Guess what this is a photo of!

[pacanis]

No, it does not sharpen anything.
Appropriate guess, though!

 

[Alix]

That was a rough one, Buck. I must have ran across every tool BUT those

Alix, I had already taken and uploaded this pic in anticipation, but it's an easy one (basically, at least I think so) and not a gadget. Unfortunately it has nothing to do with geography either, which is a subject I always hated .
If I ever win another one I will try to lean towards a different theme .

OK, here goes.......

Rats. OK, thanks though. Hopefully the theme will change soon so those folks with a different bent can join in too.

Oh, and it looks like a toothpick holder to me.

 

[Jeekinz]

Does it make a pattern on something? Like pottery or pasta?

 

[pacanis]

It does not hold toothpicks....

And after the last one, do you really think I would choose something that had anything to do with any kind of pattern? just joking.....

I had this object given to me. Supposedly it's old, but I don't know how old. And it served a very useful purpose, one that everyone will know.

 

[Jeekinz]

pipe cleaner? muzzle cleaner? pill dispenser?

Does the piece on the end serve as a cap?

How long is it?

 

[pacanis]

None of those Jeekinz.

The one end IS capped and it's about 5" long not counting the chain.

 

[Buck]

Its a Christmas candle on a leash.

 

[pacanis]

It does not burn

 

[Jeekinz]

A pointer? A telescopic pointer...of sorts. Like an antenna.

 

[Buck]

Is it hollow? Is it used to store something?

 

[pacanis]

Yes and Yes, Buck!

 

[Jeekinz]

Antique Pez dispenser?

Perfume holder?

 

[pacanis]

Nope.
Nope.

 

[Buck]

A matchbox?

 

[Jeekinz]

A matchbox?

There's no wheels on that!


Would you carry this on your person or not?

 

[Uncle Bob]

Arriving late to the party....is it a writing utensil? Sewing kit? Thermometer?

Does it hold multiple items?

 

[pacanis]

I used to have two cases full of matchbox cars, along with quite a few other "neat" toys; Marx toy guns that shot plastic bullets (and nobody got their eye shot out! Imagine that. ), Beanie Boy doll that spoke.... Ahhh, where did my youth go.... Oh yeah, I got a pretty penny when I sold them all so I could buy big boy toys

 

[pacanis]

Whoooa, better late than never. Which one do you think it is?
Awww, I'll give it to ya.

It's a thermometer. Not the oral kind I'm told
I imagine doctors pinned it to their shirt so it wouldn't fall out of their pocket and break, but that's just my guess.

You're up Uncle Bob!

 

[Uncle Bob]

I shall return..........

 

[Jeekinz]

Good job Uncle B!