What is this tool?

[Lightguy5]

handle by VikingBanna, on Flickr
It's made of Bakelite. It had always hung out in the dimmer room with our CD80s.

 

[Amiers]

looks like a stamper to me. pop the stamp you want in and bam your stamping!

 

[theatricalmatt]

Is your facility old enough that it might be related to a stage plug somehow? Those would predate the Strand CD80's by quite some time.

 

[Amiers]

Is your facility old enough that it might be related to a stage plug somehow? Those would predate the Strand CD80's by quite some time.

After clicking on the link Id say maybe its a stage plug cover as the sizes kind of match up at first look but still think its a stamper.

 

[Lightguy5]

After clicking on the link Id say maybe its a stage plug cover as the sizes kind of match up at first look but still think its a stamper.

Actually, yes, we did have some stage plugs, but it's not the right size for anything related to that.
As to a stamper... You mean a rubber stamper? It seems a bit hefty for that, and if a metal die stamper, it's only hand-held with no indication that it was struck with a mallet. The recession is also over an inch deep which seems overkill for a stamp insert. But so far, that seems the most likely suggestion, though why it was in the dimmer room is also a mystery.

Thanks, guys!

 

[Amiers]

Maybe it was before they had the automatic stamping devices where you pulled the guys out and adjusted the stamp then slapped it back in. But like you said why it's in there is beyond me.

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[lwinters630]

handle by VikingBanna, on Flickr
It's made of Bakelite. It had always hung out in the dimmer room with our CD80s.

Bakelite is an insulator often used in old electrical panels. How old is your building? Could be a fuse insert tool. Or a handle to turn on switch.

 

[dramatech]

Bakelite is an insulator often used in old electrical panels. How old is your building? Could be a fuse insert tool. Or a handle to turn on switch.

It is inserted over the end of very large breaker switches, usually the master breaker on large lighting panels. It gives a mechanical advantage to turn the breaker on or off more easily. I have encountered several of them and been thankful for them. This was for panels that were installed from the early 70s to the late 80s.