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Has no stamps or writing on it what's it made for has anyone ever seen?

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Part of a sundial maybe?
 
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I'm also thinking part of a sundial

Dig until your arm falls off
 
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It is an ornate sundial's brass "arm" -- which is called the sundial's gnomon. See photo below, which shows a slightly less fancy gnomon on the sundial.
 

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A great word of the day, that. Thanks for the vocabulary addition, sir.

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How old would you say it is ?

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redelf12 said:
How old would you say it is ?

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I found two similar on-line listed as "vintage". To me that means mid-20th C.

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Yep. Sundial. It looks fairly modern.
 
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