What is This?

[JTS]

Chat GPT says it’s an antique tamper. I got this in a lot of very rough “estate” pipes. I’ve never seen one nor can I find another example on the internet. Pardon my dirty hand as I was also attempting to clean up a few of the pipes.

 

[BingBong]

Doorknob, or part of furniture like a drawer?

 

[JTS]

I suppose that’s a possibility, just odd. It came in a Sherlock Holmes pipe cabinet, everything else in it was a pipe or smoking related. Looking at it now, it’s quite possibly an old handle off of an old tool. It’s definitely a hard wood.

 

[chilllucky]

It looks to me like a top. The spinny child's toy kind. Which is also a tobacco brand, it's possible it was a giveaway item?

 

[JTS]

I think you’re 100% right! I found a picture of a similar antique top. I appreciate y’all helping me solve this mystery. Now I can focus on cleaning these pipes up.

 

[Briarcutter]

It looks to me like a top. The spinny child's toy kind. Which is also a tobacco brand, it's possible it was a giveaway item?

Good call!

 

[JOHN72]

It looks like a spinning top, the only thing you can't see are the lines where the string attaches.