Strangest item I ever owned (Brass Top Staff Ancient, Modern?)

[magenta1]

Found this in a barn in PA
Approximate 6ft tall.
Top is brass but soft (can be bent if pressure applied)
Very strange piece and I have no clue.

Vintage?

Help

 

[arrow86]

Strange in deed , maybe just somebody practicing welding different types of metals together .... dunno

 

[Johncoho]

Maybe a rug or carpet beater?

 

[magenta1]

Strange in deed , maybe just somebody practicing welding different types of metals together .... dunno

Yes this is weird it has some age ...Thanks!

 

[arrow86]

Mid evil dog catcher pole

 

[marion moore]

Hey I wouldn't play with that thing naked. Ha ha. Have know idea.

 

[peruna]

Maybe a rug or carpet beater?

If it were a bit wider and the metal were a bit sturdier, I would wholeheartedly concur...thinking you are on the money about it being utilitarian...and 19th century.

 

[Finder Bear]

This is from the IOOF, Odd fellows for short. Here is a pic of one with a gavel inside. Similar to yours

 

[Jason in Enid]

This is from the IOOF, Odd fellows for short. Here is a pic of one with a gavel inside. Similar to yours
View attachment 1717779

Nice job on that ID. I should have caught on with the 3 chain links, but I was drawing a blank.

 

[Finder Bear]

Yeah, this 3 links give away most everything IOOF. Much like the Square and Compass of the free masons it’s their signature emblem!

 

[Finder Bear]

Those old ceremonial staffs from the IOOF and Masonic Lodges have some interesting history. Really neat find if you can pick them up for under $10 in my opinion. I have a large Masonic collection myself what i picked up through the years. Neat collectables with stories for sure.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[magenta1]

This is from the IOOF, Odd fellows for short. Here is a pic of one with a gavel inside. Similar to yours
View attachment 1717779

Thanks, Bear that's It!

 

[HCW]

I was thinking theater prop , considering the soft metal. But with people chiming in about the Odd Fellows probably more likely ceremonial staff.

 

[bologna321]

Good id

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice ID Bear. I'm an "odd fellow" (just not the fraternal order kind), why didnt I think of that ? Nice little find Magenta.

 

[DetectingGodlikeOnOlympus]

This is from the IOOF, Odd fellows for short. Here is a pic of one with a gavel inside. Similar to yours
View attachment 1717779

It seems like something a moderator of an internet forum would carry in dark arcane rituals, like banning people.

 

[Jason in Enid]

It seems like something a moderator of an internet forum would carry in dark arcane rituals, like banning people.

 

[A2coins]

They were some very odd fellows

 

[RustyGold]

Good ID Bear!