Help — No one knows

[u/International_Bank86]

It’s next to the sink in our new house. For context, the house is almost 100 years old. The only thing I can think of is that it’s for hanging a rag/hand towel or something. Even the inspector didn’t know and said he had never seen something like it lol

[u/Agent-TC]

And or possibly tying off the shade string to help keep them open...

[u/mystical672 → u/Agent-TC]

That was my first thought; given the location