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Bargain hunters baffled by a ‘terrifying old school’ gadget –can you guess what it is?
When you go to an op shop, chances are you'll find some one-of-a-kind items and even treasure hidden among the piles of clothes and knick-knacks. Expensive antiques, vintage clothing, unique shoes, you name it! As the saying goes, ‘one man's rubbish is another man's treasure.’
The feeling of finding a hidden gem in an op shop is unbeatable. But sometimes, you come across something that leaves you feeling baffled instead.
This is what happened to a shopper who found a ‘terrifying old school’ metal gadget in an op shop in Sydney that looks like something straight out of a horror movie.
Amy, the shopper who found it, posted a pictureon Facebook, asking if anyone knew what it was.
The gadget in question is a metal ornament with scissor-like handles and a serrated edge.
Amy showed a clip of the device - which has scissor-like handles - moving and showing a serrated edge. Credits: I Love To Op Shop/Facebook
‘I saw this in the op shop today and am trying to work out what it's for because it looks like a torture device, hahaha. Does anyone know?’ she wrote in the Facebook group I Love To Op Shop.
The post quickly garnered dozens of responses, with people suggesting that it could be anything from a cigar cutter to a more risqué device like a sex toy.
‘It is a cigar end cutter,’ wrote one person.
‘Bottle opener for people with arthritis, maybe?’ commented another.
‘I think it’s a thread/yarn cutter - travelling crocheters and knitters use them where they can’t take scissors, e.g. on a flight!’ said one person.
‘It’s a pimple popper,’ commented another.
‘It's for champagne bottles,’ added a third.
But one commenter finally solved the mystery, revealing that it is, in fact, a harmless kitchen gadget–an egg cutter used to chop the top off from hard-boiled eggs.
‘It's an eggshell cutter,’ they said. ‘We had one when I was a child.’
Another added that it was used to ‘cut a boiled egg neatly when table manners were important.’
This is not the first time a shopper has found a bizarre item in an op shop. Just this year, another shopper found ashes inside a collectible ginger jar.
One woman found ashes in a jar that was allegedly sold at a Goodwill store. Credit: TikTok/@macymweeks.
Have you ever found a bizarre or mysterious item in an op shop? Share your story in the comments below!
