What is this?

[historybuff]

I am honestly curious. I found this object in the hallway of my dorm last May when everyone was moving out and haven't found anyone that can tell me what it is.

So if anyone knows, could you mention it? The pictures are a bit blurry because I took them on my phone.

Spoiler

Beside the word Emerson, there is an outline of a black box, inside of it--there appears to be a treble clef.

The flat end unscrews and, as shown, takes a single AA battery.

It doesn't light up. It doesn't make noise. The only input it seems to have is on the clear rounded top.

Thanks to anyone who might know.

 

[BertTheNerd]

http://www2.emersonprocess.com/en-US/contacts/Pages/ContactUs.aspx
ask these guys, they should know...

personally, it looks to me like a neat battery storage device (tm)

 

[CIA]

http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/en/home/

Put a battery in and see if its a lazer pointer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Radio

 

[Merteg]

Emerson is a engineering and electrical company, but I couldn't tell you what that was.

 

[RavingPenguin]

So thats where I left that.
I kid, I kid.
I dont know what it is but CIA seems to be on the right track. The one end looks like a head phone jack, but I only have a picture of it.

 

[esperandote]

i think it is to take off cable locks like the ones cable tv companies use so people cant steal the signal. any chance someone in your house used to work in the cable company?

 

[historybuff]

http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/en/home/

Put a battery in and see if its a lazer pointer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Radio

Nah, I tried that. It doesn't make any sound and it doesn't light up.

So thats where I left that.
I kid, I kid.
I dont know what it is but CIA seems to be on the right track. The one end looks like a head phone jack, but I only have a picture of it.

I thought that as well but when I tried a head phone jack, it was too big.

i think it is to take off cable locks like the ones cable tv companies use so people cant steal the signal. any chance someone in your house used to work in the cable company?

I found it in the hallway in my dorm building at college, so I have no idea.