What Is It – September 2016

Any idea what this mystery object might be? Help out a fellow Our Canada reader and send in your answers!

Mysterious objectPhoto: Nancy Walline

Mystery Object of the Month: What is it?

“I bought a little house last October and found this item in one of the outbuildings on the property,” says Nancy Walline of McBride, B.C. “It’s made of glass and either tin or aluminum, and measures 8-1⁄2 inches in length and 2 inches in diameter.”

What do you think? Can you help Nancy solve this mystery?

Submit your answers in the comments below or by sending them in through Our Canada’s submissions site (please identify it as an entry for “What Is It?”).

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