Originally posted by Karen:
The base of it looks like a lamp base, and even has a hole where one could put a cord through...
I'm not sure if it's a lamp base or not. The holes don't run completely through; they are exactly 1.5 inches deep!

Phred gave me an idea, I'm going to take it back to skewl with me and see if the museum ppl know anything about it.

Antique Roadshow?! Mom and I love to watch that show!