"It’s a bed pig, I have one at the bottom of my stairs."
"Stoneware hot water bottles for warming your bed."
"It absorbs moisture to keep clothes dry in storage."
"It’s a “New Age” crystal energy piece. The center “pendulum” crystal came from an antique electric table lamp, and the rest of it is bits and pieces from candleholders or incense/oil burners."
"It’s a pedestrian counter. This is how they count park visitors."
"There are a few pieces missing, but it’s a surgical light."
"This is a bobber to mark the location of a crab or lobster trap"
"It’s a mercury-arc rectifier. It’s used for converting alternating currents into direct currents."
"It’s a boot button hook. Ladies used to hook all those tiny buttons on their boots with it."
"The term for it is “frost flower” and has to do with moisture freezing as it escapes plant tissue."
"This is a special toddler chair. It’s designed to encourage normal sitting posture."
"These are bath oil beads."
"These barriers prevent rain from getting inside on a windy day. We also have them in Croatia"
"Next time you start cleaning, insert one into your vacuum cleaner bag to add scent to your home."
"It’s a “sixth digit” accessibility device for pressing buttons."
"They are for salad serving."
"The hole is there to allow you to pick up the salad, but also allow the dressing to drain, so you don’t end up with a puddle on your plate."
"It’s a boot scraper for getting the mud off your shoes before going in. They are pretty common."
"It’s a tray table. It has another piece to it. It’s a tray with matching pegs. The tray goes on top and the pegs slide in. They fit together, so the tray sits tightly. Then you take the tray back to the kitchen and put the sliding part back, so it’s not in the way."
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