Brass. Has an anchor. Found along the shore of Lake Michigan

[mk4125]

This is such an odd piece and I cannot figure out what it is. It's made of brass and has some sort of iron object inside (rusted down and almost disintegrating). There is an anchor with a rope...military? I found along the Northern shores of Lake Michigan.

 

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[IowaRelic]

I’m no help but super cool find none the less

 

[A2coins]

I cant wait to see what it is pretty cool find for sure Tommy

 

[mcl]

I lack the vocabulary to describe this, but, I think it could be some kind of sconce. See the image below for a vaguely similar implementation:

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

My first thought was that it looks to have bee attached to a flat surface.
Looks to be made of pot metal, so it likely had a utilitarian function.
Maybe a hinge post or the base of a wall sconce as MCL suggested.

Dave

 

[dognose]

my first impression was its the top of a broken figurine of some sort.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

It might have been some type of small light fixture on a boat it has the shape like a navigation light but it is too small for that I think, so maybe a light sconce for steps or something like that .

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm guessing a pencil sharper.