The snaps on this are giving me major flashbacks, though I can't put my finger on anything specific. My mum was a seamstress and I'm sure I remember finding and playing with something exactly like this in her room as a kid back in the 80s. Will reply here if it comes back to me :) the fact it's adjustable to fixed intervals via the snaps seems too purposeful and practical, though - especially with the metal presumably giving rigidity to whatever it's used for.
Yeah, sorry, I thought at first they were 3 separate, tapered lengths, but looked again and realised it’s one long looped steel.
It’s still almost certainly not related to hoops, but I dunno what it is.
Don't think it could be anything for prosthetics, that type of steel would be too liable to cause a patient a wound, we tend to use things like leather or dacron for strapping.
Looks similar to strapping I seen for keeping rolls of sheet metal together.
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Shoe@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
The snaps on this are giving me major flashbacks, though I can't put my finger on anything specific. My mum was a seamstress and I'm sure I remember finding and playing with something exactly like this in her room as a kid back in the 80s. Will reply here if it comes back to me :) the fact it's adjustable to fixed intervals via the snaps seems too purposeful and practical, though - especially with the metal presumably giving rigidity to whatever it's used for.
Majorllama@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Something to hold rilled up mats or pads or something? Adjustable to thicker materials or different sizes rolls maybe?
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 3 pts · 1y
I like this answer, and feel like I have seen something like it before.
Majorllama@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Just makes logical sense looking at it. I can see like rolled up gymnastics mats or something.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah, its quite old. We found it in a garment bag in an attic. I'm thinking it's for a mattress, except for the three separate sizes.
It reminds me of metal strapping bands, but no sharp bends from a pallet and the strapping bands have permanent clamps.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
could they be to roll up and secure (cinch) the garment bag with differing sized loops, or really large with all connected in series?
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 1 pts · 1y
The largest loop was about 2m long, but yes, they could all be connected.
The garment bag is one of the large ones, squarish in width and length.
CelloMike@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Could it be something to do with clothing, thinking like a hoop skirt? Or part of a tent structure maybe
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 3 pts · 1y
I was thinking about skirt hoops, but everything I see like it is painted and doesn't show snaps.
It could be it, since it is probably 40+ years old.
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
Maybe for poofing out a skirt after travel, the snaps so you can collapse the hoop for travel?
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 2 pts · 1y
Nope, they are about 3, 5, and 6 feet long. They are made of spring steel and have 3 snaps at each end.
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah, sorry, I thought at first they were 3 separate, tapered lengths, but looked again and realised it’s one long looped steel.
It’s still almost certainly not related to hoops, but I dunno what it is.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 2 pts · 1y
It's fine. I figured it would be fun to talk about!
Pringles@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
Could be part of a prosthetic maybe? Google picture search has a lot of suggestions but no clear answers.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
Don't think it could be anything for prosthetics, that type of steel would be too liable to cause a patient a wound, we tend to use things like leather or dacron for strapping.
Looks similar to strapping I seen for keeping rolls of sheet metal together.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 1 pts · 1y
Not sure, but there were three of them of varying size.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 3 pts · 1y
Impractical sexy underwear?
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 2 pts · 1y
It's a steel.