# Another edition of "What is this Weird Thing I Found?" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 20, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128 "2024-06-20T18:55:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/1 "2024-06-20T18:55:15Z")
We had to remove part of our back deck for some plumbing work, and under the deck we found this thing. Covered in dirt and corrosion, I thought it was a broken bottle at first. But it’s made of metal with a symmetrical curved cutout at the top. The bottom is completely closed off and rounded, like a capsule, so I could fill the bottom part with water and nothing would leak out. What the heck could this thing possibly be? A couple pics with slightly different angles: [![](https://i.imgur.com/B9oxL3u.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/B9oxL3u.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/KsD8rTi.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/KsD8rTi.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/2 "2024-06-20T18:59:54Z")
Google images says it’s part of a Ax head. I’m not so sure But I bet it’s some tool. Garden tool of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/3 "2024-06-20T19:03:24Z")
Hessian codpiece. (Band name!) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/4 "2024-06-20T19:05:24Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Google images says it’s part of a Ax head. Google Lens gave me “bumper guard”. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/5 "2024-06-20T19:21:48Z")
I’d believe ‘bumper guard’ over ‘ax head’. Still, I don’t quite think that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/6 "2024-06-20T19:24:25Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Google Lens gave me “bumper guard”. This makes sense. Can’t find an exact match but something like this you could imagine looking like that: > **[Vintage Bumper Guards Stamped J74 (Unsure What Vehicle They’re For) | eBay](https://www.ebay.com/itm/166449025080?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&com_cvv=8fb3d522dc163aeadb66e08cd7450cbbdddc64c6cf2e8891f6d48747c6d56d2c)** > > I have done a ton of searching and comparing and have not found a single set that matches the cut out that this set has. Could be for a car, truck or van bumper. Only purchase if you know what they’re for. Fitment is buyer’s responsibility, no... ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/7 "2024-06-20T19:27:10Z")
Yeah, you know what-- after a beat, and just before you posted, I thought of something like this from 50s car models. All chromed up, it could be the thing… [![](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CTMAT6/a-1950s-vintage-classic-car-in-black-and-white-CTMAT6.jpg) ](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CTMAT6/a-1950s-vintage-classic-car-in-black-and-white-CTMAT6.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/8 "2024-06-20T19:49:14Z")
Man, oh man, that’s a lotta chrome. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/9 "2024-06-20T19:55:58Z")
I just remember the proper term for those: [“Dagmars”,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagmar_bumper) named for [this lady.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagmar_(actress)) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/10 "2024-06-21T06:48:14Z")
I don’t know what it is, but it’s really damn cool. I got a whole room of stuff like that I find out in the desert festooning the walls. Sometimes I miss my wife… ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/11 "2024-06-21T12:06:31Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Sometimes I miss my wife… Which is odd, because my aim is typically good. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/12 "2024-06-21T12:39:00Z")
The more I google it, the more I am convinced it is indeed a bumper guard from an early 50s, maybe even late 40s era car. I tried finding what make and model the bumper might be from, but no luck there. The closest I could find was this old Buick with a waterfall grill, but it’s not close to an exact match: [![](https://photos.classiccars.com/cc-temp/listing/114/8106/13652172-1949-buick-roadmaster-thumb.jpg) ](https://photos.classiccars.com/cc-temp/listing/114/8106/13652172-1949-buick-roadmaster-thumb.jpg) They come in a variety of shapes : [![](https://www.myrideisme.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bumper_gaurd_how_to_15-300x225.jpg) ](https://www.myrideisme.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bumper_gaurd_how_to_15-300x225.jpg) [![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/0qQAAOSwfmFfuccA/s-l1600.jpg) ](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/0qQAAOSwfmFfuccA/s-l1600.jpg) Including the dangerous-looking ‘Dagmar’ bumper guard that @Skywatcher mentioned. Looks like something out of a “Mad Max” movie… [![](https://uploads.bmw2002faq.com/monthly_2016_09/image.jpeg.076d6bedc7e1f5a1ea009d6c4af59532.jpeg) ](https://uploads.bmw2002faq.com/monthly_2016_09/image.jpeg.076d6bedc7e1f5a1ea009d6c4af59532.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/13 "2024-06-21T13:31:32Z")
The pic needs a ruler. Some of those snazzy old chrome bumpers have bumper guards that are three times the size of your find. My WAG is a bathtub foot. ~ ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-edition-of-what-is-this-weird-thing-i-found/1003128/14 "2024-06-21T13:41:56Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > The pic needs a ruler. I just measured the thing-- 11.5" long, approx. 4" in diameter. > [@VOW](#): > > My WAG is a bathtub foot. I don’t think so. Old tub feet were typically clawfoot-style and much more ornamental, I believe. Also, when I took another look to measure it, I wiped off some more of the dirt, and on the side not pictured there are definite remnants of chrome. Clawfeet _were_ sometimes chrome or some similar shiny finish (see pic below) but I would bet money that my thing is an old bumper guard. [![](https://www.vintagetub.com/media/wysiwyg/standard-sanitary-clawfoot_hero.jpg) ](https://www.vintagetub.com/media/wysiwyg/standard-sanitary-clawfoot_hero.jpg)