Have you ever come across something that made you really puzzled? We’ve all experienced that. Our curious side just won’t quit until we figure out what it’s all about. But the times when we had to go to the library or ask an expert for answers are long gone. Thanks to the internet, we now have a bunch of online investigators ready to help. And let me tell you, they’ve revealed some amazing hidden truths about mystery finds.

1. ’’My mom found this in my dad’s drawer. Is it what I am afraid of?’’

Answer: The classic Sunbeam Mixmaster had a juicer attachment, a bowl that attached to the top of the mixer. This is the spout the juice would pour out of. The wire part held a little strainer to filter out pulp.

2. ’’What’s this weird glass ball, suspended by screws, in a metal frame, bronze or gold color in appearance?’’

Answer: It is a Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder. You place a strip of card into one set of grooves in the piece that curves behind the sphere, point the opposite side of the sphere towards the equator, and the sphere will focus the sunlight to burn a track on the card. The card has hours marked, and more the card is burnt, the brighter the sunlight was.

3. ’’What’s this three-legged stool with a very narrow back, does it serve a specific purpose?’’

Answer: It’s a milking stool, 3-legged birthing style spinning chair. So basically, no special use.

4. ’’I found this stainless-steel object when cleaning out a lab space. Has an “H” in a diamond stamp.’’

Answer: It’s a glass tube cutter! I used it many times in chemistry lab.

5. ’’I found this in an old cabinet, made entirely of glass with narrowing holes all the way through.’’

Answer: It’s a flower frog, used to hold a flower arrangement in a vase. Made obsolete by foam and gels.

6. ’’What is this glass object? It’s fairly heavy, has no markings, and a very narrow hole on top.’’

Answer: It’s an oil candle.