Answer: They’re acupressure motion sickness patches from Taiwan.
Answer: It’s used to clean brushes and cut out hairs that get tangled in robot vacuum cleaners.
Answer: This is a toy catapult! Put a rubber band on the hook, over the round drum in the middle, and around the arm — then back to the hook.
Answer: It’s a wool hook. I used it to move large bails of wool.
Answer: It’s a clock that shows time in a 24-hour format. Each lamp in each row is 5 hours, 1 hour, 5 minutes, and 1 minute, respectively. So the time in the photo is 11:41.
Answer: It’s a stamping device to press these designs into soft metal like copper or possibly pottery. The coloration of the surfaces suggests a transfer of material from the workpiece to the dye over time.
Answer: This is a sensor switch for a lamp. To make it work, connect a lamp to it, plug it in, and touch the duck.
Answer: Looks like it could be the pharyngeal teeth of a black drum fish.
Answer: It’s a ram rod used for loading an old cannon.
Answer: It’s a computer antitheft device. One of the ends of this lock is connected to a laptop or a computer and the other is locked to the table.
Answer: It is a cap gun-type toy? Put the cap in the mouth and drop it. It makes a loud pop.
Answer: They’re old battery cells. If you open up a 9-volt alkaline battery you’ll usually find a stack of cells that look exactly like the smallest one in the photo. Larger carbon-zinc batteries with more than 1.5V at the terminal are made the same way, though they’re not often seen in household items.
Answer: It’s a case for chopsticks.
Answer: It’s a utensil holder. The semi-circle end clips onto the edge of a bowl, then you can rest your spoon or fork between the metal prongs sticking up.
Answer: It’s a squid hook. The white part glows and attracts squid in the dark if you fish for them at night.
Answer: It’s a needle punch tool for making rugs.
Answer: It’s a plant/flower press used to dry plants.
Answer: It’s a tool used to open buckets. It’s also a hammer for putting the lid back on.
Answer: It’s an eco-tensil paper spoon. You fold it using the dotted lines and throw it away with the food waste.
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