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[Just Dig it]

ORIGINAL: capsoda

It could also be a dingle berry off a lamp shade like Tim said. Seen a bunch of those gaudy shades from around the turn.

Hahaha Dingleberry...i love this crowd

 

[camron_poe]

Im pretty sure that is the ball inside a decorative glass bell

 

[Staunton Dan]

ORIGINAL: camron_poe

Im pretty sure that is the ball inside a decorative glass bell

That sounds very plausible to me. A clapper of sorts, so you might call this a crapper clapper. []