What on earth is this? (Unidentified object found on fireplace) (Ed.)

[hounddog5]

Found it on top of a 90s fireplace. House is a repossession.

 

[foxhole]

Old box wrench?

 

[Koolpc]

It a helmet for a pigmy dwarf warrior...circa 1400..

 

[hounddog5]

Not made of metal. It's something breakable as the end came off in my hand.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

What sort of size is it ?

 

[hounddog5]

Lengthways, the size of a small hand

 

[noseall]

Found it on top of a 90s fireplace. House is a repossession.

Fantastic photo, by the way. Were you fleeing from it when you clicked?

 

[Justin Passing]

Aerator for a coal fire. (or DFE gas fire). Clay pot.
?

 

[ktuludays]

Not made of metal. It's something breakable as the end came off in my hand.

Metal can corrode to the point of being breakable by hand

 

[noseall]

Metal can corrode to the point of being breakable by hand

Not when it's still over 1/2 inch thick it won't.

 

[Old Salt]

Yep, that’s just rusty metal.

 

[Notch7]

same image and post on mumsnet

unless the OP comes back with a photo that is in focus, I say its a wind up

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