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.

[imastawka]

Ok - I looked at pocket magnetic thingys.  Looks similar, but still has

a big endy bit like the tyre pressure gauge.

All of it is speculation really, til we get answers from the family

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

Was she diabetic?.

[Anonymous]

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@imastawka wrote:

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   : - )

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you could be right but i havent

seen many (what looks like) stainless steel

dip pens. i have seen pocket magnetic pickup tools

that look similar though. who knows..

[imastawka]

And - what's really the cruncher - we may never know what it is or used for!

That could do my head in

[Anonymous]

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@imastawka wrote:

And - what's really the cruncher - we may never know what it is or used for!

That could do my head in

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lol same here

[chuk_77]

think we need a photo of its other end too

[imastawka]

And in focus would be good hahaha

[sineaterdoodah]

the clip part,that looks like it should go in a shirt pocket,can you depress that in any way?

like at the top,or does it slide down,and you haven't noticed,maybe?

[twinkles**stars]

A reset pen. Some electronics have a recessed reset button and the end of that pen would fit one IMO

[kopenhagen5]

I was also thinking reset tool but magnetic.

This is a magnetic pick up tool 

I also like the idea of something to do with lawn bowls if she partook in it.