Who / What / Where Game

[Dowly]

Uncle Sam's Mail board game?Yes! We have a winner!


https://i.imgur.com/51aiO1a.jpg



First copyrighted by McLOUGHLIN BROS in 1893, the company was bought in 1920 by Milton Bradley. This map is from the game 1920+ The game was about delivering mail to various states.



https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31281/game-uncle-sams-mail


Over to you u_crank.


PS. I've seen this on reddit a number of times, so I am not trying to pick hard ones on purpose, but interesting ones.

[u crank]

Good one Dowly. I admit overlooking Catfish's non question was a mistake. Then when you said folds for the lines I was puzzled.

What is this part of?

https://i.imgur.com/HlKSVb7.jpg?4

[Dowly]

Good one Dowly. I admit overlooking Catfish's non question was a mistake. Then when you said folds for the lines I was puzzled.
I had never heard of it before I saw it on reddit and checked that it can be found via google too. A tad surprised Catfish never caught up with my hint.


As for yours; is it made of metal?

[u crank]

Catfish is a trouble maker. :D

Not metal.

[Armistead]

let's clear up... is it a wing of a bird/flying creature

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it in Canada?

[u crank]

let's clear up... is it a wing of a bird/flying creature

Yes it is.

[u crank]

Is it in Canada?

No it is not.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it a piece of art discovered by archaeologists?

[u crank]

Is it a piece of art discovered by archaeologists?

Nope.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it on a flag/banner?

[Jimbuna]

From South America?

[u crank]

Is it on a flag/banner?

From South America?

No to both.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it on an aircraft?

[u crank]

Not on an aircraft.

[Catfish]

An eagle on a plate, all made of wood?

[u crank]

An eagle on a plate, all made of wood?

It is an eagle and it is made of wood. Not on a plate.

[Dowly]

Could King Kong lift it?

[Catfish]

A hand carved great seal of the United States of America?
Maybe a gift from the Soviet Union :hmmm: But does not look like a part of Theremin's bug

[u crank]

Could King Kong lift it?

He could. I couldn't. :O:

[u crank]

A hand carved great seal of the United States of America?
Maybe a gift from the Soviet Union :hmmm: :03:

It is carved. Not great seal of USA.

Not a gift from Soviet Union.

[Buddahaid]

Is it a Polish coat of arms?

[Jimbuna]

Hung on a courtroom wall?

[u crank]

Is it a Polish coat of arms?

Hung on a courtroom wall?

No to both. So far Catfish is the warmest.

[Jimbuna]

Is it on a boat?

[u crank]

No it is not.

[Jimbuna]

On a soldiers shield?

[u crank]

No. Somewhat larger.

[Jimbuna]

On a castle?

[Dowly]

On a pillar?

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it a totem pole?

[u crank]

On a castle?

On a pillar?

No to both.

[Jimbuna]

Another clue perhaps Marcel?

[u crank]

Yes Jim was about to do that.

This 'object' is a prized possession of one country but was made in another country.

[Eichhörnchen]

I wanted to know whether it is a totem pole? (I think my post crossed with one of yours)

[u crank]

I wanted to know whether it is a totem pole? (I think my post crossed with one of yours)

Oops. Sorry Glynn I missed your post.

No it is a totem pole.

[Jimbuna]

So is that no a yes then? :)

[u crank]

So is that no a yes then? :)

:har:

I need more coffee. :D

It is not a totem pole.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it directly connected with World War 2?

[u crank]

Nothing to do with WW2.

[Eichhörnchen]

Was it captured by its host country or received as a gift?

[u crank]

It was a gift.

[Catfish]

Navy military logo placque?
There are thousands if not millions of carved wooden eagles crafted that way. Pff.

[Eichhörnchen]

Given to the United States?

[bracer]

Mr T's desk?

[bracer]

https://rdcnewsadvice.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/trump-desk-2.jpg

[u crank]

Mr T's desk?

:D

Its official name is the Resolute desk but you know what you're talking about. A gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880 and was built from the English oak timbers of the British Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute.

https://i.imgur.com/qbiLEyA.jpg?1

Over to you bracer.:salute:

[bracer]

What is this then??
https://battleshipcommand.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/b.jpg

[Buddahaid]

ISS solar panels?

[bracer]

Correct! Over to you!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132.jpg/1200px-International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132.jpg

[Buddahaid]

Wow! I'll be back after work.

[Aktungbby]

^WORK!:k_confused:https://i.pinimg.com/474x/f2/b9/25/f2b925093a10a2efef00375818d80f99--classic-movies--s.jpg

[Buddahaid]

Maynard!

[Buddahaid]

What is this specifically?
https://imageshack.com/i/plnZ9DN2j

[Eichhörnchen]

Is there a science-fiction connection?

[Buddahaid]

No.

[Catfish]

TR related?

[Jimbuna]

A film canister?

[u crank]

Is the wire like thing in the opening an electrical cable?

[Buddahaid]

I'm not sure what TR is but it's not part of a Triumph motor.

Not a film canister but that's warm.

I don't think that's an electrical wire.

[u crank]

I'll ask a Dowly question.:D

Could King Kong lift this thing?

[Buddahaid]

Absolutely.

[bracer]

Is it part of a camera?

[Buddahaid]

Yes.

[Aktungbby]

What is this specifically?
https://imageshack.com/i/plnZ9DN2j
?? THIS WHAT I'M VIEWING

[Buddahaid]

Yes that's the photo.

[Aktungbby]

photo appears on my tablet :up:but is just a little ' x-square ' on my man cave computer...where I asked from. Is the camera digital?

[Jimbuna]

The film loading door?

[Aktungbby]

well it's not on (my old) a canon ae-1:O:

[Buddahaid]

Not digital.

Not a loading door but to be clear I'm looking for make and model.

[Jimbuna]

A box camera?

[Buddahaid]

Yes, but make and model are?

[u crank]

Kodak No 2A Brownie Camera - Model B?

[Buddahaid]

So close I'll accept. It's the original Kodak Brownie.


https://imageshack.com/i/pmVxlfw3j

[u crank]

Ok thanks. Almost all the pictures of my childhood were taken with a 'Brownie'.

What exactly is this then?

https://i.imgur.com/9lRWUkd.jpg?2

[Aktungbby]

Ok thanks. Almost all the pictures of my childhood were taken with a 'Brownie'What a great liar!?:O: All the photos of your childhood were taken with a Daguerrotype!:D

[Buddahaid]

Ha!

OK, looks like an automobile.

[Catfish]

Is there a (pulled down here) window at the rear of this Coupé, or does the door close this gap? Seems to be an american two-seater of sorts..

[u crank]

What a great liar!?:O: All the photos of your childhood were taken with a Daguerrotype!:D

Well they were in black and white. :D

[u crank]

OK, looks like an automobile.

Is there a (pulled down here) window at the rear of this Coupé, or does the door close this gap? Seems to be an american two-seater of sorts..

It is an American automobile.

[Catfish]

What a great liar!?:O: All the photos of your childhood were taken with a Daguerrotype!:D


Black and white? Nonsense, the cave paintings at Lascaux are all in colour :shucks:

[Jimbuna]

A sports job?

[u crank]

A sports job?

Yes.

[Jimbuna]

Chevrolet Camaro?

[u crank]

Chevrolet Camaro?

No it is not.

I am not just looking for the car type. :03:

[Jimbuna]

No it is not.

I am not just looking for the car type. :03:

The actual part?

[u crank]

The actual part?

No. The type of car is important but there is more to the answer.

[Buddahaid]

Looks like there's a roll cage and possibly fiberglass based on the thickness by the window.

[u crank]

Looks like there's a roll cage and possibly fiberglass based on the thickness by the window.

Is that a question?:O:

But...yep.

[fumo30]

Plymouth Barracuda?

[u crank]

Plymouth Barracuda?

Nope.

[fumo30]

Mercury Cyclone?

[u crank]

Mercury Cyclone?

Closer. So far Buddahaid is on the right track.

Follow the Budda. :D

[fumo30]

Ford Torino?

[u crank]

Ford Torino?

That is the car type. More exact answer please.

Hint #1...Left turn Clyde.

[Aktungbby]

was there a 'teens' number on it's side?:hmmm:

[u crank]

was there a 'teens' number on it's side?:hmmm:

Yes there was.

[HunterICX]

1969 Chevrolet Camaro?

[u crank]

1969 Chevrolet Camaro?

See post #7345 please. :03:

[Catfish]

a Corvette?

[u crank]

a Corvette?

Ford Torino?

That is the car type. More exact answer please.

Hint #1...Left turn Clyde.

:hmmm:

[Catfish]

This is not a car form the Clint Eastwood movie. Or i missed a scene where the Orang Utan drives one.

[u crank]

This is not a car form the Clint Eastwood movie. Or i missed a scene where the Orang Utan drives one.

No it is not. Clyde is not important, the direction is.

[Buddahaid]

Pearson's 1968 Ford Torino NASCAR winner number 17.

[u crank]

Pearson's 1968 Ford Torino NASCAR winner number 17.

The Budda knows. :D

https://i.imgur.com/LhuNqhb.jpg?1

Over to you. :salute:

[Aktungbby]

Ifwas there a 'teens' number on it's side?:hmmm:

No it is not. Clyde is not important, the direction is.

Pearson's 1968 Ford Torino NASCAR winner number 17. Talladegeda is counterclockwise left turning ! The roof-line is adapted from the Fairlane Cobra 'fastback'

[Buddahaid]

Aktungbby I think you knew the answer a few posts ago! :hmmm:

Anyway, what car is this? Make and model only.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/921/JZUQW1.jpg

[Aktungbby]

is it a dragster? That looks like a halon suppression extinguisher.

[Buddahaid]

Not a dragster but the suppression system is likely an upgrade.

[u crank]

So, to be sure, this is a type of competitive racing vehicle?

[Jimbuna]

Checker Marathon?

[Buddahaid]

Yes, it is a racing vehicle but not a Checker Marathon.

[Aktungbby]

IS IT A CHECKER SUPERBA?

[Buddahaid]

Not a Checker.

[u crank]

Austin Mini Cooper?

[Buddahaid]

No not q mini.

[u crank]

Is it an American built car?

[Buddahaid]

No, but it lives there now, or did at the time of the photo.

[u crank]

Did you take the photo?

[Buddahaid]

Yes I did and that's my knee.😎

[Rockstar]

Volkswagon Bus?

[Buddahaid]

Nice guess but way off. Clue time?

[u crank]

Well I seem to recall you owning a small sports car. Triumph MG?

[Deepseadiver]

Is it a car that appeared in a movie?

[Eichhörnchen]

Triumph Stag?

[Buddahaid]

Not mine unfortunately, not a Triumph or an MG either.

I don't know if it has been in a movie but the car has been filmed before. At least one just like it if not this particular one.

[Aktungbby]

Nice guess but way off. Clue time?https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Clu_Gulager_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Clu_Gulager_%28cropped%29.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clu_Gulager_(cropped).jpg)YEAH BBY!:shucks:
IS IT A VOLKSWAGEN?

[Buddahaid]

Not a Volkswagon.

Clue 1: Mfg. production tubular frame.

[Eichhörnchen]

I'm afraid I know very little about cars... only about how some people drive them

[Buddahaid]

To sum up. A racing vehicle with a tubular frame.

[ET2SN]

I was going to ask if the name Carol might be important but you said it wasn't a US build. :hmmm:

Does its name have anything to do with mountains? :D

[Buddahaid]

No no a hill climber.

[u crank]

Lotus Cortina?

[Buddahaid]

Not a Lotus.

[bracer]

Made in Italy?

[Buddahaid]

Why yes, now that you mention it.

[Aktungbby]

FIAT?

[Buddahaid]

Not Fiat.

[Eichhörnchen]

Okay then... Ferrari?

[bracer]

Ferrari 250 GTO?

[Buddahaid]

Yes and yes exactly. Sorry I was in dream land and couldn't answer.

This particular one was (or is) part of a private collection only a few miles from home and owned by one of the Price brothers. I was pretty thrilled he let me sit in any of his cars when I visited.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/jzGYQi.jpg
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/XsXbgY.jpg
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/O9Y4mh.jpg

Over to you.

[bracer]

Beautiful car!!



Then I would like to know what this is:
See post below.

[Eichhörnchen]

I hope you won't mind that I reduced it to a more manageable size:

https://i.imgur.com/yTlxDOY.png

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it a tool, or part of a tool?

[bracer]

Thank you! I am stuck with my phone and cannot really see how big the picture became. Sorry bout that... I will remove the photo from my post.



Not a tool or part of any tool.

[Buddahaid]

Looks like an adjuster for leveling a platen. I can't think of anything in brass but I'll guess for a 3D printer.

[bracer]

It is adjusting something, which in normal cases would be visible in this photo.

But it's not part of a printer.

[Jimbuna]

A clock adjuster?

[Eichhörnchen]

Does it adjust/regulate the speed of some kind of motor?

[bracer]

A clock adjuster?

Does it adjust/regulate the speed of some kind of motor?
No to both.



There is usually six of these on the object it sits on.

[Eichhörnchen]

Six cylinders?

[Buddahaid]

I'm stumped right now waiting for an unconscious epiphany.

[Catfish]

Is that middle photo a spring?

[bracer]

Six cylinders?


It is simply a screw and a spring and a moving part. Six of these usually.

[bracer]

I'm stumped right now waiting for an unconscious epiphany.
Good! My previous one you solved in like 20minutes 😊

[bracer]

Is that middle photo a spring?
Yes.



The bottom part is the part that moves when tensing the screw.

Something is not present in the photo, which normally would be there and make it fairly obvious what it is.

[Eichhörnchen]

Do these screws adjust the angle of a blade or blades?

[bracer]

Do these screws adjust the angle of a blade or blades?
No.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it something used in an office?

[u crank]

One of the six bridge adjusting screws on an electric guitar?

[bracer]

One of the six bridge adjusting screws on an electric guitar?


Correct!

Still do not have access to my pc, so I don't dare to embed a pic.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0284/1698/products/gold-on-guitar_e6d0c3f9-aef2-4d3e-b6bd-b4ecdc154702.jpg?v=1399055041

Your turn!

[u crank]

Not home right now. Will try to get something up later.

[u crank]

Ok people, what might this be?

https://i.imgur.com/8nVhqCS.jpg?3

[Aktungbby]

is it real?

[u crank]

If you mean does it physically exist, yes.

[Eichhörnchen]

Correct!

Still do not have access to my pc, so I don't dare to embed a pic.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0284/1698/products/gold-on-guitar_e6d0c3f9-aef2-4d3e-b6bd-b4ecdc154702.jpg?v=1399055041

Your turn!

Hey that was a real good one, bracer... I was certain that the number six was significant and seemed familiar, but it just didn't kick in

@ Marcel... is this a Victorian meter or instrument of some kind?

[Catfish]

Ok i would never have guessed the guitar, very good.

The new one: A lamp?

[bracer]

Glad to hear 😊


Is it on a vehicle?

[u crank]

@ Marcel... is this a Victorian meter or instrument of some kind?


The new one: A lamp?


Is it on a vehicle?

No to all three.

[Jimbuna]

Off a movie?

[u crank]

Off a movie?

Yes.

[Eichhörnchen]

Captain Nemo's Nautilus?

[u crank]

Captain Nemo's Nautilus?

Nope.

[Eichhörnchen]

Is it musical?

[u crank]

Nope.

[Jimbuna]

Flash Gordon?

[u crank]

No Sir.

[Jimbuna]

Space related?

[u crank]

Not space related.

[Jimbuna]

Musical?

[u crank]

Not musical.

[bracer]

Part of a building?

[Jimbuna]

Does it fly?

[u crank]

Not part of a building.

Does not fly.

Hint...it can be held in your hand.:03:

[Catfish]

Looks like art déco.. a steampunk weapon? :doh:

[u crank]

Not a weapon of any kind.

[Eichhörnchen]

Used in religious ceremony?

[u crank]

No.

Hint #2....although religion is part of the story.

[Aktungbby]

does it perform a task or serve as a symbol?

[u crank]

It performs a task.

[Aktungbby]

BATTERY POWERED? OR PLUGGED IN?

[Armistead]

anything to do with the Vatican? or ..some burial ceremony

[bracer]

Can you spin one of the parts?

[u crank]

BATTERY POWERED? OR PLUGGED IN?

Not electric.

anything to do with the Vatican?

There is a connection in the story.

Can you spin one of the parts?

Yes.

[Jimbuna]

A lantern?

[u crank]

Nope.

[Catfish]

From Dan Browne's Da Vinci Code?
:03: Don't know how you would call this in english though. Cryptex?
It holds a message which will be destroyed if you enter a false code

[u crank]

From Dan Browne's Da Vinci Code?
:03: Don't know how you would call this in english though. Cryptex?
It holds a message which will be destroyed if you enter a false code

You are right Catfish.:up:

https://i.imgur.com/8qJymbG.jpg?1

Over to you.:salute:

[Aktungbby]

is it real?


If you mean does it physically exist, yes. I really must protest!:D " it is a fictional device" created by the author...but methinks I doth 'protest too much':haha:

[Catfish]

Maybe too easy lol, but:
Who's that, where is he, and why is he depicted like that?

https://i.imgur.com/JKIutfRm.jpg

[Jimbuna]

San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) was built during the fifth century to house the relic of Saint Peter’s chains when he was imprisoned in Jerusalem.

[Catfish]

^ right! :up: Well this was the location, but the statue depicts Moses. With horns!
It's over to you, but why those horns?

edit: ok i see there are different theories.. what was told to us is that the translation from hebrew to latin ws initially corrcet, from hebrew crowned to "coronata", but the later scribers made an error changing it to "cornata" leaving out an o, so cornata is "horned".
Yes, there are now other theories and conspiracies ..

Here's Michelangelo's whole work of Moses:

https://i.imgur.com/c9MQ9qLm.jpg


And those are the chains exhibited, that St. Peter is said to have worn:

https://i.imgur.com/WcXN59Jm.jpg

[Jimbuna]

What is this?

https://i.imgur.com/X6xA1M9.jpg

[u crank]

Is it biological?

[Jimbuna]

It is.

[Eichhörnchen]

A blenny?

[Jimbuna]

Nope.

[mapuc]

Is it a part of the heart ?

Markus

[bracer]

Is it human?

[Eichhörnchen]

A plant?

[Jimbuna]

Is it a part of the heart ?

Markus

Nope.

[Jimbuna]

Is it human?

A plant?

Nope.

[u crank]

A form of marine life?

[Jimbuna]

A form of marine life?

I am impressed.

[Catfish]

Hmm sea squirt? Or a Shell?
(If it is i give the next to u crank)

[Jimbuna]

They have shells and are predators.

[Catfish]

So a sea snail, like a cowrie?

[Jimbuna]

Getting closer but not a cowrie.

[bracer]

A lobster?

[Catfish]

Maybe it's not its own shell/housing.. a hermit crab? :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Not a lobster or a crab but you Catfish are almost there, what kind of snail?

[Catfish]

One that comes to mind would be Conus textile or another cone snail, at least it hunts shooting poisonous arrows.
Cannot say from the photo though, the softer parts of those snails are varying among the species :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

One that comes to mind would be Conus textile or another cone snail, at least it hunts shooting poisonous arrows.
Cannot say from the photo though, the softer parts of those snails are varying among the species :hmmm:

Spot on :salute:

https://i.imgur.com/GlyyeIQ.jpg

[Catfish]

Ok.. you really have to be careful with those.
I would have never guessed though without u_crank, so he should be the one to provide the next "enigma" :salute:

[u crank]

Ok.. you really have to be careful with those.
I would have never guessed though without u_crank, so he should be the one to provide the next "enigma" :salute:

Ok if you insist. And thanks.:salute:

What then is this?

https://i.imgur.com/aRk39o4.jpg?1

[Catfish]

Terracotta army?

[u crank]

Terracotta army?

Yes. Oh man that was quick. I need to be more deceptive. :D

https://i.imgur.com/ZY4spN2.jpg?2

It's your go. :salute:

[Jimbuna]

LOL If I'd been at the pooter I'd have said the same....honestly :yep:

[Catfish]

^ yeah also was my first thought when seeing it. Weird..

This is the new one.. as i know you a bit that should not take too long lol

https://i.imgur.com/i0kyV5ph.jpg

[Jimbuna]

I can hardly make the bugga out with my eyesight so I'll hazard a guess at a jet aircraft.

[Catfish]

Sorry I'll try to find a better picture this afternoon.
Not a jet aircraft.

[Jimbuna]

I was initially thinking in terms of one of the V-Bombers.

[Catfish]

^ I tried to make it bigger but it is not possible :o. And i find no other image on the whole 'net, of this position.
You can enlarge the browser window though by using ctrl +

Not a V bomber but it is an aircraft.

[bracer]

Did it fly during wwii?

[Catfish]

During WW2? No. Though this might be somehow.. misleading ahem.

[mapuc]

I'm not god at this, I will give another shot at it.

It's a special plane from USA.

Markus

[Aktungbby]

DID IT HAVE PILOTS?

[Catfish]

@Bracer: It did not fly during WW2 as far as i know. It was planned to though.
@mapuc: special plane yes, not from the USA.
@Aktungbby: Yes, one pilot and one crew.

[Aktungbby]

BOMBER OF FIGHTER?

[Catfish]

Bomber.

[Jimbuna]

Japanese?

[Catfish]

Not japanese.

[Jimbuna]

Russian?

[bracer]

Twin engine?

[Buddahaid]

Looks like a Japanese Ohka flying bomb in many respects. Might even be a chrysanthemum showing but it's not Japanese. Hmmmm.

[Aktungbby]

ITALIAN SEAPLANE?

[Catfish]

@Jim: Not russian.
@Bracer: Yes, twin engines.
@BhuddaID: as said not japanese, so no Ohka. And not intended for suicide missions.

[Catfish]

ITALIAN SEAPLANE?

Not italian, not a seaplane.

[Aktungbby]

biplane?

[Catfish]

^ No, not a biplane.