Featured Little bone thingy, with screw threads

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  1. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Charity shop buy for £1. Was curious about what it might be part of and thought I could use it as a light or shower pull. Think it’s made from bone, 2and a half inches tall, 1 and a half inches wide. Screw threads at the top and bottom and it unscrews in the middle. Party of an umbrella handle perhaps, any other ideas of possible original use please? Thanks.
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    Houseful, Feb 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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  2. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Top of a rattle whistle?
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    Marote, Feb 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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  3. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Ooh that looks a likely candidate, thanks Marote.
     
    Houseful, Feb 11, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, it is bone. Very nice as is, but even nicer with the other bits. Maybe the shop still has them hidden somewhere in a box?
     
    Any Jewelry, Feb 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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  5. daveydempsey

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    I think its an electric lamp holder, the type that has the switch on the cord.
     
    daveydempsey, Feb 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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  6. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Nothing else like it in the box of bric a brac, I did look as I could see it was incomplete:(
     
    Houseful, Feb 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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  7. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Might be part of a sewing accoutrement.
    This cricket cage has some similar punched areas, though mine isn’t one of these but thought I’d show it for interest.
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    Houseful, Feb 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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