"Found this by the campfire. Has a glass water compartment attached, with a hole on the top. The water doesn’t escape the hole very well. Any idea of it’s purpose/use?"
A: "I have one of these. It’s an oil lamp. The glass is filled with lamp oil and there is a wick that soaks the oil and protrudes out the top of the rock through the small hole so that the flame looks like it is floating on the rock slab. I rarely use it because it requires a small funnel to load the oil from the top and I find it burns too quickly because of such a small oil reserve."
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Manny 3 year s ago
#32 Many years ago, Black and Decker used to supply one of these (in blue) with their electric lawnmowers and strimmers. This was soon copied by other manufacturers who, obviously, used different colours - usually black. They were later on taken up for other uses, ie: Christmas lights etc.
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Cam 3 year s ago
Manny,
I have one for each of my extension cords.
I have one for each of my extension cords.
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Mitchell 3 year s ago
Manny, Survey says, Good Answer. But what are "Strimmers" ? LOL
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Didi 3 year s ago
#13 waste indeed! The hipsters took it one notch too far. >.<
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Vinson 3 year s ago
Didi, my carpenter/architect grandfather had one of these. It killed me to have to leave it behind when we sold the house, but it was HUGE and we couldn't take it with us. :( I hope someone has made better use of it than this.
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Paddy 3 year s ago
An abomination!!!!!! utterly the worst re-purpose I've seen. 
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Derrick 3 year s ago
#28 it's an old heating device for beds.
Pur coals inside and then place under covers.
Pur coals inside and then place under covers.
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Brenda 3 year s ago
Derrick, No, those ones don't have holes in the top and are usually flatter. This would make your bed smell like smoke.
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Jedediah 3 year s ago
<----- sock it to me baby!
I have one for each of my extension cords.
Pur coals inside and then place under covers.