1850's Home Site Find/ ID

[thursdaythunder]

Good evening everyone! Normally I wouldn't bother to identify a find like this but my wife is VERY curious about this broken piece of , and not one bit interested my little IHP coin spill.
So ...here it goes

Mid tone 65 - 75 on Garret AT Gold





Thank you all for the help!
==Tony==

 

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[dozer dan]

Don’t remember what it’s called but it looks like it screwed onto the end of a wooden pole and used to pull down an awning like store fronts had back when.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Dozer dan has a very interesting theory with it being used on a porch, I can see this because it's very decorative.
Looks to be nickel-plated cast iron, date wise I'm thinking 1st quarter 20thc.

Dave

 

[Woodsy]

Looks like one of those due dats that you would screw over a lamp shade to keep it in place. Probably a big fancy floor lamp. If you have a lamp around your house, try screwing it on to see if it fits.

 

[thursdaythunder]

Awesome guys, thanks! We figured it was some sort of decorative piece that screwed into some other decorative piece that served a function- lol. Thought someone might recognize the belled end with the tapered threads perhaps.

 

[HuntinDog]

I would say it is the handle to a Pastry Plate stand with the ring at the top broken off and the plate missing.
Something simular to this...

 

[DCMatt]

I would say it is the handle to a Pastry Plate stand with the ring at the top broken off and the plate missing.
Something simular to this...

That's a great ID. It does appear to be the remains of a post from a tidbit server/tray. Could be from 1890's thru the 1970's.