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Can Anyone ID This Item - Perhaps Cosmetic or Pharmaceutical Related?
April 24, 2024, 08:12 PM
hjs157Can Anyone ID This Item - Perhaps Cosmetic or Pharmaceutical Related?
I discovered this item in a box of old odds and ends. Based upon the age of the other contents, I judge this item to be from the 1940's - 1950's era. The hollow, blue plastic tube measures ~2" long x ~.500" in diameter. On one end there is a threaded metal cap while the opposite end has a spring loaded ball bearing which acts as a valve. Pressure on the ball bearing releases the contents; a fine white powder. There are no markings other than a raised numeral "8" on the metal cap. I initially thought this was some type of woman's cosmetics dispenser though the powder makes me wonder if perhaps it was used for dispensing medicine. Thanks for looking.
April 24, 2024, 08:22 PM
r0guechalk? For sewing, drawing lines on fabric?
April 24, 2024, 08:30 PM
bendableWhere did you get it ?
An aircraft carrier ?
Grandpa's basement?
Uncle Billy's golf cart?
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April 24, 2024, 08:55 PM
WaterburyBobIs it possible the white powder is the dried-out remains of a liquid or gel?
Then it could be some sort of cosmetic applicator.
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April 24, 2024, 09:16 PM
bendableI was thinking some sort of marking tool for one of the constructing trades.
Instead of chalk or carpenters pencil .
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April 24, 2024, 10:06 PM
sigmonkeyDispenser for cocaine.
Original 8 Ball...
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Sauer KrautChalk stick holder
April 25, 2024, 10:27 PM
bendableSomething that people in prison use to smuggle contraband perhaps
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