We’ve laughed. We’ve cried. We’ve bonded. We’ve been disturbed by a mental image of Martin’s wife.
You know, when I take a moment to reflect back on all the deep and rewarding times we’ve …. Okay, fine! Here’s the clue that shouldn’t fail you to the Mystery Thing that yesterday I made you guess at:
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LOL!!! @ Geoff XD
So the stuff in the bag with the Bellows, looks like they're for a Doctor. So I search for Doctor Bellows and all I get are I Dream Of Jeannie references. So the thing yesterday is for polishing Genie Lamps.
Wheaton College Grad School (Church History)
so annoyed right now that I am NEVER coming back to your site Johnny, never ever ever ever never
oh very cool Mark…where you studying??
and John what the HELL does it have to do with the above pic except they are on the same website??
ok I found it and it has already been guessed….DAMN IT!!!
The Malleus Maleficarum for a class on the Reformation.
it's killing me Mark…..it's this or writing about early missionaries in New Zealand and their role in colonisation…..hmmmm on second thought I would rather be doing this LOL
And witch hunting?? Interesting. Which book (excuse the pun) and what for?
ok well I fount THIS pic but it says nothing about the last one….I am starting to hate you John
I'm with you Christine. I'm supposed to be reading a 15th century witch hunting handbook. Let's see…witch-hunting, obscure tool — which is more fun?
this is bringing out my competitive streak big time…..I am meant to be doing a 3000 word essay right now!!
maybe John could just send us all a book….?
I think I should win for the amount of research I am putting into this right now
Hand cranked skull saw.
no wait it says that the earliest tattoo machines were battery operated….BUT they had a thing that was used for painting and embroidery. They had a machine thingy that would punch holes in paper and then add the colour…is this the thingy??
a camera stand???
That was the earlier thingy.
This is a tatoo smoke enema
oh and it wasn't 3am it was about 10 am over here when it's 3pm over there (on last post) but still…principals!!
so hoping that was right!!
it is part of the early tattoo machines. The wheel is turned around and this drives needles repeatedly into the skin causing the tattoo
Okay, if I figured out what this thing this in about eight seconds, it can't possibly be taking you guys any longer. I'm hardly … Joe Internet. So:
All you have is an image. That's all you have to go on.
Which means you to SEARCH FOR AN IMAGE.
And Google has an IMAGE SEARCH.
One of the things above is clearly a BELLOWS. So you know your image search will include the word BELLOWS.
When you look at the rest of the stuff WITH the bellows, what FIELD or PROFESSION does it suggest?
Bingo.
Those two words will take you to the page wherein you'll find Mystery Object #1.
It's for typewriter repair. The mystery device from yesterday is for rewinding old typewriter ribbons.
And this one looks veterinary. Maybe for pumping air into an animal that's giving birth to make it easier to maneuver and/or insert helping hands?
dental drill?
I still think it's an old-fashioned chain saw.
This can't be happening….
wood burning tool
Julia: No. CLOSE—you'll soon enough, I know, be disturbed by HOW close—but no.
Oh, Brian. If ANYONE was going to go immediately from this picture to what the other item is, I figured it'd be you. And I think it still will be. BUT YOU'RE WASTING TIME!!
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