Have you ever stumbled upon a hidden treasure while browsing through thrift stores? Well, sometimes these treasures can leave us completely baffled. This is exactly what happened to a woman who discovered a strange object during her thrift store adventure. Intrigued to find out more? Keep reading!
The object in question was a metallic-looking circular item with a lid that could be opened to reveal a mysterious storage space. Its bottom had three circular balls to maintain balance. Puzzled by what she had found, the woman turned to the internet for help and posted a query on the ‘What Is This Thing’ subreddit on Reddit.
Describing the object as “lidded and opens, with a different material inside and a weighted bottom,” she attempted to use technology to solve the mystery. However, her Google image search yielded no satisfactory results, except for a salt cellar that lacked a spot for a spoon.
Unable to unravel the mystery herself, the woman sought assistance from the Reddit community, hoping that someone there would have the answers. And she was not disappointed. Within no time, helpful users on Reddit unraveled the mystery.
“It looks like an inkwell,” suggested one user named ParadoxicalFrog. Another user, Total-Sector850, echoed the same sentiment, saying, “It definitely looks like an inkwell to me!”
This response amused another user, msdemeanour, who jokingly remarked, “Ah, an inkwell, the perpetual question on this subreddit. It’s always an inkwell or an ashtray!”
While most people agreed that the mysterious object was indeed an inkwell, there seemed to be a missing element. BuddysMumOz pointed out, “I also think it’s an inkwell. The presence of a rim suggests there might have been a glass inner pot, which would make sense.”
Inkwells were once commonplace items that everyone would recognize. However, in today’s world, these inkwells find their way to thrift stores, leaving people puzzled about their purpose. It makes us wonder which everyday objects of today might evoke the same response from future generations.
