Any idea what these are?
Any idea what these are?
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tannhauser

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244 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Any idea what these are?



They're brass, or brass-effect aluminium rods that are maybe 14" in length and compress as they're in two halves and contain a spring.

Rubber buffer on the ends of some of them.

Any ideas?! smile

GOATever

2,651 posts

96 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Chimney sweep rods.

Hoofy

80,063 posts

311 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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They're cat pokes. Contract near a cat, release. Cat is poked.















No idea.

Sheets Tabuer

21,444 posts

244 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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They fit together and once together you can point at things here, here and here.

HTP99

25,207 posts

169 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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They look familiar, I'm sure something my parents had, once upon a time, but now can't quite remember.

If you Google Image search them, you get guns!!

Just asked my elderly colleague who knows loads of useless information; all those years being alive!!

He has suggested they may be net curtain roads.

Edited by HTP99 on Thursday 12th December 15:33

GIYess

1,470 posts

130 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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some sort ot camera tripod legs? Music stand legs? They look very familiar but can't get it.

southendpier

6,208 posts

258 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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they are legs for a stool.

You put them on the stool and when you sit on the stool they compress and bounce. Very useful in an office if you need to bounce to places. such as the photocopier

The more legs you attached the higher you bounce and the more fun you could have at work. Health and safety regulations killed off the use of these stool legs in the early 1980s mainly due to people returning from the canteen spilling their coffees on the office carpet + neck and back injuries.

you're welcome.

WinstonWolf

72,863 posts

268 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Awning poles of some description?

Like everyone else says, they sure look familiar...

Fastpedeller

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175 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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WinstonWolf said:
Awning poles of some description?

Like everyone else says, they sure look familiar...
Tiny awning?.... they are only as long as a keyboard biggrin

CypSIdders

1,277 posts

183 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Are they the frame for a kite?

irocfan

48,995 posts

219 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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paper tray raisers?

WinstonWolf

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268 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Fastpedeller said:
WinstonWolf said:
Awning poles of some description?

Like everyone else says, they sure look familiar...
Tiny awning?.... they are only as long as a keyboard biggrin
A Barbie awning, I definitely meant an awning for Barbie's caravan... biggrin

tannhauser

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Thursday 12th December 2019
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Thanks for the helpful replies. For the funny ones... erm... thanks?

Yep they look familiar and purposeful to me, but I really can't get it. I've tried all the logical terms on the internet, but no success.

They don't slot together, and they're too small for curtain poles. The fact that one retracts into the other and there were originally buffers on one end of each, suggests some sort of purpose but I can't work it out. Intrigued as much as anything.

Sheets Tabuer

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244 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Think they are off those set top antennas for TVs in the 50s

tannhauser

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Thursday 12th December 2019
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In a similar vein - and I'd asked this a while ago but no success - any idea what this bracket is for?



Maybe a foot across. Think it might be something to do with a Nissan as it came with a couple Nissan bits and pieces I got hold of. Looks like some sort of tow eye lashing point or something. Has a letter B on it, but no other identifying numbers.

Thanks again!


tannhauser

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Thursday 12th December 2019
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Sheets Tabuer said:
Think they are off those set top antennas for TVs in the 50s
Good suggestion, but there are lots of them, as if they're supposed to all be used together or at the same time.

GliderRider

2,928 posts

110 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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The plungers could be for testing switches. The switch would be pressed with the ruuber end.If the plunger bottoms out before the switch activates, then the switch is too stiff and needs repair or replacement.

ApOrbital

10,587 posts

147 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Sheets Tabuer said:
They fit together and once together you can point at things here, here and here.
rofl

AlexB

317 posts

265 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Net curtain tension rods?

tumble dryer

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156 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Right OP, that's 0 for 2. What else you got up in the attic? biggrin