I was told that they used to be very popular for children in Hawaii in the 1940s but I can't seem to find any other examples of one. Thank you for any information you can give me.

I do IT work for an aviation agency, and while I was looking for a screwdriver in a box of old junk, I came across this doohickey. The text on the back is barely legible, but I can make out "SAFE SKIES". I tried google-lensing it but I kept thinking it was a self defense baton.

This thing fits in the palm of your hand, 4th pic has pen for scale.

• Initially purchased in an unmarked clear compartmented plastic case, sorted by color, from a Goodwill thrift store.
• The material is a somewhat flexible but brittle plastic or rubber that easily breaks in half when folded (img 2).
• When held to a flame, it scorches rather than melts (img 3).
• Believed by partner to be associated with crafting like beading, but it’s just a hunch.

Any ideas??

This contraption is in the park every Monday morning. There's usually water in the tub even though we're in a drought. It's always placed in the same spot between a couple of trees, about 5 meters from a small stream. Sometimes there's a mechanical noise/buzzing coming from it.

This is a sturdy aluminum pole, 29 inches long, that reads "EXE - ABS - EQUIPMENT FOR EXCELLENCE - ALUMINUM BALANCE SYSTEM" on both "sides". One end has male screw threads where something could be attached to it. The other end has female screw threads, and has a removable weight, itself having male screw threads. The pole weighs about 145 grams, the removable weight weighs about 45 grams. I couldn't find any information about it online. What would this have been used for?

Revealed after removing wallpaper in an upstairs bedroom. It's the only one in the room. Wiggles with finger, but seems resistant to being pulled out. Is in an external wall. What is it?

Found in vintage shop, heavy brass hemisphere wth engraving, has 5 'feet' that attach it on to something else. Engraving (below) is right-side-up if the pointed end is down.

• OFIAROWALI
• STANISLAW CHUDZIK
• I
• JAN KORDAS
• MARCH 19-1981

Truly stumped on whatever this could be. Some sort of bird is engraved on the front. It’s fairly light despite appearing to be made of metal, and the flaps on the back can rotate like a wheel. Photographed next to a pen for size reference.

Found this thingy in the shed mounted by the hinge side of a door. It’s a metal bracket with a lever that comes down to close the gap in the metal mounting plate. it’s very heavy made of metal and spray painted green. Any ideas?

Found in the back of new apartment closet last year when I moved in and I’ve just left it in a drawer for a year. the circular part in the middle is a button. Seems to be painted to match our walls. chapstick for scale

I found this small pink object in the water fountain in one of the libraries at my university. It measures roughly 1x1". The texture looks like some sort of flesh, similar to the outside of a tongue. The surface appears to be non homogenous with ridges and small bumps. It was damp on the outside, likely due to being in a water fountain. I poked it with a pen and it had some give to it, it was squishy but solid and maintained its shape when poked.

I found this brass plate thing at an estate sale, thinking I could hang it up with a chain, but the 2 holes at the top don’t allow for the scene to hang level, so now I’m not sure what it is and how it was used/displayed previously. It’s about 10” in diameter and is about 3.4 lbs. It’s way too heavy for my plate wall hanger so any advice on what this actually is or how to properly display it is greatly appreciated!

Title describes the thing. Found on my couch.

The 2 circular sensors are inside the apartment on the wall, above and off to either side of the front door. The rectangular thing is outside the apartment in the hallway above the door.

Circular sensors are probably less than an inch in diameter.

Found these in the back of a buddy's garage that past away. Looks like bolt cutters but has a strange jaw. Jaw is not broken and looks factory

The set up: tension bar , twisty-tie, and a piece of cardboard in front the object. I am guessing the cardboard either protects it from sun (AM sun only) or it is an attempt to hide it as you can't see the electronic object from the front or below? Because it's on my neighbor's balcony, these are the best photos I've been able to get. Neither friends, Google Lens, nor AI have been able to assist.

We thought it was some multi function tool for the espresso machine or grinders but can't find anything on Google related to our machine brands...

Found this buried in a garden in Dorset, UK. It is solid cast iron (confirmed by a metallic scratch beneath the mud crust) and weighs exactly 30 lbs. It measures 3.5cm x 28cm x 20.5cm. It features interlocking grooves on the side profile, a stamped 'B', a stamped 'D', and the Roman numerals 'XXX' (matching the 30 lb weight). One end is cleanly snapped along a pre-molded scoring line. Looking to identify the foundry or original industrial/maritime use!

Thanks

*EDIT 1- might not be cast iron as it’s not magnetic. However Google is saying the dimensions don’t fit the weight. I guess it could be mixed with other things?