Identify the Mystery Object.

[banj911]

Hand dryer?

 

[chipshot713]

Soap dispenser ?

 

[ektar]

Hand dryer?

Dingdingding!

A similar view of a newer model:

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Over to you, @banj911!

An observation from my misspent youth: Back when the use instructions were words instead of pictograms, 8/10 of these had loose verbal vandalizations. "Push button" became "Push butt," "Rub hands under warm air" became "Rub hands under arm," and it always seemed that someone added as the final instruction: "Wipe hands on pants." These alterations were so common, some washroom sociologists (the forebears of today's political conspiracy theorists) opined that the alterations were actually done at the factory by workers with pocketknives. This rumor was never fully investigated.

 

[Gsansoucie]

I was so convinced the knob was wood, even though you told us otherwise.
This is addicting.

 

[Brodhall]

I was so convinced the knob was wood, even though you told us otherwise.
This is addicting.

Once you start it is difficult to stop - ask Mr B ?

 

[Brodhall]

Dingdingding!

A similar view of a newer model:
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The newer model:

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Over to you, @banj911!

An observation from my misspent youth: Back when the use instructions were words instead of pictograms, 8/10 of these had loose verbal vandalizations. "Push button" became "Push butt," "Rub hands under warm air" became "Rub hands under arm," and it always seemed that someone added as the final instruction: "Wipe hands on pants." These alterations were so common, some washroom sociologists (the forebears of today's political conspiracy theorists) opined that the alterations were actually done at the factory by workers with pocketknives. This rumor was never fully investigated.

Do you have a photo of the full object your entry cam from. I can't figure out which part is porcelain/ceramic

 

[ektar]

Sure: From R-L: Rusty metal, chrome, porcelain.

 

[DeeJayK]

Sure: From R-L: Rusty metal, chrome, porcelain.

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Are we confident the white part is porcelain? I've always figured the bodies of these dryers are painted metal.

- K

 

[ektar]

Pretty sure. At least the early World Dryer models are. I’ve seen them where they’d been chipped.

 

[banj911]

Dingdingding!

A similar view of a newer model:
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The newer model:

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Over to you, @banj911!

An observation from my misspent youth: Back when the use instructions were words instead of pictograms, 8/10 of these had loose verbal vandalizations. "Push button" became "Push butt," "Rub hands under warm air" became "Rub hands under arm," and it always seemed that someone added as the final instruction: "Wipe hands on pants." These alterations were so common, some washroom sociologists (the forebears of today's political conspiracy theorists) opined that the alterations were actually done at the factory by workers with pocketknives. This rumor was never fully investigated.

Thanks, the clues definitely helped. I don’t have anything to post right now, my son had a car accident last night (everyone is ok) but I have stuff to sort out so someone feel free to put up a new image. Cheers

 

[chipshot713]

ok I'll post a fairly easy one to keep things going !

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[relic]

To me this looks similar to the selenium light meter cover that was a mystery item some time ago.

 

[chipshot713]

I don't recall that item

 

[chipshot713]

Not a cover though the item does have a case its placed in.

 

[chipshot713]

@relic after further investigation I thing you are right. You win !!! Told y'll this would be easy .

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[ektar]

I snoozed, I loozed.

 

[Gsansoucie]

Wow. I was going to say it looked like the snowstorm we had all day here.

 

[Gsansoucie]

And now the photos actually downloaded.

 

[relic]

Thanks . I was totally unprepared to win. To me the giveaway was the hinge extension that protrudes to the left that you push to open the spring-loaded cover. I guess words have consequences . I'll try to find something to post by tomorrow.

 

[relic]

An easy one.

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