What is it?

[dalez 142]

I’ve hand this kicking around my garage for a long time and never gave it a second. Always thought it was an old kitchen stove part. Last night I took a better look at it and believe I figured out what it is. I am putting it out here to see if I’m right.

[ebinmaine 77,955]

3 minutes ago, dalez said:

I figured out what it is

 

That's a ruler. Specifically a yardstick. 

 

 

 

OK.. and I dunno what the other thing is.  

[SylvanLakeWH 30,897]

Telephone dart... used to play the telephone game back before lawyers... 

 

Discontinued after a few too many head punctures...

 

 

[8ntruck 8,695]

Wrong @ebinmaine.  It is a blue plastic tray - similar to cafeteria trays.

 

Oh.  The rusty thing - maybe a portable boot scraper.  Stick the pointy end in the ground and use the flat side to scrape your boot.

 

Maybe a marlin spike thingy to help linemen with splices?

Edited 9 hours ago by 8ntruck

[WHX?? 55,781]

in other words no idea. The telephone has gotta be a clue. 

[Handy Don 16,092]

For pulling telephone wires? Tie a light pull string to it and throw at a pole then pull the wire up with the string?

[8ntruck 8,695]

48 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

in other words no idea. The telephone has gotta be a clue. 

Googling telephone troy ny 184 leads to a telephone exchange location and current area code.

[Easton Rich 1,090]

Its a WWII era missile that apparently was a dud. This is clearly a very dangerous item that would be very valuable to the right person on pawn stars

[JoeM 9,697]

When driven into  a pole, the end with the three notches is used as a separator to run multi lines so the tech could clip in easily.

Sounds like a good like of BS. lol

[ebinmaine 77,955]

The tele number likely isn't to do with WHAT it does but where it was cast