🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Could this be a cane topper?

[claire]

This was found about 10 inches in the ground at an old estate

 

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[DizzyDigger]

I can certainly see that as a possibility. Nice find!

 

[Red-Coat]

It looks to me like a ‘cataphote’ reflector (commonly known as ‘cat’s eyes’) as used for better visibility at night for things such as traffic and railroad signs, as well as for advertising purposes.

A number of patents have been granted for particular designs, including to Percy Shaw in 1927 and Evan Bone in 1932