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

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

The hitching loops are good for bike locks.

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.

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.

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

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.

The oranges might be to keep cats away 🤷‍♀️

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

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.

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

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

I got 8 correct today - a minor, no major win for me! Unfortunately I didn’t write down which ones so I’ve already forgotten the names😲😲😲🫢🫢