Soooo...here is our latest antique "Mystery of the Week," which is a heavy, ornate, intricately machined brass...something-or-other. It is around 7 1/2" to 8" tall and 3 1/2" wide at the base and has no maker's marks of any kind present. It gives the appearance of being a simple late 19th Century/early 20th Century desk paperweight, but the careful machining and detailed manufacturing makes one wonder:  Is it something else?

Any guesses from the troops? There are more pictures below:

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So...our latest Mystery of the Week deals with a heavy piece of solid cylindrical metal found at the relatively shallow depth of 5 inches or so while relic hunting on the remainder of the Bennett Farms property which surrounds The Bennett House. Usually we can identify the coins or bullets or militaria or farm implements found while metal detecting.

But...this salt shaker-sized thingamajig?

Any ideas? Post your suggestions to this Comment Page!