Modern, but quite pleasing to the eye

[figgis]

While bearing in mind the fact that years ago I offered up a "modern" find for ID and it was actually a Roman brooch I wondered if anyone might have the figgiest foggiest notion as to what this thing is.

It's brass, and somehow vaguely familiar, and I'm hoping it might be more definitely familiar to someone else.

Many thanks for looking

[Mucky]

Really not sure but looks like it may have been tightened somehow?
In a similar way to a cow horn protector. It has the grooves associated with a turning movement anyway.
Could be wrong but another interesting find.

[Dave The Slave]

Perhaps it worked as a pair, by screwing into a fixed object and then had planks or wires in the grooves to act as some kind of barrier, retainer.
Certainly different, John.
Cheers,
Dave.

[figgis]

Thanks, both It's a puzzler, ain't it?

The fact that it's square-sectioned beneath the head is throwing me. I thought maybe a safety valve, but then I also thought furniture fitting and maybe it'll remain one of them there objects that never get an ID. But I like it, whatever it is.

[Steve_JT]

Is it electrical related, the square section at some time covered in a insulating material (shaped to keep covering in place) maybe the whole thing covered in an insulating material? End of the square section may have had a screw thread for fixing into something as its broken off

Or just a fancy wall pin for holding wire to train plants to?

(it does look oddly familiar though)

Regards steve

[Marley]

Be an electrical part from a pylon or such like , like the little screws that hold the wires in the terminals on a 3pin plug ... but on a a larger scale