Featured A Whatchamacallit , Bakelite Antique Thingy......

What is this thing....?

It's butterscotch amber Bakelite...
you can hold it in your hand
it has an electric wire attached to it
the metal top is spring loaded , with an emerald cabochon
you can hold it in your hand ( did I mention that...)
It's so cute, and it makes me smile ....so I just bought it at an antique / vintage store for $25 , just to confuse all my peeps here !!!

Oh...and it's pretty as a peach !

So...what is it ?

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Try this:

https://auctionet.com/en/911288-servant-clock-circa-1900s

Debora

 

It's a vintage whoopee cushion vibrator to alert your Komokwatchamacallit ?

 

that's what I thought as well, just because of how well made and fancy it looks...

Debora .... for the Win !!!

 

Bosko..... a hearty try !!!

 

Deborah nailed it. I've seen the clock somewhere too.

 

Love those kind of devices-

 

Nice hoosiewhatsit.

 

You betcha !

 

whose/what room ya think it was found in bosk (the object in question) ?

......................master davids study supposedly

 

in all seriousness has the same colour pattern as the bangle i found...ish

 

You know the old 'whodunit' game 'Clue' ? That's what the names on this board look like-if I recall it's 1K on 1stDibs. I guess if your vacation house is an Upstairs/Downstairs manse-this'd look cute in the pantry ?

 

i was on about the other object

 

Which other whosit-ounds like a plausible coinkydink to me.

 

Looks like this could be a remote switch for almost anything. Wire it into a lamp and position the switch by your chair for example. What they had before the Clapper came along .

 

Found this on Etsy


Bakelite Push Button Switches, Pear Shaped, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY - Etsy

 

Bet they all work fine too.