"Found Metal Detecting Outside Of An Old Church"
Answer: "It looks like a Ferrotype photograph. They started being used in the 1850s's."
"For Context: It's In A Dentists Office"
Answer: "A very old dental drill."
"My Grandfather Told Us To Not Remove This When Renovating"
Answer: "Aztec calendar. Funny thing, I remember a bunch of these a while ago being smuggled over the border and they were made of meth"
"Blue Glass Thing Found At Goodwill. About 5 Inches High With A Hole In Top"
Answer: "That is a whale oil lamp. Hand blown glass. Very odd blue color. Not cheap"
"Found At An Antique Market In Wisconsin USA. About 6" Across The Top, The Hole Is About 3.5". Tiny Spittoon?!"
Answer: "Child’s potty, a chamber pot."
"What Is This Red Leather Devil Figure, Found In A Wooden Box In An Attic?"
Answer: "It’s called a Jenny Haniver. They’re dried skates or rays modified to look like monsters."
"Found At Antique Festival Near Atlanta, Is 17" By 5.5""
Answer: "It's for rolling newspapers into a "log" for the fireplace"
"Found In A Garden Back In 1959, Still Haven't Been Able To Identify What It Is"
Answer: "It's a broche or pin featuring Napoleon."
"Driftwood With Metal Plaque Found On The Mississippi River Bank"
Answer: "Looks like a piece from a bedhead. I think the sheath of wheat is a xtian symbol about reaping what you sow and of death and renewal. Something along those lines. Wheat has been used on double (marital) beds for centuries, including the bedhead and upright posts. They're also used on chairs in a literal or a stylised way and represent prosperity in relation to the 'reap what you sow' type of symbolism."
"My Grandpa Dug Up This Roman Cameo Looking Thing In His Garden In Northern Italy 12 Or So Years Ago, Any Idea What It Could Be? More Info In Comments"
Answer: "It looks exactly like the souvenir intaglios that Victorians collected on their European Grand Tours. They were very very popular and usually kept in a set and framed."
"Found These Glass Goggles In The Wall Of Our 100 Year Old Home"
Answer: "Old safety goggles with the strap missing. Possibly for brazing work on the plumbing"
"Found This In An Old Crumbled House, But I Have No Clue As To What It May Be! It's From A Company Called « Rally »... Help Me On This Mission!!!"
Answer: "The device is being described as a "razor hone", i.e., something for sharpening single-edge razor blades"
Answer: "It’s a holder for a glass. There used to be small cylindrical glasses that everyone had near their sinks to grab a sip of water. Which was an improvement from drinking out of a wooden cup from a bucket or a ladle.
Those claw holders are often in housekeeping sinks in the area where the maids worked, or by the grooms' area.
Everyone used the same cup/glass."
"Found In The Woods Near The Water’s Edge At My Home In Maryland On The Chesapeake Bay, The Site Of A Shipyard From 1750-1800. The Property Has Documented History Back To 1650’s. It Has Raised Decorative Images On Both Sides And Is Made Of Metal. 1 Image Also Shows A 1906 Indian Head Penny For Scale"
Answer: "It's a smallsword guard"
"Strange Object From Tiffany's Mysteriously Given To My Wife By Her Grandmother While Refusing To Say What It Was. Probably Bought In The 1930s Or 1940s. About 10cm/4" Long. All She'd Say Was "She Used It As A Young Woman But Didn't Have Much Use For It Nowadays". Any Ideas?"
Answer: "Tree Branch Muddler"
"I Was Given This. I Have No Idea What It Is. Metal Square Box"
Answer: "Portable ashtray"
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