They look like antique swing arm curtain rods.
this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2026
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Well, shit. Now I want my curtains hanging on swing arms. Compared to that, sliding hanging rings on a horizontal pole just seems primitive.
Right?? I'm going to ask if I can inherit them
Does the tip pull out to slide on the curtain? And so it can be rotated so both match?
I'll not sure, once I get my hands on them I'll report back
Nice! Thank you!!
I wasn't that far off, cool!
The small rod at the top makes me think that it fits somewhere holding the entire pole horizontal. The small gap in the circle suggests that it is supposed to allow something to go through and the hooked tip might be holding whatever is hanging from the pole.
Like an ornate top pole for a banner flag.
Ah, that's a good point. I noticed those at the top as well. He did live in an old house, I can imagine them on each side of a window or something
Looks like a fire pit poking stick. But I can be really far off
I was thinking that as well, though wood seems like a bad idea, and not much of a handle. I wonder if it's notable that the pokey bits are on opposite sides
The hooks on the end going in opposite directions compared to the ornamental looking loops is throwing me
Same. There are certain parts on the ornamental end that looks like they attach to something else
It reminds me the bow of a string instrument with everything wrong.
The ancient Egyptians used this to remove the brain through a nostril during mumification.