NightLight, lamp, music box, egg-warmer, thimble, electric jello mold, snuff box, heater, radio, buzzer, envelope sealer. All good guesses but not one of them is correct. Or even that close. So I've posted another view of the enigmatic item. I'll also give you a couple of hints: * To clarify scale, the perforated circular inset shown above on the bottom of the piece is about the size of a nickel.