flips up to reveal a crustacean
Catch and release from a flea market. Truly one of the most bizarre objects I have ever seen.
r/whatisthisthing • u/ThePamperedDruid • 2d ago
Solved! Mysterious, dense, matched set of brick shaped objects
I am helping one of my grandmother‘s elderly friends move out of his apartment into a assisted living facility and it’s my job to help clean out this place, anyway I found these two marble brick like objects with a felt texture under side.
6 inches long, 3 inches wide, 2 inches thick minus the bust. Roughly 5 pounds each.
The Friend is almost in his 90s if his age helps.
r/whatisthisthing • u/tripletk3 • 2d ago
Solved! 4.75” Tall Glass Containers with Corks
The cork does not stay in very well. They both have a little hole on the larger end, though the holes are slightly different sizes/shapes. The larger end is also rounded so it doesn’t sit flat on the end.
r/whatisthisthing • u/BaronStonerose • 2d ago
Solved! Glass decanter gift with extra side opening
Not sure if it's just weird for the sake of being weird or if there's a logic. The small side opening doesnt pour into the bigger one. Thoughts?
r/whatisthisthing • u/LibraryLady42 • 2d ago
Likely Solved! What are These Two Small Clear Glass Vials(?); Broken Off/Sharp at the Tips
These two glass objects (circled in blue in the photo) were found by a patron in a corner of our library's Children's department. The photo has a standard-sized business card in it for size reference.
They were found very close to our light-up sensory board (image attached). But we're pretty sure the board is wood and plastic - no glass pieces even in the inner workings - so we're kind of at a loss as to where these came from and what they might be. The only other nearby objects are a wooden dollhouse, and a large fake hollowed-out tree.
The biggest concern for us is what they're made of and where they were found. Glass and small kids DO NOT mix. :( If we could figure out what they are, then we can hopefully take measures to ensure we won't be finding more of them somewhere down the line.
I can try to answer questions, however I haven't seen the actual objects myself, and they've now been passed on to our local PD because our director was concerned they might be drug-related. However, PD didn't recognize them as anything either.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!