String Thing...I PULLED IT !

[mojjax]

I was in our attic fixing insulation and I came across this thing . It's 5" long .

I really don't want to pull on the strings till know what it is .......in case it's one of those exploding party poppers or something .

 

[Woodland Detectors]

How cool is that? I was laughing so hard because I glanced at Mojjax's avatar when this was all going on! It fit perfect. Look at it you'll crack up. I'm glad your still with us my friend. And nice ID Rando....Kinda

 

[Monty]

There you go and ruin an irreplaceable artifact! We told you not to pull it! Or did we say.......Never mind. Monty

 

[mojjax]

There you go and ruin an irreplaceable artifact! We told you not to pull it! Or did we say.......Never mind. Monty

The cool thing about it ......once it's open , you pull the other string , an it goes back inside !

 

[mojjax]

Now that I know what it is , I checked my trusty 1895 Montgomery Ward catalogue ....sure enough , there's a bunch of them . Even one that looks like a cigar !

 

[ivan salis]

in and out strings to control the fans deployment --those clever orientals what will they think of next?

 

[Nana40]

I pulled it !! It appears to be a Ladies Fan

We knew you couldn't resist!

What a cool little fan!

 

[mojjax]

in and out strings to control the fans deployment --those clever orientals what will they think of next?

Looks like it may have been invented by a German immigrant , Otto Bruck ?

http://www.google.com/patents/about...inm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=

 

[ivan salis]

humm I've seen similar type items in the orient many times -- and I always thought they were of oriental design -- but it seems old otto got the "patent" for the design back in 1869 , maybe he saw it "overseas" and was the "first guy" to think of applying for the patent ---that happened fairly often back then you know . -- the telephone and several other "inventions" had multiple claimants often within days of one another .

 

[hunterken]

I agree with Monty!!!!!

 

[terryo]

I double-dog dare you to take it on an airliner!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: String Thing...found in attic

I sent him a PM telling him what it is.....

And it does NOT explode.
You're all going to be surprised.

Congrats on the ID, even though it was in a PM. Great pics in the catalog mojjax.

 

[ivan salis]

oh heres my finger --pull it .

 

[Unicorn]

This has been soooo funny, and Ivan my Pa used to say that to me, not going to say why tho