Can you help me ID this "thing"?

[toomanytoyzz]

I got this with a bunch of other tools at a sale last weekend. I have no clue what it is? I thought it was possibly a flag pole holder? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

Here's another view.

 

[RightGuard]

Absolutely looks like a flag pole holder to me.

 

[3baygarage]

It's one of those things I've seen many times and probably said flag pole holder as well. What about paint brush holder for a wooden extension pole?

 

[RTM]

The taper on the shaft socket leads me away from a flag pole holder. I’d think I’d check if a threaded broom handle fits in there, maybe holds a squeegee?

 

[driftpin]

A tapered torch holder for laying seige to the monster in the castle?

 

[Beerhippie]

A tapered torch holder for laying seige to the monster in the castle?

It's that, or....

Look up the patent #.

 

[Fixr]

Here's another view.

I dunno what it is, but it's assembled wrong.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Some fishing rod holders are tapered.


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[oldschoolcraft]

I don’t know what it is or what it does, but now I need one.

Better to have one and not know what it is, than to know what it is but not have one.

 

[bugnut]

drywall pole sander or paint pad holder, uses a broom handle

 

[Jolomite]

It's one of those things I've seen many times and probably said flag pole holder as well. What about paint brush holder for a wooden extension pole?

I would bet you have it. Casting looks like an old style, which would predate paint rollers.

 

[colindoyle]

Male chastity cage

 

[Jolomite]

Male chastity cage

With clamp for feather duster. "Christopher, put your toys away! Or, at least put them to use!"

 

[BlindViper]

My first thought was a holder for a paint brush on a pole. The round part looks like cast iron/steel. The other part looks like it has a different patina on it. So it might be something that someone put together for a specific task.