r/whatisthisthing

Can anyone tell me what this thing is? It is firmly affixed to a headboard that belonged to my Dad. For the life of me, I cannot figure out what it is or how to remove it without damaging the wood. Thanks in advance!

Update: I will not be tasting it, sorry to disappoint. We have never given her greenies and the dental chews/bones we’ve given to her look nothing like this. She does try to eat our neighbor’s dogs’ poop if she gets to it before it gets scooped. We did send a pic to our neighbor and they had no clue either though. We will send a pic to our vet and if she seems to be having problems we will definitely take her in. She has been having normal poops and seems like her usual self though. Thanks to everyone for suggestions!

I just noticed this while scooping my puppy’s poop up from the yard. I looked all over the house and outside for something it would’ve come odd off of, and I checked her chewy stuff too. Her poop was totally normal other than this and she isn’t acting sick. She’s on antibiotics for a chronic UTI we’ve been battling but I don’t know how this would possibly be related to it.

My husband and I are stumped and would really like to solve this mystery. I like to think we supervise her closely but she can be a little sneaky. She is in her crate when we’re out of the house and for bedtime.

I licked it and it didn't stick to my tongue, so not bone? I'm unsure.

Large retaining wall, these ‘I’s are embedded in each retaining wall block. 3 equidistant on the top 1 single one at the bottom. What are they for?

We've seen piles of this stuff appear multiple times since the weather's gotten nicer and we could use some help identifying it.

The photo is of the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and was taken in Vienna around 1928/29.

Like the title says, what is this thing?

Hi Reddit, I found this metal thing in my yard a few years ago, tossed it on my porch and it's been sitting outside since.

Lighter for size reference. Bent sheet metal construction. The silvery metal parts used to be gold but with time have been sun bleached. The icon in the middle is plastic and was always silver. It also slides apart, but I'm not sure if that's intentional. The unfinished ends make me think it's part of something larger.

Thanks for your time!

Edit: post solved, part of an old trophy. Thank you reddit!!

The Label is unreadable except G-9 and there are big black letters Spelling G 9. Don't want to touch it.

This was found in an elderly man's workshop after his death. It looks like there should be another piece that is missing. Can anyone identify it for me? Thank you!

I work at a thrift store and we get all kinds of weird things in. I've been able to identify 90% of it through asking my dad (or any other old man in my extensive old man network) but this has everyone stumped. The main metal feels like steel, but the tips of the forks seems to be aluminum. The knobs you see here are used to move the center prong back and forth. My car mechanic uncle suggested it's maybe some kind of extraction tool? The corners say 4, 2, 9, and X.

Found this solid brass “thing” in my late grandfathers workshop.

The top has some lead-like substance that is quite stiff but can be bend. Looks glued to the brass for most part though.

The rubber ring that sits between the top and the botten has fallen apart.

There are no identifying marks, however there are vertical marks and scratches visible that might give some information.

I also got a manual water pump made from copper (last 3 pictures). It’s really old, like 150 years or so at least and was used as the main water source in the farmhouse of an uncle of my great grandfather. It might be related to that, but it also might have nothing to do with it.

It’s next to the fire place so I imagine that it’s something to do with that. It’s entirely hollow with an opening near the birch handle. It’s very light!