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Small Brass Gadget from Gram's Cabinet - Tools and Hardware

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Thanks for your question, AnythingObscure! You are absolutely right that the two ends of the Y-shaped-arm LOOK like coiled springs ... so much so, that each time I take the gadget back out to examine...
Thank you for your reply I'm not sure where the tension would come into it, as the bobbin spins freely whether the top (2 brass screw/bolt-like pieces each capped with a brass ball) is up or down. T...