Does Anyone know what this is??

[sandypas]

My cousin's mother-in-law passed away recently and this "instrument" was hers but no-one in the family knows what it is.  It is shaped like a pen, solid and has no moving parts.

She was a religious lady, other than that there are no clues.  Would love to know what it is used for.

[freddie*rooster]

 it's a laser pointer.

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

There are no moving parts though...

[j*oono]

That sounds like a pretty good guess Deb.

I'm wondering why the felt pouch.  It makes it seem like some kind of cosmetic appliance.

[freddie*rooster]

There's a little button under the clip.

[chuk_77]

my old tyre pressure guage was rounded at one end and the guage part could be pulled up out of the top if you had the nails to grab it it hard enough. I did have the same clip and came in a black velvet pouch though...

[imastawka]

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@lloydslights wrote:

What we see as the "nib area" is the part put on the valve.

The other end pushes out to indicate the pressure when it is applied.

Like everyone else I'm guessing.

DEB

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I get what you mean Deb, but I think the bit that goes on the valve

is a fatter shape and on an angle

The gauge will only come out under pressure^^

[freddie*rooster]

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@freddie*rooster wrote:

 it's a laser pointer.

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For zapping stray cats!!

[debra9275]

sorry Sandy, no ideas here, but  justed wanted to say hello anyway

there are some good suggestions as to what it could be throughout the thread though

[Anonymous]

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@imastawka wrote:

I'm sticking with some kind of pen/nib.  Why would it have a pocket clip otherwise?

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google pocket magnetic pickup tool.

if its a pen/nib and there are no moving parts

where would the ink go?

[imastawka]

Dip pens don't have an ink reservoir.  You 'dip' them in the inkwell and write.

Used to use them myself - back when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

Dip pens are also on google   : - )