Sometimes we receive gifts or find things that we don’t really know what they are for or how to use them. We may wonder if they were thought about when they were made or if we just don’t understand. Just throw the question online and someone else is sure to have the knowledge to answer it.
We’ve given you some examples from internet users who were probably surprised when people told them what their subject matter really was.
This is an old tool for holding and carrying books!
Old hairpin/badge
Scissors used for harvesting herbs!
Cast iron whip holder!
A so called “knox” box, a kind of fire brigade safe, where you can store the emergency keys of the apartment/building
Green is a banana peeler and blue is for oranges!
Green is a banana peeler and blue is for oranges!
A mechanical calculator from the ’50s/’60s
Just a paperweight for tourists
Tools used by flower arrangers to put flower stems in
Mini hair styling/curling iron, from the ’50s
Just a mixing spoon for cocktails
Art piece at the Dumont Apartments, next to Albert Embankbent
These hangers can be used to hang mugs on!
Probably just included by accident, as this is just a “size sample” for the packers!
Medical sink in which the bed pans are poured
My wife thinks it’s a hand massager/strengthener!
A door silencer that fits over the frame to muffle the sound of the door closing
You can see it above hospital beds, but it’s nothing more than an emergency light that’s not connected to the main electrical grid
