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Those of you who guessed or knew it was Daxophone tongues are right of course.
I found this image and a lot of amazing other ones at my new favorite site: Things Organized Neatly
Friday, May 25, 2012
take a guess what these are--UPDATED
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Those of you who guessed or knew it was Daxophone tongues are right of course.
I found this image and a lot of amazing other ones at my new favorite site: Things Organized Neatly
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Tools for carving clay sculptures.
ReplyDeleteShark teeth!? Real guess, hmm, fancy artsy lace tatting shuttles?
ReplyDeleteIt's what happens when typographers close their eyes.
ReplyDelete(I know exactly what it is, and a straight answer would just spoil the game).
Bookmarks!
ReplyDeleteSpatuals and kitchen utensils. Best guess.
ReplyDeleteThey're challenge goals for professional-level paper football tournaments.
ReplyDelete(I do actually know what they are, but I'm not telling ;-) )
Wood models of futuristic clothing designs
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ReplyDeleteThey all have a single notch in the bottom. I would assume that goes over a rope. And they almost all have a hole in the middle (some have "fingers") through which rope could be pulled.
ReplyDeleteSo I'm going to guess they have something to do with holding the ropes on a sailboat. (I'm sure there's a name for it, but since we're not allowed to Google it...)
ancient tools, for dentistry, or even worse an incentive tool for making someone talk.
ReplyDeleteVariations on the letter 'A'.
ReplyDeleteI KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW!! *wildly waves hands**
ReplyDeleteEbelskiver turners!
I posted an Ebelskiver recipe on my blog awhile back!
http://blog.magolla.com/2012/02/foodie-friday-cheesy-eggs-and.html
blender attachments?
ReplyDeleteParts of a musical instrument called a Daxaphone. These are tongues.
ReplyDeleteThey are tools created and manipulated by members of our American Indian population.
ReplyDeleteThis collection appears like they're now being archived, handled with care. They are of course not likely used today.
Sheila Cull
Geppetto's early failed attempts at Pinocchio's nose?
ReplyDeleteEgg beaters, or for other mixing in the kitchen. Maybe bread dough. They're stored on a rack, hence the notch at the bottom. Maybe.
ReplyDeleteAncient wooden tuning forks?
ReplyDeleteYou know those things you use to dieffenback your double-sniveliever, they are not them.
ReplyDeleteI know but I'm not telling.
Neener, neener, neener,
Parts of a loom or knitting machine.
ReplyDeleteI think they have something to do with pasta... for shaping the different pastas.
ReplyDeleteHammers to play a hammer dulcimer
ReplyDeleteThey look like some kind of alphabet. Whatever they are, they're pretty. Beautiful craftsmanship.
ReplyDeleteAncient Chinese playdough shaping tools or maybe flashy cheese knives.
ReplyDeleteNo idea, but they're beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMy guess would be these are weaver's shuttles ... but maybe I am completely wrong about this!
ReplyDeletewoodblocks for making letters...of some sort or language? :D
ReplyDeleteAncient Mayan clothes hangers.
ReplyDeleteToothpicks, featuring weapons from all generations of Star Trek
ReplyDeleteNot sure, but I think I saw a couple of those in my doctor's examining room.
ReplyDeleteHrrummpf -- Why you…you’ve stolen the family crests from the royal vaults of Atlantis! December isn’t soon enough. You’ve doomed us all!
ReplyDeleteOwp -- no false alarm, they’re sculpting tools. Sheww, you had me worried.
Pre-Colombian barbeque utensils.
ReplyDeleteCheese knives?
ReplyDeleteI like vitaro's hammered dulcimer guess - I play one, poorly. However, I don't suppose I'd sound any worse using one of these implements.
Could cheat and say "daxophone tongues", but where's the fun in that?
ReplyDeleteI find them much more interesting as varying difficulty levels in the prehistoric version of "shoot the water gun in the clown's mouth to make the balloon grow" carnival game.
Former Trees.
ReplyDeleteLove all these comments. My guess: weaving tools.
ReplyDeleteBDSM toys, used mainly for light spanking in lieu of paddles.
ReplyDeleteThese are the world's worst rowing oars...
ReplyDeleteThe one invariant feature is the notch, which is ALWAYS in the same position and is ALWAYS the same size or shape. (As someone above mentioned, they also all have a hole in them... but the hole varies in size, shape, and proportion of the surface area.) I conclude from this that the notch is the one mission-critical feature, probably the one most intimately connected with the objects' purpose. And, I'm guessing, the notch is meant to FIT some other object... Wish I knew how big these were!
ReplyDeleteHmm... Well, that's all I can come up with for now.
Protective spikes for fences surrounding Frank Lloyd Wright homes.
ReplyDeleteMy first guess was gun parts, and then I thought some ancient musical instruments.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I didn't know what they were, but I took a guess based on the comments and found out.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is, they look a lot prettier than they sound.
Dential implements for masochists!
ReplyDeleteBrain pickers editors use to pry good books out of our feeble writing brains.
ReplyDeleteIt's a wooden model. I had something like that as a kid, except mine was a dinosaur.
ReplyDeleteThis model though is a more adult one I saw in a local hobby shop recently.
In this case, if you stack them in the right order it's a 3-Dimensional bust of Willie Nelson smoking a joint with Bill Clinton (who is trying not to inhale).
Oh...wait...or maybe its just a bunch of funky salad tossing forks.
ReplyDeleteMy first guess was an alphabet. But then everything looked like an A. So I caved and googled. As to whether or not I was right or wrong? All I can say: Yes.
ReplyDeleteDinglehoppers? DINGLEHOPPERS!
ReplyDeleteThings that make something if you stick them on another thing all at the same time?
ReplyDeleteSince they all have the same shape cut out at the bottom, I'm guessing they're designed to fit down onto the edge of something. Maybe a line of them. Or they attach to each other and form an animal or somesuch, like a 3-D model. Possibly of something like a shark... :)
ReplyDeleteBut they'd make great bookmarks.
I think they are animals. See, the little notched part on the bottom--those are the legs. The holes are eyes or, in some cases, ears/antlers/etc.
ReplyDeleteBut I also want to say they are bookmarks. I've seen some like this--I even have one like this!
They are so beautiful!
Bottle openers. I'll take a Corona Light with a lime wedge.
ReplyDeleteThe alphabet of an alien species, left on Earth hundreds of years ago and found in an Egyptian crypt.
ReplyDeleteKitchen utensils...specifically those pasta measuring thingies.
ReplyDeleteDinglehoppers ha. My guess is net weaving tools.
ReplyDeleteSalad tongs? I'd guess Scandinavian designed. They come in pairs and can hook together to better serve salads.
ReplyDeletechopstick prototypes?
ReplyDeleteDeviices used to force people to listen to Vogon poetry.
ReplyDeletefor health
ReplyDeleteThis are an artist’s interpretation of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics recently uncovered in a dig near the Egyptian border with Sudan. Roughly translated, it says “Don’t forget to read Janet Reid’s blog.”
ReplyDeleteSamples for Ms. Reid's new tribal-inspired balustrade in the summer house in the Hamptons.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was Russel Wright salad tong sets. My second thought . . . "wow, those are cool and I have no flipping idea . . ."
ReplyDeleteTerri
Hammers for a musical instrument such as a piano or dulcimer.
ReplyDeleteHa! Found it on Google! Still have no real clue, but have the name. I like Russel Wright salad tongs better.
ReplyDeleteTerri
Amazed at all the creative thoughts here!
ReplyDeleteLooked like guns to me, prima facie :D
http://www.thecolorsofmysoul.com
Honestly, they look like designs for eyeglasses ear-pieces.
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