When you clean out an attic or go through old boxes, it’s common to discover things that are hard to recognize. Sometimes, you need to ask others for help to figure out what they are.
Below, we have several items that were so tricky to identify that even the internet struggled with them. Check them out, and you might find they are like some mysteries you have too.
1. Garage Sale
These weird things were bought at a garage sale, but no one in the family knew what they were. Later on, they found out that these were Mexican stirrups known as ‘tapaderos’, and they were popular in South America.
2. Grandpa’s Grabber
They found this strange object in their grandfather’s closet but couldn’t identify it. They leaned it was a device used to pick up small items.
3. Wooden Knob
This was a present given at a wedding, but they wouldn’t tell what it was for.
After checking it out, they discovered it was meant to hold cheese while slicing it.
4. Online Mystery
Someone ordered cookies online, but when the box arrived, it had two weird things inside. Later, they discovered it was meant to be a funny gift. You put it on your ear, and it looks like you left a Q-tip in your ear.
5. Only in Austria
A hiker in Austria discovered some unusual items in Innsbruck, Austria. They learned that these were bollards that indicated directions in that country.
6. Housewarming Gift
Someone received this weird thing as a gift for their new home. What could it be? It turns out it’s a dip pot for salt and pepper. How handy!
7. Grocery Gift
While unpacking groceries from a nearby market, someone discovered this odd object. Later, they found out it was actually meant for peeling oranges.
8. Tin Tube
This object was discovered in a vintage jewelry box. It is empty inside and has openings on both sides. It serves as a scarf holder, designed to keep the scarf in place without needing to tie it.
9. Mystery Marble
This tiny object was found at a grandma’s house and could easily fit in your hand.
Later on, the grandma mentioned that it was a paperweight.