Guess what this is a photo of!

[Jeekinz]

An alignment pin for a lathe?

 

[DrThunder88]

Jeekinz is close. It does align something, but not a lathe.

 

[buckytom]

it looks a lot like a type of pin extractor, for molex connectors.

 

[Barbara L]

I have no idea what it is or does, but the picture I found that looks similar is a step plug gage. ???

Barbara

 

[Katie H]

A thermos for an elf.

 

[DrThunder88]

It's meant to "find" something that is neither lost nor hidden.

 

[Barbara L]

A thermos for an elf.

How funny! When I first saw it I almost said a flask for Twiggy!

Barbara

 

[Barbara L]

Spin valve?

Barbara

 

[YT2095]

a counter weight to stop wobble.

 

[DrThunder88]

Time for me to stop milling around and post another clue! The device is not a single piece. The tip slides around the end of the body like so:

 

[YT2095]

a Boring head?

a deburring head?

 

[pacanis]

An edge finder

 

[DrThunder88]

pacanis found it!

 

[Andy M.]

Say what?! Someone please describe what that is and what it does.

 

[DrThunder88]

Edge finder!
The one in the video in a double-ended edge finder, but mine is a single.

 

[Andy M.]

Got it. Thanks!

 

[pacanis]

pacanis found it!

Well, the manufacturer and "milling" clue were hard to miss

OK, kiddos.
What famous American family lived here?

 

[Andy M.]

The Cleavers.

 

[Jeekinz]

It's also used on Desperate Housewives.

 

[pacanis]

Well that didn't take long.

You're up Andy!