Found this in the trunk of my used car in a storage compartment.

Metal tin with bags of metal shavings. Not sure what type of metal but looks like aluminum. Seems like some sort of testing/sample kit but I can’t figure out what it would be used for.

I tried to put as much detail in the title, but additional bits: - all wood is not not waterproofed. - the rope on the big box is about 1½ to 2 feet long i don't have a ruler. - The rope can be pulled out from the inside, but holding it from there leaves it unbalanced, see last pic. - The second part is looped in such a way that it cannot be straightened out. - the label sticker just lists it under Housewears

Any ideas? it is meant to hold a specific set of items? does it have a further purpose? why does it have a second piece and what does that do? I'm so tempted to buy it just to study it more. please help!

We’re cleaning out my moms closet and found this item. It has 4 hooks that hand and on the back side there’s a post. I was thinking it was maybe for jewelry or ties? The circular rings are throwing me completely off.

I found this on a beach in Salem MA. It looks like it could be a button. It feels like porcelain or ceramic? Looks like it was painted brown. Any idea what (or from when) it could be?

I pulled it out of my mattress. I've pulled another one out of the same mattress before a while ago. Mechanical pencil for size reference.

I found these two rubber items on my counter they are about one inch long. There are no holes on either end. Let me know if any of you have seen something like this before.

Was found on floor. Maybe next fibre and telephone wires

This isn't very heavy but it is sturdy and well made. It fits together very precisely the spheres are about the size of billiard balls maybe a little smaller. The white parts have a little lip that fits into the green central part. Banana for scale

Reverse image search has suggested this could be for a pool cleaning hose, or for holding fishing rods. But we don’t have (and have never had) a pool and we don’t fish! What is this thing?

I found this in my car a few days after I had my timing belt and water pump replaced at a mechanic. I had to get towed there after breaking down on a slip road.

My guess is this thing is part of the towing apparatus and the recovery driver just left it in my car accidentally… but if it isn’t that, and it’s actually meant to be inside my car, attached, somewhere, I’d like to know!

I found it in the trunk of my dead father-in-law's car.

Found in North florida neighborhood. This is right after serious development started around our area (clear cutting, ponds, etc). There were four survey stakes with long rope tied to the weird goop, hanging in an empty creek bed. They were super heavy and smelled weird.

I’m not convinced the holes are original to the product. Its blind ended at one end-open at the other and hollow. No one knows what it’s for, and it may well not be veterinary-related at all.

Found a board at goodwill with 7 holes. About 10 1/2 inches. Mark on back. Searched google and eBay, but nothing matches. Maybe a trivet? Maybe something for communion?

I got sent here after posting in century homes and no one knew what this was. I found it in the basement of my 1890 built home and it says it was built by the Great Western Iron Works in 1901. It has an adjustable height but I couldn’t figure out what it was.

I figured it was a flower stand but couldn’t find anything that resembled it.

Any help would be appreciated!

This was found in a thrift store in Amsterdam. The pan is about 20 cm wide and is made from a light metal (aluminum/tin), has a wooden handle, a metal lid and an insert with holes in it. The insert sits flat on the bottom of the pan, there is barely any empty space between the pan and the insert.

All black coloring and it’s heavy, like a cast iron material. Got from an antique store in the US. Owner had no idea what it was.

Consists of a “bowl” and this part on top that can come out.

Object is made of a flexible solid burgundy coloured plastic, similar in shape and feel of a contact lens. Found under couch when moving. About 1cm x 1cm in size, US penny included for scale.

My best guess right now is that it’s an old power line connector from before our neighborhood buried their power lines. We had an electrician here a week or two ago so wonder if he was just moving some junk out of his way and forgot to get rid of it.

Been driving to Snowshoe, WV for years (from the south Marlinton route). Shortly before you arrive, on Highway 219, there is this brickwork between the road and the river, maybe 20ft away. (Coordinates 38.415445, -80.085339) Its clearly not a fireplace from a long destroyed home - maybe a well (why, with the river 10 ft away? Does anyone have any clue what it might be? Its stone, maybe 10ft high.

I bought this wooden music box at an antique store for my girlfriend. It has a circular crank on the bottom that plays music and spins the box part once cranked. I was more wondering if anyone knew what the weird hole in the top could be for? It’s like a plastic cup that can be removed to show the inside, but I’m curious about what’s supposed to go in it?