What is It? Game 6.

Posted by Alex in What Is It on January 4, 2007 at 4:45 am


This week’s collaboration with What is it? blog is the photo above of this strange tool. Can you guess what it is?

For more guess the objects game, check out What is It? – no prize this week (still waiting to hear from my shirt screenprinters), so you’re playing for bragging rights.

Update 1/11/07: It’s a fire tong used to pick up hot coals. Closest guest is #1 withvous, who guessed a fireplace set. Congrats!


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14 comments to "What is It? Game 6."

  1. withvous
    January 4th, 2007 at 4:49 am

    A fireplace set?

  2. Santo
    January 4th, 2007 at 5:09 am

    a speculem

  3. Kiera
    January 4th, 2007 at 8:55 am

    A clamp used to hold fish whilst cleaning them?

  4. Tim
    January 4th, 2007 at 9:06 am

    Help for the severely constipated?

  5. Rob
    January 4th, 2007 at 10:09 am

    It looks as though you would squeeze it closed, insert it into something, then open and pull to exert traction, either moving the thing you inserted it into or removing something that was stuck inside. There--do I win?!

  6. charli
    January 4th, 2007 at 12:34 pm

    an elastic band puller. to aid the creation of rubber band balls.

  7. mc
    January 4th, 2007 at 12:49 pm

    I think it is a hook for hanging game fish up for measuring weight and length.

  8. steve
    January 4th, 2007 at 2:09 pm

    Sheep shearing tool?
    random factory

  9. steve
    January 4th, 2007 at 2:10 pm

    Sheep shearing tool?
    random factory

  10. Starstonight
    January 4th, 2007 at 3:27 pm

    "Santo "a speculem" "...NOT ok! got a giggle though.

  11. Lil' Behind
    January 4th, 2007 at 6:28 pm

    It's an old surgical tool for removing haemmeroids. The jagged portion was inserted in the 'backside' then a rope was attached to the hook. The other end of the rope was attached to a horse which was then startled causing it to gallop away. When the slack was taken up, the entire sphincter was ripped free thus ensuring that the haemmeroids would not return. The procedure, while having a 100 percent effectiveness rating, did not have many survivors.

  12. t. jay fowler
    January 5th, 2007 at 12:54 pm

    It's a device for working with ice blocks.

  13. Alex
    January 7th, 2007 at 12:06 am

    This is actually a fire tongs, used to pick up hot coals. From the looks of it, it's probably industrial use (not just fireplace) but I suppose comment #1 withvous is the closest. :)

  14. fiona
    January 10th, 2007 at 10:05 pm

    a fish gutter.


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