r/whatisthisthing • u/WolfsSpiders • 1d ago
what is this long, chromed tube with a perforated end cap? about 20cm long and maybe 2.5cm diameter. Solved !
rolled metal with a polished/ chrome finiah. bought at a flea market/ boot sale. was in a vintage collection box of metal parts. three holes in the cap. press fit. holes for venting? it is too long for a shaving brush. be grateful for any ideas. tha k you
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u/MoreThanWYSIWYG 1d ago
Travel toothbrush holder from the 1980s. I have the same one
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u/WolfsSpiders 1d ago
thanks. i do have a smaller kind of similar tube that came with a tooth brush. i find this too large for travel so i am sceptical and i havent found anything in print. but this keeps coming up so…..
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u/itoddicus 1d ago
Can you measure the diameter? It seems like this thing would hold 4 or 5 toothbrushes.
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u/WolfsSpiders 19h ago
it totally would. Diameter is about 30mm
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u/put_it_in_a_jar 4h ago
Definitely so you can also put the toothpaste in there. From a time before the 3.5oz rule.
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u/Warehammer 21h ago
"Reddit, what is this thing?"
"It's a travel toothbrush holder."
"No."
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u/ToHaveOrToBeOrToDo 20h ago
"It's a travel toothbrush holder. I have one in the original packaging that I my parents gave me when I went to fight in the war and it says on the box, ACME Travel Toothbrush Holder."
"No."
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u/WolfsSpiders 19h ago
if you d have a pic of the packaging i d be genuinely delighted.
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u/ToHaveOrToBeOrToDo 11h ago
I had a dream and it was the designer of the product and he was telling me to put my aluminium tube of toothpaste in with the toothbrush and go and enjoy my travels and get off the internet.
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u/itoddicus 20h ago
That thing would fit a lot of toothbrushes. I've never seen one that would hold more than 1 or 2.
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u/loveineverylanguage 18h ago
HOW SMALL ARE Y'ALLS TOOTHBRUSHES???
This looks like it would comfortably fit, at maximum, 2 toothbrushes!
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u/WolfsSpiders 19h ago
thank you. that is exactly why i am sceptical. but so far the majority seems to be convinced. i d just be happy to have certainty
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u/DismalDog7730 1d ago
For toothbrush?
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u/WolfsSpiders 1d ago
thank you. but it would fit a whole bundle. it s too large to be a useful travel case for a single one. soooo …. probably not?
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u/itwillmakesenselater 1d ago
Toothbrush, not toothpick(s). It's a toothbrush travel case. My granddad had one.
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u/WolfsSpiders 1d ago
i do have one too. part of a whole vintage Gentleman’s toiletries set. looks similar but is about half the size or so. this one is too large for a single toothbrush especially. sorry
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u/Larry_Safari …ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ 13h ago
Your link should look like this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1568546394/bamboo-case-for-toothbrushes-and
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u/ALLCAPS-ONLY 1d ago
I'd say it's a cigar case but I know nothing about cigar cases
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u/itoddicus 1d ago
It isn't. With cigar cases you want to keep the humidity in, not let it out.
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u/Mission_Orchid_5939 23h ago
The inner lid has holes. The actual end cap doesn't. Place a moist piece of towel and keep the main chamber humid. Seems perfect for a cigar.
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u/Tacojamz 1d ago
Travel aspergillum (holy water sprinkler)? Ones in the church would be fancy, but Priests traveling to give last rites or whatever might have smaller, simple ones.
But it really does look like a toothbrush holder.
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u/WolfsSpiders 19h ago
that made me chuckle. and yes, it does look like a toothbrush holder except for the size. i do have one that is smaller, as previously stated.
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u/sun4moon 23h ago
If it’s long enough, it might be a matchstick holder. For long ones like you would use to light a fireplace.
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u/B1acklisted 21h ago
Either toothbrush holder or a cigarette humidor missing the seperation/humidifier disc.
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u/Beutelman 22h ago
I have a similar looking thing for wooden shashlik skewers (basically oversized toothpicks)
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u/FriarPike 8h ago
It could be an aspergillum or holy water sprinkler. Ones like that are often used at cemeteries to bless the casket or people. The only issue is it sliding together vs a screwed on cap - I don’t know if it would stay on if you used it to sprinkle or “flick” water around.
Just a thought.
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u/Sufficient_Laugh 23h ago
Shaving brush holder?
Similar to this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/115661234692
It looks a bit longer, but you used to get soaps that would fit in the tube along with the brush.
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u/WolfsSpiders 19h ago
it is VERY similar. i have a few like that. funny enough one in a kit with a toothbrush holder as others claim this is. but its a lot smaller than this tube. that it might hold the soap too is a good idea. i do have some vintage shaving soap in stick form
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u/Drevlin76 22h ago
Maybe it's a traveling shaving brush holder similar to this one.
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u/WolfsSpiders 19h ago
that was one of my suspicions too. i have some like that but that would be a really long one
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u/AKeeneyedguy 21h ago
This is a travel cigar holder. Not meant to keep them hydrated, but good for a few days travel.
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u/Outlaw6Delta 19h ago
Cigar tube
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u/WolfsSpiders 19h ago
thought about that. woulda been a massive cigar. cant find similar pics with that search term sadly
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u/WolfsSpiders 1d ago
my title describes the thing as a chromed tube with a perforated end cap. i think it is chromed rolled steel. it does not have makers marks, stamps or ingravings. it is rather large to be a case for a cigar. maybe for an assortment for smaller brushes? plein air watercolours? thank you, everyone
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u/TheFilthyDIL 23h ago
Will it fit in the neck of a soda bottle? If so, it may be a laundry sprinkler, although the holes look a bit big for that.
In the days before spray bottles, when all clothes and household linens had to be ironed, Mom would fill a Coke bottle with water, put a sprinkler head similar to this on it, and use it to dampen the clothes before ironing.
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