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= October 7 =

Big Bang Theory living room, object on wall
In most, or maybe all, seasons of the U.S. sitcom The Big Bang Theory, there's something on a wall in the living room set that has always interested and baffled me. (There's some interesting stuff in that set. For example, from the usual camera and studio audience angle, there's a piece of furniture in the background that looks like a physical card catalog from a library.)

The thing that baffles me is something apparently made from wood, maybe 8 inches across, 2 or 3 feet high, and a few inches deep. There are silver or white horizontal "things" in it; maybe it has slots for something. It's mounted on a vertical beam.

In the picture on this page, with Leonard's chin in his hand, the thing is right above his head. Some episodes show it in a much better close-up, especially if the actors are moving around. I used to always notice it when watching the show and wondered what it is. (Also, in some seasons, the card catalog seems much larger and wider. I used to use physical card catalogs, and they were cool, but of course inefficient compared with today's technology.  But I digress.)

Anyway, if anyone has any idea what this thing-on-the-wall is, please enlighten me! Thanks. David10244 (talk) 06:01, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * . To me. it looks like a storage rack for compact discs. Cullen328 (talk) 06:12, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * StackExchange (with close-up image) calls it an antique fuse holder with fuses. 194.193.161.122 (talk) 13:16, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, from the close-up pictures at that site, I'll go with fuses. Now I want one.    Thanks, IP and @Cullen328.  My mind is at ease now.   (First world problems...) David10244 (talk) 07:08, 8 October 2022 (UTC)