What is it ??

[limr]

A Venetian blind?

Nope. Smaller.

I can post another view in a couple of hours when I'm back home. That should leave time for a few more guesses

 

[Borad]

It looks like an expandable watch band but I don't know what the shadowy thing is.

 

[snowbear]

I don't know what the shadowy thing is.

A shadow?
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I'm going to guess a picture frame.

 

[limr]

Not a watch band.

 

[Ron Evers]

Try as I might, I cannot think of what has overlapping plates like that.

 

[limr]

Try as I might, I cannot think of what has overlapping plates like that.

Will it help if I say they are not overlapping?

 

[Ron Evers]

Try as I might, I cannot think of what has overlapping plates like that.

Will it help if I say they are not overlapping?

A little, maybe. Tis a puzzle.

BTW Leonore, what do you teach?

 

[limr]

I teach writing at a community college. Used to teach literature too but I haven't asked for those classes in about 2-3 years. Next year, I might start teaching some speech communication and linguistics classes.

I'll post another picture hint in the next half hour.

 

[limr]

So do you all want a slightly wider shot of the same area of the object, or a view of a different part of the object?

 

[Borad]

Soap dish?

 

[snowbear]

Part of your French press? (I don't think I've ever seen one so this may sound like a stupid guess)

 

[limr]

Not a soap dish, not a French press.

Here's a view of a different part of the object. I think this will give it away. Sorry about the image quality. It's cropped way down.

 

[snowbear]

Oh, I know I've seen this but I can't jammin figure it out.

 

[Borad]

Juicer?

 

[limr]

Not a juicer. A lot smaller.