Answer: “It’s actually a pool toy.”
Answer: “These are sponge balls with a coating that helps them slide and grip fabric. They fit into a tool on the sewing machine table that pushes out corners and shapes when turning the garment right side out. They are firm but soft enough to not damage the fabric. They can come off easily if pulled too hard.”
Answer: “It’s a phone holder.”
Answer: “Looks like a page spreader for reading. The pointed end goes into the spine and the thumb is in a hole, so you can one-hand books easily.”
Answer: “It’s an Indian elephant seat. It’s placed on top of an elephant to sit on.”
“Can you help me identify this mystery item found in my pub?”
Answer: “It’s a sailmakers palm; used by sailors who are sewing sails together and need to push the needle through the thick fabric.”
Answer: “It’s a knife rest.”
Answer: “We have friends in the French countryside with kids, pets, and no AC. They use their ‘Dutch’ doors to keep kids and pets out of/in specific rooms while still being able to hear them/communicate with/keep an eye on them, and for ventilation.”
Answer: “It’s an old, Victorian toothbrush. The handle is made of animal bone and the holes are where the bristles (normally pig or horse hair) would go. Bristle toothbrushes like this were invented in the 1400s, but contrary to all that seems good and sane in this world, most Europeans weren’t all that into toothbrushes until the late 1700s/early 1800s.”
Answer: “It’s actually a German folk pipe.”
Answer: “It’s a prop from the television series Colony, more exactly a hibernation pod that’s used in the show.”
“Small metal key-looking tool, one very sharp pointed end and two wider square parts leading up to the turn.”
Answer: "It’s the key part of junior tool box."
“It is plastic and is threaded inside but not with a standard acme thread.”
Answer: "It is a hand steam cleaner."
“This was in an estate auction lot. It’s made of wood and has a metal section with the letter A.”
Answer: "It’s a tool for softening, making imprints, and cutting leather."
“6 numbered wooden cubes in a very old cardboard box”
Answer: "It’s an old puzzle called Octo-mania."
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