r/whatisit • u/t3jan0 • 23h ago

New, what is it? Small prophet object - water device on bed?

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What is this thing ? At first I thought it was an old CPAP and then an espresso machine!

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u/Muted-Mushroom-4570 14h ago

That is an old, or at least old-style, device that sets a kettle or coffee percolator to turn on at a specific time. It combines the functions of an alarm clock and a timer based kettle. The idea is old man will be able to wake up and in very short order be guzzling his caffeinated beverage of choice.