“A strange object from Tiffany’s was mysteriously given to my wife by her grandmother while refusing to say what it was. It was probably bought in the 1930s or 1940s. It’s about 4 in (10 cm) long. All she’d say was that ’she used it as a young woman but didn’t have much use for it nowadays.’ Any ideas?”
A: "It’s for stirring drinks."
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Niel 3 year s ago
14: used to boer holes in Corks. I used it in a laboratory. The Cork goes on a flask or erlenmeyer, and if you want for instance put a thermometer in it, you can select the bore of the same size, make hole that is the correct size for that thermometer.
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Harry 3 year s ago
#39 Are you sure it's not a c@#k ring?
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Ariadne 3 year s ago
#14 This devise was used extensively by cork soakers.
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Obediah 3 year s ago
#42 Are vases for Flowers to put in the upper buttonhole at your colar/chest. The little pins hold them in place so that they don't fall out.
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Sondra 3 year s ago
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This wrench is used mostly by bicyclists.
It's quite handy and will fit in the tool pouch attached to the bicycle seat...
This wrench is used mostly by bicyclists.
It's quite handy and will fit in the tool pouch attached to the bicycle seat...
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Hepsibah 3 year s ago
#10 could be a meteorite
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Jahoda 3 year s ago
#12. Should notify the NTSB. Some ground personnel may have left their vape in the engine cowling. That may be the cause of the incident.
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Tiff 3 year s ago
Quote: Jahoda
Jahoda 1 week ago
#12. Should notify the NTSB. Some ground personnel may have left their vape in the engine cowling. That may be the cause of the incident.
#12. Should notify the NTSB. Some ground personnel may have left their vape in the engine cowling. That may be the cause of the incident.
Oooor someone dropped and broke it and left it there but you know, falling out of the sky because it caused a plane engine failure seems more reasonable.....
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Martha 3 year s ago
Hey Admin, you win! 
Goodbye!
Goodbye!
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Swene 3 year s ago
Dang, I knew 8 of them this time. I really should say 7 because the hairpin was shown on a recent one of these and I remembered. either way, it's a personal best. Sometimes I get zero!
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Martha 1 year ago
#21 also used to mark timber trees for cutting
This wrench is used mostly by bicyclists.
It's quite handy and will fit in the tool pouch attached to the bicycle seat...
#12. Should notify the NTSB. Some ground personnel may have left their vape in the engine cowling. That may be the cause of the incident.
Oooor someone dropped and broke it and left it there but you know, falling out of the sky because it caused a plane engine failure seems more reasonable.....
Goodbye!