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48 Responses

  1. Kayla_HGTV says:

    This has to be a coat rack! It just has to be.

  2. Chelsea M says:

    A Clock?

  3. A drawer pull or cabinet knob????

  4. @HBAGTA says:

    I think it is a can opener

  5. i guess can opener. a really strange modern artsy can opener

  6. Amy PureHome says:

    I'm going with coat rack! That is the first thing that came to my mind when I saw it.

  7. A toilet knob flusher thingy?

  8. Lerissa says:

    A not-ugly light switch!

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  10. DeEtte says:

    Doorbell

  11. Justin says:

    It's a clock!

  12. Linda in Lancaster says:

    Is is a light bulb cover?

  13. Linda in Lancaster says:

    I take mine back and go with Justin. It's a clock.

  14. Way says:

    No wait….its a hook..nope, going back with clock….

  15. Ming says:

    I'm gonna reach out on a limb and say it's a knife or shovel.

  16. Sophie says:

    Key holder? But clock is a good call.

  17. Dion says:

    It must be a doorbell.

  18. snesneh says:

    i think it would be a new stylish coat knob, either a drawer pull

  19. Kelly Holland says:

    It's a clock, I think..lol

  20. Lorraine says:

    It just HAS to be a coat or hat hook.

  21. Karen says:

    Has to be a clock. But it definitely is a weird one.

  22. Liz F says:

    A broken propeller

  23. Way says:

    I think it's a clock….a very ugly clock.

  24. Cindy says:

    A door knob?

  25. Pixie Wiseman says:

    I think this is a clock as well.

  26. JMM J Master says:

    This is dirfferent but eye catching and a clock sounds good or some black hooks.

  27. Beatlearl says:

    A ladies hat?

  28. Pammy says:

    A sundial, perhaps?

  29. pamelamosley says:

    A designer thumb tic.

  30. Nanabef says:

    It's a clock! Saw it in MOMA catalogue

  31. graygirl says:

    It is a broken nail….maybe one of those crazy shoes that Lady Gaga wears?

  32. TJR says:

    Perhaps a fan

  33. Hazel says:

    Looks like a can opener.

  34. hinesay says:

    designer button

  35. crogers says:

    a bath tub water faucet knob^_^

  36. Mildred says:

    It looks like a modern fan.

  37. Kieron says:

    It is a hat, a very fashionable hat.

  38. Pixie Wiseman says:

    This might be a bottle opener

  39. tokenblogger says:

    A letter opener?

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  41. Whitney says:

    i thinkkkk it's a sink know thing. Did i WIN!?

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