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Can you identify this found item?
July 22, 2018, 07:15 PM
mark123Can you identify this found item?
A friend found this using a metal detector. Can't resize tonight so I'll link to the image:
http://images.imaginekitty.com/Dunno.jpgAny idea what that is?
July 22, 2018, 07:18 PM
Mars_AttacksTop of a flagpole?
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Here, poke at it with this stick.
July 22, 2018, 07:19 PM
casBuckminster Fuller baby rattle?
Igloo on a stick?
The sticker on the handle is curious, did he metal detect it at a yard sale?
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July 22, 2018, 07:19 PM
bald1Homage to R. Buckminster Fuller?
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July 22, 2018, 07:21 PM
wcb6092Orange juicer
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July 22, 2018, 07:23 PM
tannerSome type of pinecone finial from a fence post/lamp post/curtain rod?
July 22, 2018, 08:06 PM
maladatThe item represented in the thing looks like some variation of a beehive hut.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clochán 
July 22, 2018, 08:09 PM
Cobra21Yes, but that is clearly a Bucky Fuller geodesic dome.
https://goo.gl/images/2VL1PQ
Risk the consequences of honesty...
July 22, 2018, 08:09 PM
GustoferA tool for making really big ravioli.
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July 22, 2018, 08:15 PM
radiomanis that a sticker on the side? any markings? Is it solid brass?
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July 22, 2018, 08:22 PM
maladatquote:
Originally posted by Cobra21:
Yes, but that is clearly a Bucky Fuller geodesic dome.
https://goo.gl/images/2VL1PQ
Maybe... Those are usually more spherical and the rough surface finish made me think something more rustic.
July 22, 2018, 08:33 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by wcb6092:
Orange juicer
That was my guess.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth July 22, 2018, 08:59 PM
Pipe Smokerquote:
Originally posted by maladat:
quote:
Originally posted by Cobra21:
Yes, but that is clearly a Bucky Fuller geodesic dome.
https://goo.gl/images/2VL1PQ
Maybe... Those are usually more spherical and the rough surface finish made me think something more rustic.
The Milwaukee arboretum has geodesic domes that aren’t sections of a sphere. In fact, their shape is similar to the OP object.
https://www.tripsavvy.com/mitc...conservatory-2362998
Serious about crackers. July 22, 2018, 09:24 PM
12131quote:
Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:
Top of a flagpole?
that belonged to someone who lived in Siberia, the Arctic, or Antarctica.
Q
July 22, 2018, 10:47 PM
casUnless there's a hole at the top, in which case it's just a candle holder.
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July 23, 2018, 01:26 AM
10X-ShooterIf it has a hole in the pole section my guess is it topped some sort of Guidon. The part under the igloo reminds me of this:
https://www.onlinestores.com/guidon-pole-set-7ft.htmlJuly 23, 2018, 03:10 AM
rusbroLooks to me like maybe the dome, being square lipped, rough and unfinished, is meant to be recessed into another piece. It would help to see from another angle. Maybe a towel rod or blind holder, though I don’t know why they would design it with so much metal in the wall.
July 23, 2018, 04:11 AM
MicropterusI suspect it's supposed to look like a beehive - a symbol of hospitality. You see them a lot in places like Colonial Williamsburg. What it is, I have no idea.
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July 23, 2018, 05:32 AM
PHPaulI concur with the beehive idea.
Isn't beehive symbology used in the Mormon/LDS religion?
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
July 23, 2018, 05:41 AM
AquilonThe beehive is also a Masonic symbol, although I've never seen one used as a pole topper in the Blue Lodge.