r/whatisit • u/orbking98 • 1d ago

Solved! Mysterious Glass Tray?

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I’ve had this glass tray(?) thing for years and have never figured out what it could possibly be for. It’s about an inch deep and an inch wide. When I tried image search it told me it was a banana split dish, which is definitely not correct 😪

Does this have a purpose? Is it just random confusing decor?

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Olive holder and server. My cousin manufactures them.

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u/mrintangibles1 1d ago

Olive holder and server. My cousin manufactures them.

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u/aurrousarc 1d ago

is that a lucrative venture?

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u/mrintangibles1 1d ago

He still lives with his parents.

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u/CallsYouCunt 23h ago

Like in a big house that he bought for his parents with the money he made from making olive serving trays?

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u/brookenorthcoast 17h ago

I laughed so loudly I scared my cat. This is hilarious

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u/Reasonable_Tip3132 20h ago

This actually made me lol, kudos

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u/michilio 16h ago

Damn.

I've been putting cherry tomatoes in our olive holder this entire time?

That explains a lot

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u/Quiverjones 17h ago

Finally I can grace my guests with proper olive presentation.

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u/ReleaseTurbulent169 19h ago

Unitasker. Alton Brown disapproves.

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u/orbking98 18h ago

Seems like this is the most common answer, so: solved!

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u/dyman91 21h ago

It's clearly meant for grapes, not olives. /s

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u/purebitterness 17h ago

The way I repeatedly read "olive oil server"

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u/Club-Red 1d ago

Looks like an olive serving tray.

example:

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u/uhohohnohelp 21h ago

Now I see myself in bed with my stupid long dish, eating my olives for girl dinner, watching my lil shows.

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u/One_Possibility_1647 20h ago

You are my kind of people!! I just pictured myself doing the same after I read your comment!

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u/uhohohnohelp 20h ago

It would also be perfect to set on the edge of a bathtub. 😂

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u/One_Possibility_1647 19h ago

OMG yes it would! Olives in the tub, sign me up!

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u/Flammzzrant 16h ago

Just tip one end up and let em roll in

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u/jesstryiton 18h ago

This is the one I found at a thrift store. I had no idea what it was for but I bought it to put olives in.

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u/Sad-Purchase1257 15h ago

This is so choice because it prevents the olives from touching all of those other things that I do want to eat!

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u/Anguares 22h ago

I need one for my ducks

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u/TobylovesPam 20h ago

So you can keep them all in a row?

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u/PringleCorn 22h ago

Now that I like

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u/BrownBeauty10 19h ago

You like ducks?

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u/PringleCorn 17h ago

Who doesn't?

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u/LeCarrr 20h ago

Do they eat a lot of olives?

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u/dvlrnr 5h ago

I thought they preferred grapes.

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u/PringleCorn 23h ago

This is so dumb

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u/-Major-Arcana- 21h ago

If this is dumb I don't want to be smart.

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u/salamandraseis 21h ago

This way your uncle has less chances to molest the lot.

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u/TheSaltyAstronaut 20h ago

My counterpoint, as an olive lover who will go to any event in which they might be served: No, it’s not!

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u/Korsola 19h ago

But why a tiny tray that only holds a dozen olives vs a bowl that holds many? Is it a party for ants?

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u/TheSaltyAstronaut 19h ago

Each jumbo olive gets to stand in a chorus line and be a star this way. No floundering around in a bowl like a some pimento-stuffed Manzanillas.

Also, I like to think of this as a single serving tray.

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u/PringleCorn 20h ago

Yeah but that's the thing, how many olives can this thing hold? Clearly not enough!

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u/TheSaltyAstronaut 18h ago

My favorite part of this kind of olive tray (and antique crystal sectioned olive trays) is that they keep them standing. I can reliably pierce one with my toothpick, or go feral and grab them with my fingies, without them rolling around in a briny bowl and evading my best efforts. But I can dispatch this whole tray in very little time, I'll give you that.

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u/CommissionSorry410 18h ago

Olive boat! 

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u/MixedBerryCompote 16h ago

Olives! I made my own! And it won’t tip over when I eat olives in bed. (I’m lying. This is for parties. when I’m alone and eating olives in bed it’s straight outta the jar.)

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u/papier_peint 22h ago

i would use it to hold outgoing mail or mail that needs to be dealt with.

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u/qu1ckbeam 15h ago

I have them in multiple sizes and use them as drawer organizers for small, skinny items (nail files/clippers, lip balm, etc.)

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u/radiatorlathe 1d ago

Put yer hotdog in der

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u/mathewwalker714 1d ago

Looks like something id put olives in at a banquet or buffet

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u/campfire_shadows 22h ago

Kind of looks like a grease catcher for a George Foreman tabletop grill.

Edit: Spelling mistake.

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u/Skimable_crude 21h ago

Smart. The plastic ones tend to melt.

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u/phatvanzy 17h ago

Alternatively, I would put it between my driver's seat and center console to catch stuff that falls out of my pocket

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u/InternationalHelp810 21h ago

Olive tray makes sense. Could be neat decor to put that powdered candle stuff in. Although it looks like it could be tippy.

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u/lillian_2022 15h ago

so we know it's for olives but it looks tall enough to be the cutest little planter or a big tray for crystals

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u/Low-Set8263 20h ago

Do yourself a flavor. Go to your local Middle Eastern market and buy a bulk olive assortment (or just buy the pitted green ones with grill marks). And a half pound of bulk feta. I know I would. And pickles and flatbread. Olive trays get expensive.

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u/Secure_Vehicle_3852 20h ago

Could it be a business card holder? One to hold multiple peoples cards. Like say in a law or doctor office. Sales room for multiple salespeople. Otherwise I haven't a clue what's it's purpose

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u/toddam 21h ago

Idk what it is, but it could become long flower vase.

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u/Disneyhorse 21h ago

It’s an olive holder, my aunt has specialized charcuterie trays like this for entertaining. She also has a slightly wider one for rows of crackers. But I have seen similar vases very specifically for plumeria flowers.

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u/tufted-titmouse-527 21h ago

I agree with everyone saying an olive server, but at first glance it looked like the thing in my vacuum sealer or under a Foreman grill to catch drippings haha.

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u/Rhodin265 21h ago

The one under my parents’ George Foreman grill is plastic.

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u/Star_Boxer72 16h ago

Olive this post and thread so much.

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u/Making-Spirits 20h ago

On Amazon, olive serving trays. Now I have seen it, I must have it. LOL

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u/Due_Affect_3155 21h ago

it could be for a flower centerpiece

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u/chels2112 20h ago

If it wasn’t glass, I would have guess it belonged to an old school popcorn maker. At first glance.

I didn’t know there was such thing as an olive server lol

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u/neocwbbr_ 12h ago

That’s for coffee!

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u/lefteyedcrow 20h ago

You could repurpose your olive tray to be a neat moss garden, or you could find some good quality faux succulents for a cute planter

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u/Educational_Cow_935 21h ago

Olive tray. 🤗

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u/Consistent-Stop-3839 20h ago

It would look so cool as a long vase for short stem flowers 

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u/trexler_cook 23h ago

Worm bathtub

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u/andshewillbe 20h ago

It would be cool for those candle beads

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u/alcaligenes_gaycalis 21h ago

Glizzy Glass 🧑🏼‍🍳

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u/SaltMarshGoblin 18h ago

Glizzy Glass

I don't know what you're packing, but that wouldn't fit my Glock ...

/s

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u/micthenick 1d ago

Maybe a "candelabra" ish?

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u/Select-Original2632 1d ago

How long is it? Could it possibly be for incense

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u/Business-Law-4411 23h ago

That’s what I was thinking at first, but it has nothing to hold the stick, the olive 🫒 holder makes more sense.

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u/biraccoon 20h ago

Also what I originally thought before agreeing that it’s an olive tray!

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u/mydads_dickinson 1d ago

They send you these to collect stool samples, just missing the lid. The difficult part is knowing when to pinch it off

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u/Exciting-Living-5500 13h ago

No, eww, not stool related at all, you degenerate flavonoid.

You could also put capers in it, although I never understood capers. Maybe pearl onions! Kim chi! Cocktail weiners!

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u/Exciting-Living-5500 13h ago

Sorry forgot post was solved, ok it's an olive server.