"What Is This Thing?” : Times People Stumbled Upon Mysterious Objects #26

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@steveknight878 4 ай бұрын

I think that the item identified as a Victorian sewing awl is actually for lace making - a bobbin.

@rayshelld791 3 ай бұрын

Im positive you are correct.

@jdk9673 3 ай бұрын

Correct

@lynemac2539 4 ай бұрын

The hitching loops are good for bike locks.

@MarciLinscott 2 ай бұрын

I was at a yard sale. The Lady of the house said, if you know what this is, it's yours! LOL I guessed right away that it was an antique Christmas tree stand! Told her, sorry, I have one that was, my Dad's. Hope someone else can use it! She is fantastic. I actually had fun going around and naming alot of things. I got a fabulous deal that day! See, us ole timers still can have fun! 😮😊🎉

@toycarpgmr 4 ай бұрын

I think the "ring holder" is for stringing seed beads. Beads in well. Threaded beading needle inserted in well at bottom. Handle used to turn it so beads slide down needle onto thread. I have one very similar for beading.

@helenchristie6530 4 ай бұрын

The oranges might be to keep cats away 🤷‍♀️

@larsonfamilyhouse 4 ай бұрын

They’re to attract Orioles but yeah cats don’t like citrus

@stanleyhape8427 23 күн бұрын

3:17 Looks like a strap for carrying riding boots.

@99fruitbat94 4 ай бұрын

Finally ! Iwas baffled by most of these 😂 Old person here

@blondek767 2 ай бұрын

When I bought my house I found an old apple picker on a pole that is 12’ long in a barn. It’s to get the good apples from the top of the trees! We have 7 apple trees! Yes, I use it!

@stephaniehowell1109 4 ай бұрын

I did a double take when I saw that Easel. I have one identical to it, but mine still has the horizontal bar where my paintings can go.

@ruffraff1059 4 ай бұрын

13.27 This could also be a lace making bobbin, missing it's spangle at the end with the hole. For it's size, could also be for tatting.

@lobstermash 3 ай бұрын

I agree, lace-making bobbin. I have several of these, quite similar, from forebears (from Devon which was a lace-making area).

@Unknown17 3 ай бұрын

You don't seriously expect us to know what the hell "tatting" is, do you?

@cathoderaytube7497 Ай бұрын

@@Unknown17 You could try looking up the definition.

@Unknown17 Ай бұрын

@@cathoderaytube7497 But in order to do that, I'd have to CARE.

@JRandaII 2 ай бұрын

I watch these videos so that I can gain new knowledge, but some of these are so obvious that it makes me scared for the intelligence of people… Edit: and some of the descriptions/identifications are inaccurate…

@MarciLinscott 2 ай бұрын

I agree. Brought up in the 70's , BUT we were raised like it was the 50's. I have some of these things!

@robertajill3070 4 ай бұрын

The cut oranges are far more likely to be set up as cat or bug repellents. Orange oil is especially good at repelling mosquitoes. Try rubbing an orange peel, the PEEL side, not the segments or the white, on your arms before going outside.

@larsonfamilyhouse 4 ай бұрын

They’re to attract Orioles

@irishrover4658 4 ай бұрын

Growing up in the 50s we always had one of those citrus sqeezers in a misc drawer in the kitchen. Not sure it was ever used.

@cathoderaytube7497 Ай бұрын

If the ceramic hippo head is an ocarina, it's not a train whistle. It's a musical instrument.

@blondek767 2 ай бұрын

The chair with the weird bowl with a hole could be for separating peas and limas from their husks. Under bowl would be a basket for casings. I usually hold the big bowl for the whole beans then cast them to my left into a big basket, it’s not an easy chore.

@juliebaker6969 3 ай бұрын

12:06 It's actually called Orbeez there are usually several of them together of all different colors. They CAN be a toy, but they also serve a functional purpose. Since they hold a LOT of water, you can mix them into or put them under the soil in a plant pot to help the plant to stay hydrated longer after watering. They are especially helpful for people who take a lot of vacations or go on a lot of business trips, or for people who's job keeps them away from home for long periods.

@d.l.harrington4080 4 ай бұрын

The item at 5:19 also could be a pillow speaker. I have something just like it that you plug into an audio source like a TV or radio so you can listen without disturbing others.

@rattus3102 4 ай бұрын

Your answer seems more plausible to me.👍

@d.l.harrington4080 4 ай бұрын

@@rattus3102 Thank you. I have heard of a device that vibrates to wake up the deaf. I just don't know if it looks like that one. If you wanted me to wake up by vibrations, you would have to put my bed over a fault line during an earthquake.

@rayshelld791 3 ай бұрын

Im in my 80s. Whats scary is i knew about 90% of what this stuff was. Dang im old. 😂

@MarciLinscott 3 күн бұрын

@rayshelld791 only as old as you feel!

@sarahstrong7174 4 ай бұрын

Tue folding 'toy thing' is actually an aid to meditation

@OP-1000 4 ай бұрын

Aren’t the different shapes you can make with it representations of the planets or something?

@larsonfamilyhouse 4 ай бұрын

@@OP-1000 anyone know the name?

@OP-1000 4 ай бұрын

@@larsonfamilyhouse If you Google “wire Mandala” you will find them.

@sarahstrong7174 4 ай бұрын

I don't remember the details now. Someone did explain it to me a long time ago but I don't remember the significance of all the positions now..

@trishcouncell2342 3 ай бұрын

I have one, don’t know the name either. I just use it as a fidget toy.

@Ivan-cr3vc 4 ай бұрын

We still have a few of those hitching rings along side our church here in Portland.

@SongOfSongsOneTwelve 4 ай бұрын

3:17 It’s got advertisement for the equine drug, Osphos. I was thinking they were blinds or padding for a bridle? 5:56 I was thinking that this was a drying rack. 6:46 This could be a caviar spoon with a tool to open the tin. Sturgeon roe were given away in saloons to encourage drinking. 9:26 The small wicker basket is for white wines, which ned to be chilled and the loop on the opposite side is for red wine, typically served at room temperature, so you wouldn’t need it to be insulated by the wicker. It has no base loop because some of the bottles (like chianti) can be kind of stout. 11:18 Antique surgical clamp for holding back large, open areas.

@DeborahThird-og1uo 3 ай бұрын

Asaragus tongs

@jdk9673 3 ай бұрын

Cant be a surgical clamp. Teeth are facing the wrong way and there is no locking mechanism (I handle surgical instruments for a living).

@crystalweible152 26 күн бұрын

The orbeez thing is for holding bouquets of flowers. Would need a couple dozen though.

@pegs1659 4 ай бұрын

I got quite a few of them lol. I think I may be old.

@Linda-de7np 3 ай бұрын

I believe the ring was used for hitching a horse onto it. People would have a horse and buggy, and would use the ring as a support to keep the horse from panicking and therefore running away.

@alanatolstad4824 4 ай бұрын

I knew what the fruit picker, the weather detector, and the ring holder were!

@megfreeth4377 3 ай бұрын

9:04 looks like a spurtle to me a porridge stirrer.

@MrMousley 4 ай бұрын

@8:05 I have one of these in my kitchen drawer. It's one of those things that you buy on impluse and then never use 😝

@sharleenehurst4250 Ай бұрын

Glass marbles the size of peas were called pea wee marbles. These were a toy marble that were made in a tiny size for kids to play with like regular glass marbles. They came in the same colors and styles as other marbles. Kids collected them. Learn something.

@HelenaWalker-ff1rm Ай бұрын

0:53 Looks like a cloth napkin ring that can be folded flat to store in a drawer

@pattipotter1319 3 ай бұрын

The wire toy thing is actually to put a ball of yarn or string in

@beckyhurst9451 27 күн бұрын

I was told that it is a flower arranging stand to hold the flowers in place while making the arrangment.

@ALA9E 3 ай бұрын

I’m amazed that people know what some of these things are

@rayannejacobs8700 3 ай бұрын

1:52 I had a friend who was a 911 operator. She said they used an alphabetical typing keyboard as opposed to a 'qwerty' keyboard. Had something to do with union rules and avoiding classification as secretarial, which had a higher rate of pay, if I remember correctly. That was my first thought, but I think the jukebox answer is correct.

@wizziewiz1 2 ай бұрын

Victorian sewing awl is correct, but used for making holes in sheer fabric which are stitched around, making eyelet lace.

@sharleenehurst4250 Ай бұрын

people put oranges and other citrus fruit in their gardens and yard to keep snails out.

@ellecampbell5067 3 ай бұрын

The wire "ornament toy ia a › Schylling-Flexi-Sphere This ancient toy from India is made with silver colored wire and glass beads. It collapses and expands into many wonderful shapes.

@perfesser944 2 ай бұрын

0:50: Could be an egg basket with the bottom and handle missing. About the curve ring: I have seen those in Latin America. People chain their cars to them, to help prevent theft.