Yup...welcome aboard!
Brass is Copper alloyed with Zinc; Bronze is (commonly) Copper alloyed with Tin...
...his untimely death in 1976. ...in early 1976 - months before he died - Surely we're a century late in these dates?
Yes, obviously that...but what function does the split other end serve?
Could be, I suppose...but my thought is that it's a bartender's tool...it's too heavy an', as you say, too long for individual service.
Judging by the fingertips in pic 2, that thing is enormous! An' it must be heavy, too. Post your pics as full size, please...an' if you can offer...
The shaft is 5mm; bowl is ~1 3/4" X ~1", LOA is 11". There is a mark on an edge of the bowl backside, but between the tarnish an' my shaky hands...
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