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What is this device?
A fork
>>2413352That is a Taiwan. Works great for certain things.
>>2413352I think it is a fucked up tuning fork.
>>2413352a garbage disposal alert device. lets you know the disposal is on by making a loud noise. looks like that one is used.
>>2413370The used ones always have the best flavor.
The device doesn't seem to be bent or damaged. I would guess it was designed to be this shape. I was in the screened in porch of my house when I bought it. I have kept it for 5 years, hoping to figure out what it is. Contractors are redoing my porch this week so I was cleaning up and remembered it existed.
>>2413384Somewhere between a pasta serving fork and a tire tool
>>2413393The original Italian multi tool
>>2413352I think it's a fucked up tuning fork
looks like a really autistic prying tool
>>2413352Looks like a handle for a deep frying basket or grill
>>2413352spanner fork
>>2413352dammit OP stop stealing my dingleberry scraper
Shit looks bent. I guess it's to pill parts off a specific machine or bike. Like a shaft or axle puller.
>>2413352looks like a modified dedicated rocker tool
>>2413518>>2413518he thought it was a fudgesicle
>>2413352A speculum. Anybody in your family working in the abortion business?
>>2413352prostate inspection prongs
>>2413352T-bolt wrench
>>2413352it's a Twin Pleaser
>>2413352A diapason
>>2413478This is the best realistic guess by far, the locking notch at the end of the gripped portion gives it away as some kind of removable kitchen vessel handle.
>>2413370>kek
It looks like a specialty automotive tool, but a replica of the factory tool. There are weird things like that for brake caliper adjusters. Kind of a wild guess, but kudos for an interesting thread topic.
>>2413352the handle looks like a dildo. and I think you should use it as one.
Device is very light. I would guess 100% aluminum. For sure it is not a tuning fork or butt related. My first instinct was grill/fire pit lid hook but could never figure why it would make sense.
OK I cracked my joke now I'll take a serious guess. Since you found it in your screened porch, I have two ideas. One, maybe it's some sort of screen-stretching tool to make the screen tight before fixing it in place. Two, maybe it's some sort of removable handle for a window or awning. Like those crank handles that RVs use to open the outside awning, or the handles greenhouses use to open the skylight vents.
It's a tuning fork that's bent up and broken, it used to sound like the note A when you bang it against something
>>2413359thisi use a taiwan every day as part of my fine china collection
>>2414145Handle for a camping pot maybe? The handles usually fold or are removable to make it easier to put in a backpack
>>2413478>>2414168theseit looks like the thing that came with my grill for moving/removing the hot iron. I assume it has some similar purpose for touching hot things
>>2414166I beg you pardon, taiwans are NOT a part of any china collection - they're an American-grown, American-made tool, and will be stores with the burgers accordingly.
>>2413352It is a gardening tool. I purchased one for just that purpose.