What is It? Game 11. - Neatorama

This week's collaboration with What is It? blog brings us this object (~~5-1/2~~ 5" tall). What is this mysterious object?

[No t-shirt for this round - congrats to Fodder, who won the last round.]

Update 2/16/07:

The answer is ... match holder:

The box is hollow with a hole at the top and bottom, and the piece of wood sticking out the top is attached to the base at the other end. When filled with matches, the box is lifted up an inch or two and when lowered back down a match will be found resting on the top.

Seems like no one has gotten it right!

definitely looks like something that goes on a fence.. not sure what could go inside though

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Looks like a shoeshine box to me.

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It's a shoe shine box. You can carry your wax and features in. Some "street" workers use it, put on the floor in front of a customer, you put your shoe on the box and then they clean and make your shoes shiny.

(sorry for my english it's not my native language)

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I say it's an old ballot box

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is it a banana?

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Christopher is right. It's a ballot box.

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shoeshine box

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ballot box, the piece of wood inserted in the top is intended to push the ballot into the box ( at this point little trolls go to work)

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I think it is a bread box. Looks like there is a cutting board in the top.

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.......... you are all so wrong,, its obviously a banana

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It stores lots of stop signs.

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Maybe the 1st BINGO tumbler the slot on the top is how you would catch the letter as it slid out

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Why would they have a 5" ballot box.

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For me, this is a tool box, made by a carpenter for the same one.

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Shoe shine box

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It's grammas dildo storage box. Scarry thing is the dildo is made of wood too. (thank god the box is closed) sorta like grammas other box at her age.

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The box is a sewing box containing thread, needles, etc.

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I agree with Jonno, it looks like a banana.

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If it's not a ballot box, maybe it's a suggestion box?

Blow me up, dog.

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a tantalus?

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i definitely think its a tool box. it looks like the entire octagonal shape comes off and then rolls out flat when undone so you can get at your tools. its either that or a banana.

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It's a money box for a church. Folding money goes in as donation, or for the purchase of candles for prayer.

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Oh, request for a prayer goes in as well...with a donation.

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Oh, this is a good one. Nope, not a ballot box. Not a toolbox either. And definitely not a banana!

BTW, I was told that it's not 5 1/2" tall - it's 5" tall.

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Tim Giachetti Says: "Itâ€™s grammas ***** storage box. Scarry thing is the ***** is made of wood too. (thank god the box is closed) sorta like grammas other box at her age."

Dude so not ok, I was in the middle of a drink and now the computer and the keyboard are sticky and covered in Mt. Dew...A waste of Mt. Dew!

Nearly died laughing. I am guessing it's a ***** storage box for a banana! A wooden banana...Grammy was a rebel!

*still laughing*

Perhaps a mail box?

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A Pinhole camera, perhaps?

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It's a mailbox missing the flag.

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A cigarette dispenser. You fill the box with rolled ciggies from the side, then you pull the box up the wooden tongue. The tongue catches a smoke inside the box, then when you press the box back down, it presents it to you.

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It's a BANANA, you tards! Geez.

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A box to crush spices

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definitely a banana

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Hmmm...I would have totally gone with a ballot box as well. It's perfect for one...locked from the outside, with the ballot stuffer sitting in the ballot hole. But he says it's not....

Is it something with money?

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Tithe box (for collections in a church)

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So....when the hell do we find out what it is???? The suspense is killing me...

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I'm thinking it's a plantain.

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thank you fellow believers, its a banana and if you cant see it, you are obviously and idiot ;o)

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