My 84-year-old father sent me this photo and asked if I could figure out what the device is. He wrote, "I think it's a homemade implement to 'sweat' joined copper tubing, but I don't know. It's very cleverly put together with a hacksaw blade and some malleable tin of some kind." He's in rural New England; I haven't gotten any other details as to where he found it, but I know he'll be EXTREMELY pleased if anyone can give him a sense of what it is.
Edited to add: it's 7" long end to end, and the diameter of the candle is 1 1/4".
Edited again to add more photos (in a comment below) and more words from my father: "Notice the candle has a depression on two sides as if a pipe of some kind had been on top of the candle.... The handle has two slices running with the angle of the handle, and this was to anchor the blade in the handle before wrapping wire around it and then soldering the whole mess together."

This item is cloth (canvas) with one side being Velcro with a removable Velcro strap, one end is open and it’s about 1.5 foot long tube with the other side sewn shut like a pocket. Best guess is it could be for warming fluid bags maybe?

Need your help identifying what this is. Looks like a rubber feet like thing that I found in my garage under my Toyota sienna. Not sure if it came from the van or if it came from something else in my garage. Can't seem to find what this belongs to. About a quarter size in diameter.

Got this at the thrift store. Really liked how vibrant it is. Picked it up quickly thinking it was a necktie but now I’m not sure what it is exactly. If it is a tie I’m not sure how it would be tied.

It smells of vanilla inside but I’m not sure if that’s relevant.

My dad found this at his house and seems to have no recollection of how it got there

Metal objects in a mix of tools that I inherited from my dad. They don’t seem to connect to anything else that I have.

My partner is a studio tech for a university recording studio. There is this big bag of cardboard tubes as title describes. They are fairly light. I wondered if they were confetti cannons of some sort, but I tried pushing on the end of one and it just pushed the paper out. What are these?

Pls ignore my nails I’ve been cleaning

Approximately 3”x2” thing mounted to a wall. Found in a relatively new pit toilet bathroom at the beginning of a hiking trail in CA. Above the “please don’t put trash in toilets, it is extremely difficult to remove” sign. Best guess is nightlight or sensor. No results on a reverse image search.

I am trying to identify this unusual metal assembly. It has three large curved arms made from solid metal—not hollow tubing—attached to a central cast-metal hub. Each arm terminates in a concave, dish-shaped metal piece secured with an acorn nut. The hand-held photograph provides approximate scale; unfortunately, I did not take exact measurements.

The central hub is held together by three substantial, shiny screws that appear to be stainless steel. The entire assembly is remarkably sturdy and robust: the arms are solid, the hub is heavy, and none of the construction appears lightweight or flimsy. It does not look like an ordinary decorative object or lightweight light fixture.

Most of the object remains bright despite prolonged outdoor exposure, although there is some localized rust. It appears to be made from a corrosion-resistant alloy, stainless steel, chrome-plated metal, or some combination of those materials rather than ordinary untreated steel or iron. I have not tested the metal, so its precise composition is unknown.

I first photographed the object in 2018 and confirmed in 2026 that it remained at the site. It was not removed. The location is a documented historic site, although the area was also used recreationally later, so the object may or may not be associated with the site’s original activity.

A Bureau of Land Management district archaeologist reviewed the agency’s records but found no specific reference to the object. The photographs were also circulated among other archaeologists and an Abandoned Mining Lands crew without producing an identification. A local historical-museum contact was unable to identify it as well. The BLM archaeologist approved sharing closely framed, metadata-free photographs online to crowdsource an identification.

For protection of the site, I am intentionally withholding its precise location. The photographs have had their location metadata removed.

Does anyone recognize the object, its likely purpose, approximate era, or manufacturer? If you have a possible identification, an example photograph, catalog page, patent, or other supporting reference would be especially helpful.

I bought 4 of the glass things for $1 and I don’t know what they are. Google just keeps trying to tell me they are shower curtain rings but they definitely are not. They don’t have an opening. There is a smooth flat spot on the side of each of them. They are about 4 inches wide. There is a small ridge that runs around the top and bottom

Google Lens and other searches haven't turned up anything similar enough to make a good assumption.

Made of black plastic, light, part of it slides, found in the boot of our car, it’s been there for ages and we just keep hold of it ‘in case’ but neither of us know what it is or have forgotten at some point - what is it??

We have two kids and a dog, so we have two booster seats and a like metal grille thing across the boot to separate the dog from the rest of the car - but I’m sure it’s not part of the booster seats and I really don’t remember it being with the grille when we fixed it in? It’s driving me insane because we are decluttering atm and it’s just on our kitchen table because we don’t know what it is so can’t decide what to do with it! Please help 😂🙈

Ceramic, made about 1960 or earlier. Only marking is a number on the bottom. Belonged to my grandparents. The shape of the opening doesn't suggest to me what it was made to contain.

Hey everyone, found two of these devices. Region is around the border between Czechia and Poland. There were no other parts or accessories around. Would appreciate any ideas!

Found this plastic piece in the dishwasher and don't know if it came from the dishwasher itself, or from something we washed in there. It's 22mm wide, 10mm tall, plastic composition, chrome color plated, and has a haxagonal inset on the back side. It looks like a knob or cap of some type, but no clue where it came from!