Rob Amaral Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I know what it is.. Kibbel probably does.. do you? House was 1819, on the coast S of BOS. Attached to the ceiling in the basement. Download Attachment: IMG_1927.JPG 101.07 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryseidner Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 That's a tissue dispenser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resqman Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Helium ballon storage compartment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 A Box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 A mailbox for the troll that lives in the basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwlewis Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 built in clothes wringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 No clue, but you have my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 cockroach treadmill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I'm going to go with "Whole House Nutmeg Grater"...but then, I'm odd! [:-spin] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Kinda looks like the bottom end of a thingy we found in our barn when I was a kid. My dad said it was for making corn meal. It suppose it could be a clothes wringer though. and that white stuff is soap residue that built up on the side of the thing. I can imagine some poor lady sitting there scrubbing stuff on a washboard and then feeding it up through that thing to somewhere else. Oh! How about a mop wringer? ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Morrison Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 You've got me, bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Noodle maker for making homemade pasta. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 A secret floor safe. The slot at the top is hidden in the floor boards. The bottom of the box has been removed in your photo and all cash has been removed. Jim- this message will self destruct in 30 seconds. For affect, sing this out loud now "dun dun da di, dun dun da dum, dun dun da di, dun dun da dum..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Well?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Keep going.. I'll give you one clue. The long object is made of glass.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieb Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Are you kidding? Some sort of lamp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryseidner Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Keep going.. I'll give you one clue. The long object is made of glass.. That's what she said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Heat Lamp? Bong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Clue #2: "It's very old" Clue #3: The cylindrical object is made of glass. House is 1819... on the coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwlewis Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 it's to remove sand from your shoes or feet when you come in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Has it always been attached to the basement ceiling? Is the basement ceiling like 80 feet above sea level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 It's an old beacon light re-purposed as a grow light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Beacon light shipping box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Saunders Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Radio antenna insulator (what's it doing in the basement?) Considering the clues, I'd say it's an old mast light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I'm just blind. I see NO long cylindrical object made of glass in that photo. WHERE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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