Brass/Copper Ball Thing? Don't really know how to describe it!

[Iron Buzz]

What the #@!& is this thing? Found on a slope along with mason jar lids, bottles, broken plates, etc. from the late 1800's U.S.



While it may look flexible, like some sort of metal fabric, it is not. It is crushed, looks as though it may have been oval.

 

[creskol]

Reminds me of some lamp decorations I have seen.

 

[Iron Buzz]

By the way, it is open like that on both ends.

 

[creskol]

Maybe a curtain rod tip

 

[Finder Bear]

I have no clue what this is but the first thing that came to mind is an exoskeleton of sorts for a gentleman’s nether regions lol!

 

[ARC]

I call them "puff beads"... "Corrugated Rondelle" - ?

 

[Iron Buzz]

I call them "puff beads"... "Corrugated Rondelle" - ?

I can certainly see why you'd say that, but this is a lot larger than any I see on Google Images, at least. This is somewhere between a walnut and a marshmallow in size.

 

[Ditlihi]

My wag would be part of a vintage lamp finial...similar to these?