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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 6620872, member: 76316&quot;]The shaft is ~4 inches long an&#039; ~0.280&quot; max diameter. the tiny hole in the small end is from the lathe-center...not even 0.010&quot; deep. The wire is ferrous; the 6 bands are probably tin, or maybe lead &#039;tho I doubt that. 5 of the beads have a &#039;waffle&#039; pattern, formed from shaping the metal when hot. The narrowest part of the shaft is 0.625 long, and suggests something may have been attached there at one time.</p><p>So...Whatsit? An&#039; where izzit from? The shaft is well-turned, it&#039;s nicely finished...an&#039; those 6 metallic bands are significant, but for what? The assorted beads (one missing?), an&#039; the relatively primitive way they&#039;re attached seem a bit incongruous, to me. Thanks for lookin&#039;!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420098[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420100[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420101[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420102[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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