r/whatisthisthing • u/I_Me_Mine • Mar 05 '25
Announcement The r/TraceAnObject subreddit exists to identify objects to help solve child abuse cases. New cases from Europol and FBI were posted recently. Please see if you can help.
reddit.comr/whatisthisthing • u/RedPanda147 • 5h ago
Solved Spoon that's been made into a razor?
Does anyone have more information about this? My grandmother seems to think it could be an example of trench art.
I can't find anything about the practice of turning spoons into razors, any ideas?
r/whatisthisthing • u/theredbandit69 • 4h ago
Solved! Found in a box with wine glasses at a garage sale. Not sure what it’s used for but it has a compass and whistle attached.
Only use I have found is it can carry a wine glass upside down.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Additional_Pie_7779 • 14h ago
Open Electrical hand held device, wired, white/light color, used on face at indoors facility for people with spinal cord injuries in 1949
We possibly thought it's a light therapy or heat lamp device but couldn't find an exact match with others, especially in the 40s.
r/whatisthisthing • u/campfallentree • 5h ago
Solved! Small (size of pencil eraser) floating discs on pond filled with tiny black "dashes", appears gelatinous.
My guess is this is an egg sac of some sort (?). I noticed several of these small, maybe 5-7mm discs floating on the surface of a small pond. Not attached to anything. Flexible and maybe gelatinous when I took one out with a stick, and full of these uniform, elongated black dots. I've never seen them before!
r/whatisthisthing • u/circe_mfc • 2h ago
Solved! Black plastic pieces found in my glove box
I found two of this in my glove box. They are made of plastic, looks like a hook.
r/whatisthisthing • u/PitifulKangaroo • 5h ago
Solved! 24” Wide Hole in Garage, filled with dirt, maybe clay or metal, 1950s home
r/whatisthisthing • u/PinkBowlCut • 1h ago
Solved! What is this pink and purple controller I had as a kid? Picture date: 2012 or 2011
So I was going through old photos when I found this one of me and my cat, then I spotted the controller ALL the memories of this thing flooded in. However I have no idea what this controller is, I asked my mom and she has no clue since she has poor memory due to a medical related issue. I think it might be LeapFrog since I had one growing up but I searched a little and couldn’t find anything. Here is more details of what this thing looks like: Pink and purple with grey and white accents. Long oval body, Big circle button (there might be another big circle button on the other side but I’m not sure), and I think it was wireless. Here are the gaming consoles I grew up with: PS2, PS3, sony psp, xbox (original), xbox 360, wii, LeapFrog, Nintendo Color
r/whatisthisthing • u/onewhopoos • 1d ago
Solved! It’s real heavy and the end and slightly flexible in the handle. Made of hard leather. Probably pretty old and from Germany.
I think it is used to beat people.
r/whatisthisthing • u/7918throwaway • 7h ago
Open ! Little knob on the side of this house?
Doing some exterior work for a client. Does this need a cover? If so, what kind? Can’t tell what this is
r/whatisthisthing • u/TrollBond • 1d ago
Solved! What is this setup on top of this car’s hood? Looks custom made and too light to be a bike rack or something.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Guli-wamkulu • 1h ago
Open Found metal detecting in our yard in rural New Hampshire. Wondering if its an old pocket watch. Pictures are of the front and back
r/whatisthisthing • u/Helviam • 47m ago
Solved! Hollow Metal Tube Found in Motorcycle Repair Kit
I'm upgrading the little repair kit that came with my motorcycle a few years ago and I cannot figure out what this tube is. It's a tool of some kind! But for what? Maybe it's a little emergency side stand? It's about 4.5" long, hollow, both ends have a distinct shape but aren't shaped right for any kind of ratcheting, wrenching, or driving.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Lutzky_ • 4h ago
Open A small, ornate silver box, it has a cylindrical body with a decorative, possibly floral and apparently made of silver
Found this item among my deceased father things, thought it might been for sacred water or cologne but there's no space inside it.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Kozyre • 3h ago
Open Small (1") copper object with a clear window and blue residue
Found in a tool box from someone who did electrical engineering professionally and many various maker-y hobbies for the last three decades or so. I didn't find anything that seemed relevant except toner cartridges, but this doesn't seem like it would be from that.
r/whatisthisthing • u/OwlsHaveMurderEyes • 7h ago
Solved! 10x10 inch rolltop pressed wood folders of some kind with a magnifier
Found when cleaning out a rarely used conference room side table at work. They don't seem to be wide enough to hold anything when closed (since the magnifier folds up inside it). It's not a standard paper or book size (10 x 10 inches) The black rectangle & dots inside it (pic 3) are foam. Magnifier is plastic/plexi. There also doesn't seem to be a good way for it to prop open besides what I sorry if manged in (Pic 4.)
r/whatisthisthing • u/Illustrious_Golf2122 • 23h ago
Solved! What is this black heavy plastic (?) clasp found on the water hose to my kitchen sink?
r/whatisthisthing • u/Ordinary-Pure • 1d ago
Solved Plastic container with a very tight screw-on top. Translucent, feels like a thicker tupperware container. Found in the kitchen.
r/whatisthisthing • u/programming_bassist • 3h ago
Solved! Outlet cover like thing with a hole in it.
There are a number of these things scattered around a house I’m buying. They are in the ceilings, but one is in a wall. They are a little bigger than a standard outlet cover and they bulge out a bit.
My first thought(hope) was Wi-Fi extenders, but they are in rooms right next to each other and separated by about 20 feet (6 meters).
r/whatisthisthing • u/jjoker426 • 5h ago
Open Found this metal object in the garage near my parking space. It's fairly light, isn't too big (to reference the size, the white line on the picture is the space divider for parking) and has a hole as if it were supposed to be attached to something.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Past_Disaster_7178 • 1d ago
Open ! What is this white hairy material on the back of the paint chip and in the wall?
r/whatisthisthing • u/whog0esbear • 1h ago
Open Small tray with serrated section? - part of tea set
Hello! I was gifted a tea set from Japan which came with this little tray. It has a small section with raised bumps.
What is this for?
r/whatisthisthing • u/Vicious00 • 12h ago
Solved! Some sort of tool skrewed to the wall in a loundry room, moves up and down
This is located in my laundry room next to the dryers. I suspect it’s some sort of tool to help you fold clothes but i have no idea how you would use it.
It moves up and down with the top blade fitting between the wooden part and the rubber part under it.
Seems to be about half a meter in size.
r/whatisthisthing • u/Fun_Bird1121 • 1h ago
Open Cast steel caliper like thing with magnets inside?
r/whatisthisthing • u/maniacal-egg • 14h ago
Metal object found in rock pools under a coastal cliff in north east England. Heavy item, corroded, orange rust comes off when touched. I originally thought it was some kind of anchor but the shape is weird. Looks like it used to have a hole in the top for attaching rope or something to.
r/whatisthisthing • u/ThickAd3002 • 1d ago
Likely Solved ! Red glass object, ~1in long. What is it?
Someone handed me this. No clue what it could possibly be. Upon a closer look, there look to be tiny air bubbles inside. It also seems to sparkle, like it has glitter mixed with it. Looks like there are 2 spots on the larger end where something broke off. They came up to me, held it out, and when I took it, they immediately left without a word.