this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2026
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What is this thing?

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This is attached to an old, wooden toolbox that I recently bought. The text etched into the lower part says "One and All". I'm curious if this is from some group or organization.

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[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Could it be a horse brass? That kind of sounds like a racing horse name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_brass

[–] indiskret@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

I was not familiar with horse brass, so thanks for that thread to pull on. It's as good a theory as any, tbh. I was personally thinking it was some religious thing, but I have no context at all other than it's tacked to a machinist's toolbox.