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Title: What is it?
Post by: woody1 on January 23, 2009, 05:15:28 PM
Hey ole' timers..Found this at work. There is a whole box of these in an old bin I was redin' up. I am pretty sure it has something to do with home improvement, but not positive.  It has a metal deal that sorta looks like a curtain hanger and a round ball that looks like a ball used for the game of "jacks". The ball will go through the one hole, but not the other. It is about 4" long by 1 1/2 ".  Give 'er a shot.
Woody




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Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: sawdust on January 23, 2009, 06:55:55 PM

I have no idea what it really is. I think it would make a real good tarp tie point. Put the ball on the tarp, push through the big hole slide down to the little end and then you could tie a rope onto the big side.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Jeff on January 23, 2009, 07:09:24 PM
That sounds like a perfectly logical answer to me. I'll go along with sawdust. :)
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: breederman on January 23, 2009, 07:11:08 PM
I 'm gonna guess they are used to hold your pants up!
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: isawlogs on January 23, 2009, 07:16:58 PM

Both answers sound good to me , I could use it for both ...  8)
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Howdy on January 23, 2009, 07:33:34 PM
A tarp tie is what I think too.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Left Coast Chris on January 23, 2009, 10:07:32 PM
As a hint,  tell us where you work and what the company produces/sells...... :P ::)
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Dave Shepard on January 23, 2009, 10:19:28 PM
It's a tongue depressor for a yak. You bounce the ball to distract the yak, then you depress his tongue.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: beenthere on January 23, 2009, 10:45:16 PM
Very similar to what the ladies of 60 years ago used to hold up their nylon stockings.

Can't tell the size from the pic.

But then, whada I know...I was only 9 then.  ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: woody1 on January 24, 2009, 12:19:21 AM
I sell lumber and building materials.
Woody
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: clif on January 24, 2009, 01:05:10 PM
They are probably what you said in your original post, shower curtain or drape hangers.