“I found this in our new house on the top landing banister rail. Seems like it’s meant to hold something but not sure what it is?”
Answer: "It looks like a hair dryer holder. But it’s unclear why the previous owners chose such a strange place for it."
It's a bread bow
Flash CUBES, not bulbs - for Instamatic cameras. We used to make a gadget out of a paper clip to set 'em off in your hand.
Useful for magic acts.