What is this?

[OhZark Biddies]

NO WAIT. .
That is not my final answer.
I know I've seen these before. I think it is a slim Jim for popping locks.

Nope... this is thicker

I used to have slim Jim... or a ‘spare key’ as I called it... not sure what happened to it

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Nope they’re not for handling anything hot... they are for handling something metal, but it’s typically quite cold.

Does it have to do with dry ice?

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Does it have to do with dry ice?

Nope... sometimes/often there is regular old wet ice present when using this though

 

[Molpet]

Does it have to do with dry ice?

or regualr ice

 

[Molpet]

does it have to do with trapping?

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Here’s a hint:

This is an accessory for a more modern tool for doing something that contributed to the creation of america’s first millionaire

 

[OhZark Biddies]

does it have to do with trapping?

Yep

 

[Molpet]

Here’s a hint:

This is an accessory for a more modern tool for doing something that contributed to the creation of america’s first millionaire

smuggling opium

 

[Molpet]

Yep

setting traps

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Yep

For retrieving your drown trap?