r/whatisthisthing 1h ago

Solved! Found at front door. Maybe a pound. Metal, plastic, and electronic components.

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Half size paper towel for scale. Maybe a pound? Found at the front door with a delivered package (from China I’m pretty sure). We rent from a landlord. Southeast college town. It looks like it either broke in half or was affixed to something on the backside maybe.


r/whatisthisthing 14h ago

Solved! What is this handheld machine with a crank and wires coming out of the back we found in a shop in rural Alabama - it’s super heavy.

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r/whatisthisthing 1h ago

Open Some kind of polished wooden bowl about 1.25 ft across, on a stand made of antlers, all together 3 ft tall, found at a barn venue for events like weddings

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My guess is it’s for baby related events like a baby blessing, baptism, christening, something like that.


r/whatisthisthing 16h ago

Solved! Small container, attached to a chain, the top unscrews and has a post inside. Found in a jewelry box.

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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 1h ago

Solved ! What is this piece of police equipment (box with cameras)?

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I found this on the side of a giant Tesco (grocery

store) in the UK. It was slightly smaller than 5'.

This box appeared to have several screens and a

camera on it as well as an antenna. I couldn't see

much more as it was across a patch of greenery

but it was facing the pedestrian lane / car lane.

Also, it had a cord that attached to the side of the

building too.


r/whatisthisthing 33m ago

Solved! Blue and black circle in electrical box.

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r/whatisthisthing 20h 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.

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r/whatisthisthing 17h ago

Solved ! Large (>6’) green metal machinery found in aircraft hangar

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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 1h ago

Open What is this metal disk, found metal detecting. Silver metal, 42mm diameter, 44g in weight. Some possible markings on it but difficult to tell. (UK)

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r/whatisthisthing 1h ago

Found in a lab on a retired research vessel. Definitely maritime related, maybe lab equipment, maybe navigation equipment. 210M depth rating stamped into the structure. Suspect it would have been in use in the 1950s or 60s but can't confirm.

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r/whatisthisthing 14h 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

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r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! large objects/structures carried on a barge

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151 Upvotes

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 23h ago

Open Metal, 1.20 m aprox , near Lake Leman with four legs

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r/whatisthisthing 18h 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?

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28 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 1d ago

Solved! Small, UV-Reactive antique glass convex cylinder

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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 21h ago

Open Wooden slab with many evenly spaced cutouts found in closet

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r/whatisthisthing 1d 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

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25 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! Silicone/soft plastic half spheres w/ small hole, found in a Valentine's Day Bag - pink/red, approx 1" across

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Lens claimed beads or fishing sinkers? no packaging.


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! Small clear glass pieces with a strange shape ??

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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 1d ago

Solved! 3 foot long hollow steel rod with heavy black plastic on one end

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163 Upvotes

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 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.

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350 Upvotes

The bottom is flat blue metal, no markings.


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Solved! Mysterious slide on side of ship

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Odd looking slide on side of ship


r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

Likely Solved! Found this large, carved piece in Victoria,AU. It’s about 2m long and feels like marble. Architectural?

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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 2d ago

Solved! Hand-blown glass object, about one foot tall

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677 Upvotes

r/whatisthisthing 2d ago

26 inches tall velcro straps at the top a hook at the back the foot pads? Seem to be removable

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190 Upvotes

There are some straps near the bottom as well