Mystery Gadget 86

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Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 01, 2020
Category: Technology | 1930s

Comments

I thought it was a device to electrocute bedbugs.

Posted by Fritz on 08/01/20 at 07:21 AM

It reminded me of a wringer on an old open top clothes washer. Or the worlds largest pasta roller. Think of how much ricotta you'd need to stuff that ravioli.

Posted by KDP on 08/01/20 at 09:37 AM

Prison officials putting a corpse thru a roller to save space in the morgue?
That's one uncomfortable-looking mattress. But, hey – it's prison.

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 08/01/20 at 11:27 AM

Just imagine that they're pulling that mattress out instead of feeding it into the machine. Then it might be a mattress inflator.

Posted by Fritz on 08/01/20 at 11:36 AM

I would have guessed a pillow extender...

Posted by Brian on 08/02/20 at 08:58 AM

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