Can anyone tell me what this thing is?
My parents have had it for decades, I remember seeing it in a box in the basement when I was a kid. They were active in the shriners, Masons, and Eastern Star, and my grandfather was active in the White Shrine of Jerusalem, so I'm thinking it's some sort of ritual paraphernalia, but haven't found anything like it on the web. Google picture search came up with nothing. I found it again while going through my mom's things. Wish I could ask her about it but she died in August.
The brass ball end is quite heavy, so maybe it's some sort of ritualistic mace? Poke 'em with the pointy end, then if that doesn't work, smack 'em on the head with the other end?
My parents have had it for decades, I remember seeing it in a box in the basement when I was a kid. They were active in the shriners, Masons, and Eastern Star, and my grandfather was active in the White Shrine of Jerusalem, so I'm thinking it's some sort of ritual paraphernalia, but haven't found anything like it on the web. Google picture search came up with nothing. I found it again while going through my mom's things. Wish I could ask her about it but she died in August.
The brass ball end is quite heavy, so maybe it's some sort of ritualistic mace? Poke 'em with the pointy end, then if that doesn't work, smack 'em on the head with the other end?