What is this?

@akalinus I wonder what the answer will be.

@Aquitaine24 I wonder the same thing. I just don't have a clue. It is my mystery object.

I won't know unless I find something that fits in or matches it in some way.

I live here by myself but someone else has lived here sometimes, namely my husband and son. Hubby was a collector of stuff and son not far behind. It could be anything from anywhere. But what?

@MarymargII By collectors, I mean junk collectors. It is stuff that is not useful in your present life.

@akalinus It will be interesting then to find out what it is. If they were collectors it could be anything---lol!

@akalinus It's a thingie with no name (at the moment). But I'll bet as soon as you get rid of it, you'll find out what it "was" .

It is only a few inches tall. You are right that it is a thingie.

@much2say That sounds like a song title. It could be quite funny.

It is there now. It was too big the first time.

@akalinus I see it. I have two possibilities, both of which I am probably wrong about. 1) It's upside down and is actually a candle holder. That doesn't seem possible because the rounded part at the top would not allow it to set upright. 2) It is the handle off of something. Oh, or... 3) It is a yard / garden stake of some kind. Where did you find it?

@ScribbledAdNauseum I think it was in a drawer. You could not stand it on the other end so don't think it is a candle holder.

@akalinus I really have no idea what it is.

@LadyDuck It seems that we are all in agreement on that. Thanks though.

I don't know. If it is, I don't know where it came from.

I don't either. I wish I knew. Should I keep it in case I suddenly know what it is for? Should I discard it because it is some spy device or something?

@Happy2BeMe You stated my dilemma to a tee. You are so right. If I toss it, I will need it, can't live without it.

@akalinus I'd keep it because it seems as soon as you throw something away you need. What you will need it for I have no idea but you never know.

You can stash it in box just in case.

@MGjhaud I am keeping it around for a while to see if I can remember it or what it was used for.

There are not any little kids here so I don't think it is a toy. I am afraid that if I throw it out, I will desperately need it immediately after the trash truck takes it away.

It probably does have missing parts. If I knew where the parts were, maybe I could figure out what it is used for.

Thanks, I feel the same way. It must have a purpose.

I don't think so but who knows?

It is still here and I am still wondering.

I really can't see it being that but I don't really know. That is an intriguing idea though.

@akalinus I might fish ours out and write about it or at least see if it's similar.

It is there now. The photo was too big and it did not show.

@akalinus I thought it should! I am almost positive it is part of a treadle! I'm not sure that it belongs on a sewing machine, though. There are several machines that ran using treadle. It could belong to any of them.

It twists from the bottom. You see in the picture that there is a little stand to keep it upright. The whole thing twists above the stand and there is a square hole near the top that is not showing in the photo.

I hope so too. So far, I have not needed it for any reason. But the minute I toss it, it will be the most important thing in my life.

@just4him That would be one way to know what it is. When it is gone, I will know what it is for and will need it.

@akalinus I agree. Don't toss it.