Name that thing

[Skyrys62]

Grabbed a tool box at an estate sale, and a few of these were in a bag.
Tried googling it but can't find it.
Anyone identify it?
Pics are different. One has sharper points than the other.

 

[RyanB]

Russian tracking device I think

 

[SixPapaCharlie]

Russian tracking device I think

Close. This one is Chinese.
The Russian one has 3 prongs.
Easy mistake to make.

 

[eman1200]

I would have said some kind of fuse tester based on the 2nd pic, but not sure why that would need pointy tips

 

[Bell206]

Grabbed a tool box at an estate sale

What other tools/items were in the box?

 

[flyingron]

Last time I saw spikes like that it was some sort of nail in cabinet glide. Sliding doors or something?

 

[Skyrys62]

What other tools/items were in the box?

Dead spiders, dust, and a few old jigsaw blades.

Quite the score..

probably going to end up as skewers for those little Chinese corn cobs

 

[Sluggo63]

Post pictures of it here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/

I bet you'll have an exact answer within 15 minutes along with links to buy more. That subreddit is amazing.

 

[Salty]

Corn cob skewer.

 

[Unit74]

Starlink suborbital booster module. Elon is missing about 40 of those.

 

[X3 Skier]

One of the finest one of those I’ve ever seen, whatever it is.

Cheers

 

[Dave Theisen]

If only you bought the thing it plugs into, then you’d have something.

 

[Skyrys62]

If only you bought the thing it plugs into, then you’d have something.

Very true ha ha.
If you happen to stumble across it, go ahead and grab it and I will sell you this piece.

 

[Zeldman]

Percible.

Percible J. Adelaide.

Call it P.J. for short...

 

[benyflyguy]

Post pictures of it here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/

I bet you'll have an exact answer within 15 minutes along with links to buy more. That subreddit is amazing.

You are right. There is one for cars too. Blurry camera of car going by on a ring app. Answer with make model and year in short time. Amazing

 

[Bacho]

Corn cob skewer.

This is my guess as well.

 

[NoHeat]

Post pictures of it here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/

I bet you'll have an exact answer within 15 minutes along with links to buy more. That subreddit is amazing.

Oh, thanks for that. There’s some interesting stuff there. After s few minutes I came across what turned out to be a Russian flight computer, kind of like an E6B but specifically for crosswinds.

 

[Skyrys62]

For reference, plastic part is about 1"L x 5/8"W (didn't measure thickness) and the metal prongs are 1/4" long at best.

 

[NoHeat]

I’m with flyingron. Something for cabinetry, maybe pre-IKEA.

 

[Tarheelpilot]

Post pictures of it here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/

I bet you'll have an exact answer within 15 minutes along with links to buy more. That subreddit is amazing.

That is a black hole for time.

 

[Matthew]

One of the finest one of those I’ve ever seen, whatever it is.

Cheers

Yeah. They just don’t make them like that anymore.

 

[Half Fast]

Double barrel toothpick.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

dilithium master outer-controls for a retro confabulator

 

[Crashnburn]

Wow, you guys are slipping. Those are chemtrail sprayer interlocks.

 

[SkyChaser]

Those are obviously current-regulating chips for a gonculator. The pointy ones are for faster electrical impulses and the rounded ones are for slower electrical impulses.

 

[Jim K]

Mini-golf divot tools?

 

[Bill]

Cattle prods for miniature cows!

 

[Half Fast]

Those are obviously current-regulating chips for a gonculator. The pointy ones are for faster electrical impulses and the rounded ones are for slower electrical impulses.

The German gonculator or the American one?

 

[SkyChaser]

The German gonculator or the American one?

I'm not sure, but I think the American one because I'm pretty sure the German one only took the style of chips with a less corrugated surface.

 

[eman1200]

 

[Salty]

The German gonculator or the American one?

That's clearly metric. What is ya, ignorant?

 

[Half Fast]

That's clearly metric. What is ya, ignorant?

@SkyChaser seems to disagree.

 

[MauleSkinner]

@SkyChaser seems to disagree.

About the metricity or the ignorance?

 

[SkyChaser]

@SkyChaser seems to disagree.

It's hard to tell from the pictures, so I could understand the differing opinions. On the German ones, the ridges are .42 cm apart, and are .254 cm deep, whereas on the American ones, they're 1/4" apart and 1/8" deep. The prongs on German ones are also slightly wider spread, with a gap about 1/16" wider than the ones on American chips.

About the metricity or the ignorance?

Both. Firstly, see above, and as for the latter, I know I am not smart enough to judge the intelligence of an engineer.

 

[SoonerAviator]

Almost looks like a grout spacer that you'd use for tile, minus the metal prongs. Possibly something similar for use in drywall?

 

[Half Fast]

...I know I am not smart enough to judge the intelligence of an engineer.

Hah! That’s a laugh. Young lady, you lack nothing in the “smarts” department.

 

[Skyrys62]

Almost looks like a grout spacer that you'd use for tile, minus the metal prongs. Possibly something similar for use in drywall?

That was my first thought as well. Used for tile backing board or something..but never found them, in any search.

Post pictures of it here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/

edit: finally got the post to work.

 

[GeorgeC]

It's an anti-fuse. Apply enough voltage to the terminals and the circuit closes.

 

[Sac Arrow]

Test it for electrical continuity?

 

[Skyrys62]

I dissected one and the metal prongs are not connected in any way. Basically like two these small nails, encased in the plastic.