Solid Steel piece.....???

[GoingDown]

Feels like a steel piece .... solid weighted.....any ideas??

 

[olepossum]

could be a surveours plumb bob

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Are we looking at both sides?

 

[Tony in SC]

I would say a decorative topper of some sort? Tony

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I would say a decorative topper of some sort? Tony

I agree Tony

 

[aa battery]

finial

 

[GoingDown]

Yes, we're looking at both sides. Indeed it's quite weighted and although I agree that it might be a topper (bottle stopper perhaps) ... A decorative filial is possible but less likely.

 

[mojjax]

Broken pipe tamper

 

[montepollock]

Does look like a pipe tamper...
a plumbob would likely have a hole thru screw top that would allow replacement of string.
HH,Mont

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Finial for an andiron.

 

[Breezie]

Finial for an andiron.

Yeppers! Breezie

 

[bclark]

I found something similar and about the same size a couple years ago and it was threaded underneath at the bottom and after I thought about it for a second I went inside and it screwed perfectly onto the threads on my lamp that held the lamp shade in place.