Found This In The Yard

[cabinetman]

What is it?
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[big tim]

Night light that's seen better days!

[chopnhack]

circuit tester? gfci plug?

[LCHIEN]

photoelectric eye (switch). Plug into outlet, with the eye pointing up, plug a light into the outlet (presumably) on the other side opposite the plug.

When the sun goes down it turns on the outlet.

your pictures show the same side twice - not much help there.

[dbhost]

Yeah, that does resemble an old photosensor.

[tommyt654]

Aww heck,I wuz espectin a cottonbacked rattle mocassin

[cabinetman]

your pictures show the same side twice - not much help there.

The pictures show a different view (axis). Other views (or sides) don't really reveal anything physically astounding. But, if it will help here's the other sides/views.
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[leehljp]

This looks closely like one of those small electrical glade room atomizers.


IF you posted a picture on facebook, and if you have many many friends, (or your wife does) I bet you would find the answer quick - if it is an atomizer.

[cabinetman]

photoelectric eye (switch). Plug into outlet, with the eye pointing up, plug a light into the outlet (presumably) on the other side opposite the plug.

When the sun goes down it turns on the outlet.

Thanks for your technical expertise. It's always appreciated. There was a suggestion from another forum that it's an old style brimidon capacitor, used mainly in the production of zemex style zepherite for galymitias.

Whatever it is, it could be as simple as a plug in air freshener.

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[sweensdv]

Oooo, Oooo, Oooo,......I know, it's a piece of trash,...throw it away.

[steve-norrell]

At least it doesn't creep, crawl, slither, or rattle.

[Old Dutchman]

What is it? Found in the yard

I would like to say, that is a fact, it You looked closer near the road, You would find (things) that might not be able to post here It could be garbage from a Russian space probe. We may never know for sure.

[cwsmith]

Is that plastic or ceramic material?

It looks to me like an old appliance adapter for a wall plug. I seem to recall in my youth, certain appliance cords like from an old shortwave radio I had acquired... it's prongs were round, pins.... I had to cut them off and buy an updated blade plug in order to plug it into the wall outlet.

CWS

[cabinetman]

I would like to say, that is a fact, it You looked closer near the road, You would find (things) that might not be able to post here It could be garbage from a Russian space probe. We may never know for sure.

That's what I was thinking. Maybe from one of our own.

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[cabinetman]

Is that plastic or ceramic material?

It looks to me like an old appliance adapter for a wall plug. I seem to recall in my youth, certain appliance cords like from an old shortwave radio I had acquired... it's prongs were round, pins.... I had to cut them off and buy an updated blade plug in order to plug it into the wall outlet.

CWS

The exterior seems to be mostly plastic. The innards could be ceramic. It's a bit heavy for all plastic.

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