Identify this gizmo

[ws23rt]

I saw this in a thrift shop and had to have it. ($5)
When asked what it was they said they didn't know but it works cause all their stuff is checked out before they sell it. 
BTW I Know what it is now and thought it would be fun to see how many can identify it.  Or how good is google?

[Old Moparz]

HOLY CRAP!  NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE PROBES SINCE THAT TIME ON THE SPACE SHIP!

[burnout.dawg]

Is it a desk fan?

[ws23rt]

Is it a desk fan?

Not a fan

[burnout.dawg]

Is it a pencil sharpener?

[djcarguy]

 



personal Force Field Generater



  tattoo remover


  bathroom fart perifier thinggy

[bill440rt]

That's a dikfer. 

[F8-4life]

HOLY CRAP!  NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE PROBES SINCE THAT TIME ON THE SPACE SHIP!

^^
Too funny!

[70 sublime]

Heater ?

[twodko]

Naw, that's one of those turn-of-the-century ladies pleasure aids. 

[ws23rt]

It's not a heater.

Hint--- It has no moving parts. And it does work as designed.

It does not vibrate

[Cooter]

I see rust deposits on the laminated disc in the Flux Capacitor.

[ws23rt]

I see rust deposits on the laminated disc in the Flux Capacitor.

Now that's just patina.  BTW there is no relay in it  

[tan top]

    small block  chevy ??   
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just kidding chevy guys , think all mopar fans wish we had all the performance & resto parts available , at the same prices , as you lot do .   

[bull]

I saw this in a thrift shop and had to have it. ($5)
When asked what it was they said they didn't know but it works cause all their stuff is checked out before they sell it. 

Um, how do they know it works if they don't know what it is?

[Tilar]

Hmm, No moving parts but there is a light on it and a switch, is the red light to tell you that it is on?

[bull]

Ah, it's a red light turner onner.

[ws23rt]

I saw this in a thrift shop and had to have it. ($5)
When asked what it was they said they didn't know but it works cause all their stuff is checked out before they sell it. 

Um, how do they know it works if they don't know what it is?

That's a good point.  After I found out what it was I was able to establish that it works.   "as designed"

Another hint is it does not work well as intended.

[ws23rt]

Hmm, No moving parts but there is a light on it and a switch, is the red light to tell you that it is on?

The red light comes on when the switch is moved to on.

[bill440rt]

Some sort of primitive disco light? 

[69 OUR/TEA]

Some kind of pest/rodent/bug deterant ?

[ws23rt]

Some kind of pest/rodent/bug deterant ?

Now that is a great guess.   But not it.

The only light is the on light.

I just tried a google image search but came up empty   Maybe some one can get better results than I did.

[69 OUR/TEA]

So your saying you don't know what it is either ?

[Brock Lee]

Infrared lamp?

[ws23rt]

So your saying you don't know what it is either ?

No I do know what it is.   I just attempted to use google image search to see if it would bring this thing up.

I originally found out what it is using its name to find reference.  This was before google.