I found this by accident in a drawer at my friend’s house, and now I’m really curious what it is

a picture and sent it to her.

“Do you know what this is?” I asked.

A few minutes later, she replied, “I’ve seen it before, but I never knew what it was. I think it belonged to my grandfather.”

That made us even more curious.

Her grandfather had lived near the coast when he was younger. He had worked around boats, ropes, docks, and fishing gear. My friend continue reading …