10 strange household items that required friends to identify (19 photos)

The Chinese have come up with all sorts of charming, but not particularly useful gadgets for all occasions. Sometimes you can't even figure out the purpose of a particular thing the first time.





But the history of unidentified things is much more ancient and interesting. And people encounter all sorts of mysteries every day in a store, their own apartment or an old closet in an inherited house. And often only folk wisdom, experience and the ingenuity of friends on the other side of the monitor allow you to identify a mysterious object.

1. Glossy wooden rectangle with a slot and holes for fastening



It turned out to be a shelf for postcards and photographs.





2. Funnel-shaped things with holes for hook-shaped fasteners



A device for collecting tree sap.



3. Shiny flat metal object



Guasha massage scraper. This ancient facial and body massage with a scraper has been practiced in Asia for centuries. It works not only with the skin, but also with the muscles, due to the correct pressure, metabolism is activated, wrinkles are smoothed out. Thanks to it, the oval of the face is tightened and a healthy tone is restored.



4. Oddly shaped scissors with O-shaped and triangular blades



The scissors are designed for opening quail eggs.



5. Ceramic object with a hole and a handle wrapped in leather



A ceramic crucible is a device for roasting coffee beans at home. The beans are poured into the hole and poured out through the hollow handle.

6. Metal tool with a wooden handle and ribbed plastic attachments



A scraper brush designed to clean carpets, upholstered furniture and clothing from pet hair.



7. Wooden structure in the form of a boat with notches



A board for playing the traditional Malay game of chongkak. Many other nations have similar games under other names.



8. A heavy steel object with two large spheres and rods that can rotate around an axis



A device for the squeamish and lazy - a lifting mechanism for a toilet seat. The weight forced the toilet seat to be in a raised position. As soon as the person stood up, the weight dropped and the toilet seat rose.



9. Brass system of three triangular ribbed plates connected by hinges



A device for pleating clothes from the 19th century.

10. Kitchen gadget on thin folding metal legs with plastic handles



Toaster overlay for heating bread.