ID help on this brass or copper acorn shaped thingo??

[Hilux]

Any ideas on what this could be. Its non magnetic so I guess brass or copper. About 15mm long x 12mm diameter.
The grid squares are 5mm.

It has a quite small hole in the top. Based on where it was found its 1920 to 1950's.

I was thinking a clothing drawstring end but were they even a thing in early 1900's?

Maybe jewellery?

 

[Manpa]

Antique drawer pull, small furniture piece like a sewing box.

 

[grubstake]

Antique drawer pull, small furniture piece like a sewing box.

This is quite likely right, but I wonder whether the acorn shape is intended to reflect some sort of food storage use, like a larder or somesuch.

 

[Greenhornet_au]

Does the bottom unscrew from the top ?

Seems to be VERY ornate for a drawer pull.

 

[user 14190]

I would go with a curtain pull, this is a "modern vintage one" so the shape would not be as good as the older version, like GH says, does the top unscrew from the bottom?

 

[Simmo]

There are some 'close but no cigar' images in this link?!

https://www.google.com/search?q=vin...HXIIDM4Q_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1740&bih=899&dpr=1

 

[Hilux]

There are some 'close but no cigar' images in this link?!

https://www.google.com/search?q=vin...HXIIDM4Q_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1740&bih=899&dpr=1

Yeah there's some pretty close ones. I don't think its heavy enough to be a blind pull. I did see some acorn shaped buttons.

 

[Hilux]

I would go with a curtain pull, this is a "modern vintage one" so the shape would not be as good as the older version, like GH says, does the top unscrew from the bottom?

It's VERY light. I tried unscrewing but it does not seem to undo.

 

[nucopia]

Reminds me of one of these on a Hat band .. but I know these are woven cords

 

[Hilux]

Reminds me of one of these on a Hat band .. but I know these are woven cords
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It does - it would certainly align with the size & construction.