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What is this (pictures in the detail)?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46813points) April 17th, 2020

I belong to a FB called “Things found in walls.” We share unusual finds, usually from old, old houses. One person just came across this she found in a 100 year old house she just bought. Some are saying it’s a thumb guard and some are saying it’s something else…something I’d rather not have hanging around in my computer memory so I haven’t googled it.

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stanleybmanly's avatar

Was “something else” in the nature of a sex toy?

si3tech's avatar

To me it looks exactly like a leather woven version of a thumb guard my kids wore. (those were plastic) I am sure of this.

SQUEEKY2's avatar

Guard you thumb from what??

Dutchess_lll's avatar

Well the thread got crazy! And yeah, they were guessing a sex toy, the preverts!
Turns out it’s a butcher’s thumb guard.

Dutchess_lll's avatar

@si3tech…it’s chain mail, not leather.

Zaku's avatar

Yep, makes good sense. Chainmail armor for the butcher’s thumb, with a wrist strap. I could use such a thing when trying to cut stale bread with a knife…

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