This week we will consider commonplace, everyday objects familiar to us all -- the name for which is obscure.

Since last week's theme covered only five of the seven days, this week's will cover two extra days.

What do you call the ornamental piece that screws into the top of a lamp, to hold the shade in place?

Bonus: You screw that ornament onto a metal bar that runs above the bulb and then down on opposite sides of the bulb. What do you call that metal bar?

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Originally posted by wordcrafter:
You screw that ornament onto a metal bar that runs above the bulb and then down on opposite sides of the bulb. What do you call that metal bar?

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The bar is called a "harp", but I can't remember the name of the other piece. It'll come to me.

Tinman

What is the little vertical post that runs through a door hinge?

It's usually known as a hingepin

Richard English

What is the decorative metal plate around a keyhole, drawer pull, or doorknob?

[Note: for answers to wordcrafter's questions in this thread, click on the url.]

What is the part of a sundial that projects a shadow?

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What is the part of a sundial that projects a shadow?

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Heh! That's the first one in this series I've known!

What is the metal tip at the top of an umbrella?

When you buckle your belt, you thread the excess strap through a loop on the front part of the belt, just above the buckle. What is that loop called?

Hey, wordcrafter, I just want to say how much I am enjoying these this week!

Thank you, angel! So tell me:

What is the little plastic tip of a shoelace, without which it is a frustrating task to try to thread the shoelace through the hole in your shoe?

Bonus: what is that hole called?

What are the two buttons an old-fashion telephone receiver rests on? (They rise wwhen you lift the receiver, triggering a dial tone.)

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Hey, wordcrafter, I just want to say how much I am enjoying these this week!

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Well, Angel, it depends on how competitive one is! Grrrr! I am 0/9!

(Seriously, it was fun!)

Not to worry, Kalleh. I knew only one of these words before I started researching this topic.

Coffee is sometimes served in a cheap and disposable white plastic cone, without a handle and too thin to allow one to hold it with hot coffee. It snaps into a holder that has a handle. What do you call that holder?

Bonus: What is the mark left on the table by a moist glass?