Answer: What Does Not Belong at the Hardware Counter

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One modern hardware item appears in this older counter scene.

The Answer

The correct answer is: the modern plastic blister pack of hex bits.

Here is why

  • The metal tools, oil can, screw bins, wood boxes, and brass fixtures fit the old hardware counter.
  • The modern plastic blister pack of hex bits does not fit the era.

Why people miss it

It is a real hardware item, so it feels normal, but the packaging is too modern for the setting.

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