What is it? Game 82 - Neatorama

All right, all you guessing experts - here's this week's collaboration What is it? blog: can you guess what this strange object is (and don't say trumpet, cuz it's not!)

Place your guess in the comment section - no prize this week so you're playing for bragging rights only.

For more clues, check out the What is it? blog. Good luck!

Update 11/21/08 - the answer is:

A house jack, primarily used for leveling houses and barns, these were also used for lifting vehicles and machinery.

That was too easy! Guessed right, right away, by Jared.

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its a rafter jack to hold up a house and make it level

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A blow horn for Shrek.

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Sacrebleu... Is that a musket silencer?

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Unfortunaly mostly everyone is right. Its an old screw jack. I have 6 of them in the shed. Some of my grandfathers things.

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Forget the jack. It's a paperweight, to be used inside a bookcase, for extra pressure.
Of course also useable for pressure while glueing things, or leveling the shelves when constructing a bookcase.

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They mention the competition, AEI. It was my second job after leaving college. AEI made what we called foreground music. Same principal as Muzak but with real songs and real artists instead of insipid remakes. we did so well we forced Muzak to change their format, thank you very much :) Last I heard AEI got bought by a satellite service. My first job was Tower records. I kind of miss working for Tower. though the pay sucked eggs. lol. Several 80's and 90's local Seattle musicians worked for Muzak while starting their career such as Amy Denio who is still going strong. that is what I was doing when I worked for AEI. but I don't play professionally anymore. I am an old fart now. hehe

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Reminded me of when I heard a Muzak version of a Rolling Stones tune. Such weirdness.

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