9 bizarre things that would baffle anyone (even scientists)

#9 Kodak Brownie Box Camera Circa 1915 #8 Jar Opener #6 Pipe Thread Cutter #5 Wood Working Bench #4 Shoe Advertising Display (not meant to be worn) #3 Book Printed in Shorthand #2 Glass Fishing Net Float (probably from Japan)

#7 an old ice cellar to keep food cold before refrigeration.

#6 cuts thread onto to metal pipes.

The mystery door is probably where D B Cooper lives or lived. Who knows? Have to open the door to find out what is inside and who may have stayed there.

And I thought the shoe in No 4 escaped from an NBA player

#2 is a fishing net float. #3 is a shorthand code book, written on abjad (only consonants are written). #5 is a woodworking bench ("höyläpenkki" in my native Finnish). It is a carpenter's tool. #6 is a thread-cutting tool.

Caren Rounthwaite, Not if you are in the UK where the language originates.

3 reminds me a bit of Wingdings, something I have never seen the point of!

#9 is a box camera. My patents had two similar to it. Mom's was a Brownie and dad had one that was a Kodak. Don't know what they did with them as after they both passed I never found them. Actually they seemed to have disappeared after they built a new house in the 70's. If I knew where they were I have a feeling they might be worth a pretty penny.

Chris Roche, usually I can figure most of the items out but not this time. Thank you so much for your detail explanations.

#3 is not shorthand. There are no letters in shorthand, it's all symbols. I learned shorthand at school, forgotten nearly all of it now.

Joe Lucas, My Dad had one.

Old Box camera and a bookwritten in stenographer's shorthand maybe?

Wow, some of that stuff gave me the creeps. The last one was a camera for sure. I've seen a few like it. The one that I was most curious about was the book with the strange writing.

Julie Domaille, Washington wasn't a slave owning state. This is more likely to be a bomb shelter or a place to store food and beverages in pre refrigeration days.

#1 I have no idea what this is, but it certainly ISN'T Winnie the Pooh's house which has a sign above it saying 'Mr. Sanders', not Pooh

Caren Rounthwaite, It depends on the "English" language you use. In my locality it's certainly 'vice' Vise is an Americanism.

Chris Roche, Do you suppose the door in the hill is a tomb? Thank you, Christine, James's wife