Does Anyone Know What This Is?

[lbpesq]

Totally non-Alembic, non-musical thread.    With all the varied smart people around here, I thought maybe someone might recognize this and tell me what it is!

Bill, tgo

[BeenDown139]

looks like a brass runway marker tag for underground electrical service.  i engrave dozens of these every coupla months or so.  gimme a while and I'll post a picture.

but i don't think that's what you have.  sorry.  🤡

[JimmyJ]

Looks like a wall mounted coat hook to me.  But there's no size reference, so if it's 6 ft tall then it's a modern art sculpture.

Jimmy J

[edwardofhuncote]

That there friends, is a doo-mahickey.    I dunno... maybe part of a piece of jewelry?


Tony? [peoplechipper] You got anything?

[elwoodblue]

Doorstop ? Wax seal press? Necklace holder?

[pauldo]

cuff-link, broken


Edit:
Is that sitting on a couch cushion?   

[elwoodblue]

Got it...it's a fancy TP holder from a hotel you were recently at. (??) 

[lbpesq]

The scallops correspond to fingers, like a brass knuckles.  The best we’ve come up with is a counter top toilet paper roll holder.  But none of the hotels I stayed at on my recent cross country trip was all that fancy.   The base is inscribed “Bridge.  Made in France”.   Senior Management googled “brass bridge”. I bet everyone around here can guess what she came up with!  Lol!

Bill, tgo

[cje]

Hey Bill - how's about something to show scale?

[lbpesq]

It’s too dark to take a decent pic, but sizewise it’s kind of like the handle on a sword, without the sword part.

Bill, tgo

[gtrguy]

Bridge of a ship? Too big to be a coffee tamper. It's a doo-hicky or a thing-a-ma-jig or a gizzmo or a whats-it!

[sonicus]

A culinary tool .

[paulman]

Helium Balloon base.

Certainly not one of those things you'd put in a thing. 😷

[BeenDown139]

as promised, the bronze runway marker. maybe a distant cousin?  you can drive a jet over mine.  i'm not so sure about yours...

[hankster]

It’s a meat pounder I think. For flattening cuts of meat.