• Madison420@lemmy.world
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        11 hours ago

        I think that’s a good guess but I think the general consensus is it’s a very early practical multi tool for trades. The multi sized holes are gauges the balls are likely for knitting or weaving or something like that,

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          11 hours ago

          I keep going back to thinking the balls aren’t really part of the direct function, but more like easing storage, or just handles or some shit.

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            8 hours ago

            Could be but they’re very hard to produce round without breaking off or voiding , you’d figure they would be a bit more like spiked legs of the only purpose was to act like a series of legs.

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              3 hours ago

              Yeah that’s a pretty good point. Maybe the round things were a byproduct of something else. 😅 Nah, I dunno.

              But I’m sure we’ll figure it out in the Lemmy comment section, right? 🫶💪💁‍♂️ (😆 Can you imagine?)