Once again, it's time for our collaboration with the always amusing What Is It? Blog. Do you know what the pictured item is? Can you make a wild guess?
Place your guess in the comment section below. One guess per comment, please, though you can enter as many as you'd like. Post no URLs or weblinks, as doing so will forfeit your entry. Two winners: the first correct guess and the funniest (albeit ultimately wrong) guess will win T-shirt from the NeatoShop.
Please write your T-shirt selection alongside your guess. If you don't include a selection, you forfeit the prize, okay? May we suggest the Science T-Shirt, Funny T-Shirt and Artist-Designed T-Shirts?
For more clues, check out the What Is It? Blog. There's another picture of this item at a slightly different angle there. Good luck!
Update: the object in question is a mailing machine for putting addresses on newspapers and magazines. Villaridge knew that, and won a t-shirt from the NeatoShop. Meanwhile, DocKami said, "it's a .... IT'S A TRAP !" which made me laugh, so he wins a t-shirt for the funniest answer. It does kind of resemble a trap, doesn't it?
I also want to remind you of the "one guess per comment" rule, because we had a lot of people with multiple guesses this week, and that's not really fair to everyone else. Of course, you are welcome to leave as many comments as you want.
it seems that the black roll at the front end of the handle serves as a kind of thumb operated brake for adjusting the tension wich which the band/tape is dispensed.
there also seem to be a kind of band/tape cutter provided at the front end of the device
it seems that there is also a kind of resilient jaw like rest provided at the front bottom end of the device, that is i expect that it is for some kínd of adhesive band/film, adhesive tape such as duct tape 600mph tape, pressure sensitive tape or even gummed fabric or paper tape..
the cranked rod at the rear end seems to serve to hold a roll of band/tape/film.
it seems also possible that the tape/band dispenser may serve for labelling purposes
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a newspapers "by Mail" subscription list is printed on a roll, put into this contraption. you roll a subscribers name and address out, it runs over the glue roller at bottom, then you slap the device down on a newspaper, which causes the snippet of paper with name and address to be cut off the roll, and adhere to the newspaper.
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This is a "Repunzel" dental floss dispenser (disposable version). It used finely spun human hair, or golden spun straw (Rumpelstiltskin version). I believe the latter could be refilled, but only after promising your first born (not a bad deal back then).
Personally, I prefer the more modern dental tape dispensers as pockets have decreased in size over the decades.
Anyway, mystery solved... where do I get my t-shirt?
but if you really want to know what I think...
it clearly is a mountain climbing device. the flat metal bit at the front ratchets down on vinyl straps, and the gears crank the position on the strap forward, enabling the climber to hold the handle and safely ascend the mountain.
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Alternatively, it's a steampunk conversation starter. Leave it on the coffee table at a party, watch people turn the handle, and viola! - instant conversational guesses about what it REALLY is!
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and on front there is an emergency line cutter in case the kite-seeking and eating tree striked again...
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So, the answer to the question "What is it?", is....'Nothing'.
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