✅ SOLVED Fishing? Not Sure what this is..

[margmtz73]

Hi, found this in a box full of fishing reels and hooks. Does anyone know what this could be? Thank you for your help!

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon!

[Bryanhashemi]

Size?

 

[bigfoot1]

its a worm shocker I believe.....add electricity to each knob and start collecting worms that come up.

 

[bigfoot1]

here is a more modern one.......called a worm probe I believe

 

[Got_4by4]

Looks to me like they are 2 parts of a beam divider. Similar to a beam compass. They would slide along a round shaft and you could adjust they to a set measurement.
If you knew what the limit size that you were fishing for you could slide it along a fishing rod and set it. Is is an odd way to use them though.
What puzzles me most is the small thumb screw bracket that joins them together. It wouldn't work as a shocker if they were connected.

 

[garren]

Brass Stanley Trammel Points...looks like they're worth a little cash too...

Ornate STANLEY Brass Trammel Points on Rosewood Beam

 

[margmtz73]

Each measures 4" tall. Thank you!!

 

[AU Seeker]

Great ID Garren!!

Margmtz, yours may not be as shiny and new looking, but otherwise they look to be in great shape and they are more complete than the ones at the website posted, as yours has the orginal clip to store the two points together, the beam can be made from any piece of wood however long you need it to be!!!

I have an old set of trommel points, but they aren't as ornate as these are.