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I've had this part stored in my bedside drawer for years and I can't remember what it's for.

My best guess is it's from an overlocker that I no longer have(?)

SOLVED: It's a hinge cover for a fridge freezer set that clips together to look like one large machine. Thanks to everyone that contributed.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Oh, that would be it! Thank you, we have a fridge freezer set that can clip together to look like one large machine and we never used it because it didn't fit in our kitchen like that.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago

I think it looks like they hose locking fitting for a dishwasher, I used to be a white goods repair man, horrible things to get back together after replacing inlet and drain hoses..

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The secret to learning its purpose: throw it away, and wait until trash pickup…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I thought about doing just this.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago
[–] usualsuspect191 10 points 3 days ago

Is it something to do with the light housing in your refrigerator?

I reverse-image searched through my favs (tineye, Google, yandex) and only got hits through yandex all in Russian. Best I can tell it's something to do with with a fridge.

https://lb-total.ru/component/outher/liebherr-pokrytienavesa-7432230

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Because you said "bedside", I'm going to guess this is part of Window Treatment. Do you have Venitian blinds or roller shades in your bedroom?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You were banging Geordi LaForge and he left his visor at your house?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh you can see right through me. 👀

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

But Geordi can't anymore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Something that came with a bathroom faucet to hold it together in shipping?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Man circle to search took all the challenge out of this lol