Thank you all for the help.
She confirmed Leadslinger’s guess. It is a compass device.
She had some erroneous information I think, re: ceiling. It was an “I think Dad said” description. She only knows it’s important and sentimental. The details were just curiosity sake.
It it is NOT a...
I have been in tears all day. Everything has already been said, I could not add anything greater.
My life is richer for having his knowledge for an unfortune shorter time than any of us expected.
Cat